Forestry Pensions

The NDP's forestry critic is demanding the Federal Government protect workers pensions.
Various forest industry companies have failed to pay out severance and pension packages.

Thunder Bay Rainy River MP John Rafferty says the Conservative Government could help workers and protect their hard earned pensions.

Recently, Kenora Forest Products failed to make a payment deadline for severance packages.
Abitibi Bowater also stopped paying pensions during its time under bankruptcy court protection.

Adult Education

The Keewatin-Patricia District School Board says its seen good successwith its adult education classes, after re-instating the program this year.

A total of 30 students are scheduled to graduate later this month.

Program Co-ordinator, Cyndi Cossais says they are also working withhigh schools to ensure day students also have access to the adult education courses.

Cossais says in all, they had 275 students enrolled in adult educationclasses this year in five locations within the board.