Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—The new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre got a financial shot-in-the-arm Tuesday after Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle announced a grant of $439,492 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for the technology centre portion of the future facility. “By facilitating the availability […]
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Staff A total of 30 species, and 1,663 birds, were counted during the annual Christmas Bird Count that took place here Jan. 2. “This is a good result,” noted local count co-ordinator Ilke Milne. “In the 14 years of the Fort Frances Christmas Bird Count, we’ve had between 24 and […]
the MNDM Ontario is using state-of-the-art technologies to support mineral exploration and boost investment in the Mine Centre area. The province has launched an airborne geophysical survey as part of an enhanced geoscience program in the region. High-quality data produced by the survey will help attract investment by identifying new […]
Press Release Be advised that Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is upgrading its telephone system at the Rainy River Health Centre today (Jan. 14) starting at 5 p.m. for about four hours. During this time period, the public may experience a “busy signal” when calling the hospital number (852-3232). Please […]
Press Release The Community Arts & Heritage Education Project has received funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in support of a two-year initiative that will bring arts and heritage education models and strategies to Fort Frances, Atikokan, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, Red Lake, Nipigon, Red Rock, Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Marathon, […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Billed as an event that will feature up to 200 displays and potentially draw 10,000 people over two days, the Saw Tech Log and Rural Northwest Expo 2009 is coming to Fort Frances on June 12-13. Glenn Dredhart, president of Canadian Trade Ex, a Timmins-based company which […]
Staff District residents, enduring yet another bone-chilling cold snap this winter, can be forgiven for perhaps not noticing the thaw in relations between Canada and the United States, but it’s clear our relationship definitely will warm up under incoming president Barack Obama. First, Mr. Obama announced over the weekend that […]
Press Release The Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors has announced the celebration of Environmental Public Health Week 2009 in Canada on Jan. 19-24. The Northwestern Health Unit is happy to partner with the CIPHI to recognize the hard work of certified public health inspectors and environmental health officers in […]
Al Peterson Dear Mr. Editor: This is an open letter to Mayor Avis and members of town council: I understand we have had a lot of snow to be moved in the last couple of months, and the last thing you would like to hear are complaints from the public. […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—A change in the Greyhound bus schedule, which took effect Tuesday, will put a crimp in some district riders’ travel plans since there no longer will be a 10:15 a.m. bus from Winnipeg to Thunder Bay nor a 7:25 p.m. bus from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg for […]
Henry Miller A snowshoe hike took place over the weekend for local youths who had earned it. They had worked hard during the fall and early winter cleaning more than 300 birdhouses, replacing bluebird boxes on existing lines, building wood duck boxes (some of which they placed near beaver ponds, […]
Peggy Revell While provincial discussions between the Ontario Public School Board Association and Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario failed to deliver a four-year collective agreement last month, local negotiations between the Rainy River District School Board and local ETFO remain positive and hopeful. “I really can’t say that the same […]
