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Wednesday, October 10, 2001

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NEWS:

Premier venue will combine existing and new services

A new building is in the works that would give Sioux Lookout its first cross-cultural experience venue. The proposed multi-use facility, currently undergoing a feasibility study, would also house the museum, the Travel Information Centre, and would showcase area flora and fauna.

NEWS:

Councillor Leney plays papa to baby eagle pal

Alcatraz produced a birdman, but Sioux Lookout shows our featured friends can depend on the other side blue line too. Ex-cop and current municipality councilor Dennis Leney played St. Francis this past summer when a grounded baby eagle appeared in the bush not far from his cabin on Riss Island.

NEWS:

Ripples of financial devastation reach out from U.S., grasp at Sioux

A tsunami of adverse businesses conditions has ploughed through the global scene as a result of last month’s terrorist attacks in the U.S., threatening even the outer reaches of Northwestern Ontario.

Cover Photo:

Student rewarded for efforts

Vice Principal Chris Conquer awards Vanessa Berry a prize for returning Wellington School’s newly established Monthly Student Tracking Report, a student assessment sheet detailing academic progress. Students were encouraged to return the first month’s report with a draw for a Sony Discman, which Berry took home for her own listening pleasure.