A Chapple Township farm is adopting solar and wind power technologies to cut energy costs and safeguard the environment. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC) has invested $29,775 to help the Elvin Taylor farm in Barwick install solar panels and a wind generator tower to replace a diesel generator. […]
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On Friday, May 9, Donald Young School hosted its spring chess tournament for 103 players, who tested their strategies in more than 500 games altogether. The gym was a hive of energy from start to finish—and none of it would have been possible without the parents, staff, and volunteers who […]
The Education Centre for the Rainy River District School Board is not expected to be rebuilt as planning for a new Robert Moore School here gets underway. Although attached to the school, the Education Centre was not deemed as “prohibitive to repair” like Robert Moore. This means the cost of […]
Paramedics turned out in large numbers Monday night to ask town council to give them the same rights to retire at 60 as police and firefighters. “Paramedics provide a public service often under hazardous, high-stress conditions,” paramedic John Beaton told council. “They respond to emergencies, providing medical services and transporting […]
The founder of “Stand Up for Mental Health” was in Fort Frances over the weekend for the second-annual comedy night staged by the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. David Granirer developed the company in order to use comedy as a means of empowering people with mental illness. […]
JORDAN-STRAND–Born to Tina Jordan and Timothy Strand, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Keion Jamal, weighing 7 lbs., 13 oz. on May 3, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
(Netamwetamook) Elizabeth Francis Shebagegit (Netamwetamook), 56, of Onigaming First Nation, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Elizabeth was born Feb. 12, 1952 in Fort Frances, Ont. She enjoyed playing Bingo, attending pow-wows, picking blueberries, going to garage sales, cooking, and […]
Gordon Campbell, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, May 11, 2008 at Rainycrest in Fort Frances. Gordon was born Sept. 23, 1924 to the late Walter Campbell and Christine Campbell (Carpenter) of Winnipeg, Man. Gordon enlisted in the army as a Small Arms Instructor, later serving extensively overseas […]
