Nestor Falls Dump
Nestor Falls Dump
Nestor Falls Dump
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Dr. Cynthia Saliba joined the Nelson Medicine Professional Group as of today and is now working with the Fort Frances Family Health Team. And Dr. Saliba, who moved here from Thunder Bay with her husband, Dave Van Dyk, is being met with open arms. We are very excited that Dr. Saliba is coming to Fort Frances to begin her practise, enthused Maureen Gartshore, who chairs the Fort Frances Physician Recruitment & Retention Committee. She will be a great addition to
the medical group at Nelson Medicine, and provide much-needed relief in serving the primary healthcare needs of the residents of Fort Frances and surrounding area, Gartshore added. The Physician Recruitment & Retention Committee is very happy to welcome Cynthia and Dave to our community. Appointments for Dr. Saliba may be made by calling 274-7741. Fort Frances Coun. Andrew Hallikas, who sits on the recruitment and retention committee, and was credited by Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. Ken Perry on Monday as the driving force in getting Dr. Saliba to come here, said hes very
excited and pleased that she and her husband have decided to become residents. Our community is really fortunate to be able to attract young professionals like these people, he remarked. Coun. Hallikas took Dr. Saliba and her husband on a tour of the town when they visited here earlier this summer. One thing that struck me, on their initial visit here, both of them commented on the beautiful surroundings of the town and how much they really enjoyed the town, he recalled. And that was a big factor, I think, in their coming here.
Coun. Hallikas added both also were impressed with the first-rate medical and educational facilities Fort Frances boasts. I think that speaks well of our town, he said. Were just so fortunate to get people like this, and lets hope we can continue. Coun. Hallikas said Dr. Saliba and her husband are active, dynamic people, with lots of energy, and are looking forward to enjoying what Fort Frances and the surrounding area has to offer in outdoor activities. They really like the town. Fort Frances is getting some pretty good press out there from people who have been here, he remarked.
I think we all know theres been a shortage of doctors in our community for many years, and its good to see a young family elect to come to this community and practise, echoed Mayor Avis, adding he wishes Dr. Saliba and her husband the best and hopes that local residents give them a warm welcome. Mayor Avis commended the recruitment committee for the effort and work that was put forward in attracting Dr. Saliba here, and in fact has been put forward over the last four years in trying to get a new doctor to practise in Fort Frances. Please see New, A9
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High-five goodbye
Lindsay Payne, left, gave her son, Diarmid, a high-five goodbye as he waited for the school bus yesterday morning to get to his first day of class as a Grade 1 student at St. Michaels. He joined kids from across Rainy River District who returned to school. Duane Hicks photo
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Obviously, our biggest issue is theres a lot of potential there for serious problems with the water. Laurie Dennison
tain lakes area, where its a bowl and the lake is down below and the sides of it are ridges where it goes straight up, she explained, referring to the topography of the area. And the dump will be over where it goes straight up. So the dump is going to be at a higher elevation than the lake, she noted. Obviously, our biggest issue is theres a lot of potential there for serious problems with the water, Dennison said. There are a lot of water issues that the residents know about that were trying to bring up now. There are springs in that hillside, so they dont know for sure depending on how that leaches throughthis is a totally spring-fed lake and the springs have been ruined once before, she remarked. They dont even have to make a mistake as far as geology or hydrology, Dennison added. Even if it was accurate, the problem is the prevailing winds. If you look at South Narrow Lake, its to the north of the dump, which means most of the time the dump [odour] will be blowing right over the lake, she noted, citing one of the other possible problems with the proposed C7 location. Ultimately, a dump in that location will hurt the local tourism industry, she argued. These lakes right here are hugely used by tourism, and the tourism is all by word of mouth, Dennison said, recounting how she hears back in St. Louis from people who are excited to come to this area of Canada because theyve heard from others how the area is the most pristine place in the world. But this reputation could disappear if people knew there was a landfill site in the area. Its going to hurt tourism, and they cant afford that right now, she warned. With the recession, its already eating into those dollars. Residents and businesses are or-
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ganizing a campaign opposed to the C7 site, said Dennison, making their concerns heard through calls and letters to the ministries of tourism and the environment, as well as other agencies. I sympathize with the people, I really do, Mayor Thompson said. I can understand, if that were in my backyard, I would be raising some questions, too, he added, though reiterating the site is only a potential one and that theyre nowhere near designating which is the preferred one for the landfill. The search for a new landfill site is a joint initiative between Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, Northwest Angle 37A, Naotkamegwanning (Whitefish Bay 32A), Northwest Angle 33A, and Onigaming, Mayor Thompson noted, both to find jobs for people in the area and address the issue of Whitefish Bays landfill site being full. Golder Associates was hired as consultants to do a study on where the best location for the landfill site would be, as well as cost out developing and operating the landfill. Applying various screening methods, the number of possible sites for the new landfill has been whittled down to the C7 and C9 options, Mayor Thompson Please see Potential, A9
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costs of running both the C7 and C9 sites. Further community consultations also planned in the future. But Mayor Thompson said he does not believe locating the landfill at the C7 site would have an impact on tourism. The site that they have selected is in an elevated depression, so there is a natural berm of about, say, 30 or 40 or 50 feet on three sides, he remarked, noting its also half-a-mile or more from the existing road. So I dont think believe that thats an area that needs to be of concern. But just the presence of the dump in the area will be enough to turn away tourists, said Mary Haggberg of Lakeview Lodge in Nestor Falls. Lake of the Woods is really widely known, and the proposed site is very close to Lake of the Woods, she noted. So even the perception that there could be pollution from it would be a negative impact on this area, she argued. And Haggberg said for resort guests wanting to access the boat landing on the road, they would have to go past the dump site. Also, theres a resort on an island on Stevenson Bay, just not all that far from where the [landfill] site would be, she added. So I know that thats not something that they want to see there. That area is a recreational area that is used a lot [by] people to hunt, both local people and tourists, and some of the resorts even run guided hunts in that area, so that would impact that aspect of it also, Haggberg continued. The C9 site, on the other hand, would be ideal, she said. Its not close to any lakes and its not close to where anyone lives, Haggberg reasoned. This areaon Crow Lake, theres seven resorts right in a very close proximity to [C7], plus all of the cabins on South Narrow Lake. Theres just a lot of people in this area and in close proximity
to the three lakes: Lake of the Woods, South Narrow, and Crow Lake. Its just not a good situation, she stressed. Im concerned that the economic impact could be incredible, agreed Dennison, wondering if the economic impact will be evaluated along with any possible environmental impact. Im just not sure if thats going to be taken into account as much as it needs to be, she said. The C9 site is the most logical decision, noted Dennison, with the only issue being the driving distance. [C7] wont be good for tourism in the whole area, she stressed, pointing to how fishing guides and camps which arent located right in the area send people there because of the lake. Even if you dont live right next to it, in some way it seems to affect lots of the towns, she reasoned. We appreciate the input that were gettingthats what the whole process is about, said Mayor Thompson. Thats why we have community consultations. Its so we can hear about the people and what they feel about the sites that have been selected, he noted.
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Jordan graduated from Mohawk College in Hamilton on June 15, 2010. He has earned an Advanced Diploma in Architectural Technology (Honours). Jordan has begun his career as a Project Coordinator with Morley Hoppner Group in Ottawa, Ontario. Congratulations Jordy, we are so very proud of your accomplishment!!
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