Duane Hicks Recently-released data from Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) indicates Fort Frances residents generate more waste than the provincial average—and recycle far less. While the average Ontario resident generates more than a kilogram of waste every day, or 385 kg a year, the average person here was responsible for about […]
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Press Release Beta Sigma Phi once again asks for your support! Do you know how to make a difference in the fight against cancer? For many of us, this is not an abstract question but one dear to our hearts because of personal tragedies. Here’s how to help. Your purchase […]
Press Release The alarming number of Canadian children and adolescents struck by arthritis debunks the common myth that arthritis is just a disease of the elderly, according to The Arthritis Society. Affecting about one in 1,000 Canadians under the age of 16, juvenile arthritis (JA) is a leading chronic disease […]
Press Release After facing one of the harshest winters in several years, “Friends of Animals” members have decided to launch their annual Spring Appeal earlier in the season. Even our mildest winters make everyday survival a challenge for homeless animals. But with this year’s record-breaking snowfall and frigid temperatures, the […]
Helen Crook If you like to learn, if you like to give while you get, if you like to volunteer, or if you like to save money, the Fort Frances Horticultural Society might be the place for you! The society is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and would like […]
Press Release Poverty shouldn’t be a life sentence in our community and our district. According to the United Nations, about 25,000 people die every day of hunger-related causes in the world. This is one person every three-and-a-half seconds. Unfortunately, it is children who often die. Due to the economic turmoil […]
Staff “Prevention Through Early Detection” will be being promoted next Tuesday and Wednesday as Stroke Detection Plus, Inc. brings preventive health screening services to the Holiday Inn in International Falls. Stroke Detection Plus is a mobile ultrasound service that conducts stroke and vascular screenings so people will know if they […]
Press Release For the second year, the Ontario government is joining “Earth Hour” by turning out the lights between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, March 28 in most government buildings. “Earth Hour” is a global event to promote energy conservation and send a global message about working together […]
Press Release The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce all undergraduate medical students in its charter class successfully have matched to Canadian residency programs on their first attempt. In fact, NOSM was the only Canadian medical school in which all students were matched in the first […]
Robin McCormick The annual Emo Spring Fever Days celebration is coming up April 17-18. This is always a fun-filled weekend with lots of free draws, great sales, and visiting with friends and neighbours. This year, as always, the Emo Legion will be renting tables for $10 each for its craft/bake […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary’s Shamrock tea and bake sale on Friday afternoon was well-attended by about 90 people. Winners were Loretta Hartnell (tea set), Mary Gavin (salad bowl), and John Vandenbrand (door prize). The money raised at the event ($786) will help pay for the cardiac […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Diana Coutts to the position of vice-principal of Atikokan High School, effective Feb. 26. Ed Ojala has returned to his full-time teaching position within AHS at this time. Coutts brings to the position more than […]
