The Northern Ontario Information Technology Education Leaders (NOITEL) has organized a tremendous conference to acknowledge the contributions of information technology employees, share best practices, network, and learn. Technology Conference 2006 will take place June 22-23 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. Expenses have been covered by 23 sponsors that […]
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Fun in the Sun activities are scheduled from Thursday, June 29 to Saturday, July 1, and organizers want everyone to know there’s many ways they can be a part of the celebrations. FITS committee member Dawn Booth said organizers are looking for more people to set up food booths at […]
Canadian Tire held its second-annual bike rodeo Saturday, drawing 32 area children to bring in their bikes for safety inspections and to learn the rules of the road. Fort Frances OPP Cst. Dereck McLean and Cadet Kristin Lee were at the Canadian Tire parking lot from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. to […]
Downtown Fort Frances will be the place to be next Thursday (June 29) when the Business Improvement Association holds its annual “Mall Days” celebration. “This is the start of Fun in the Sun,” BIA co-ordinator Patti Anderson enthused yesterday. “‘Mall Days’ has always been the start of the fun, so […]
FORT FRANCES—Community Living Fort Frances and District is inviting the public to let their inner artist come out. The association plans to have a large canvas primed and ready for people put their creative mark on during “Mall Days” here next Thursday (June 29). Local artist Cher Pruys will have […]
FORT FRANCES—While most students were eagerly awaiting the last day of school, Fort Frances High School student Rylee Nixon was making plans to attend a week-long computer science seminar at the University of Waterloo. The Computer Science Seminar for Young Women, sponsored by Imperial Oil, is a unique opportunity for […]
MECK–Born to Joel and Beth, nee Martin, of Stratton, Ont. on June 11, 2006, a boy, Devon Joel, weighing 7 lbs. at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
LAROCQUE–Born to Jenna Torres and Randy Larocque on June 14, 2006, a boy, Carter, weighing 9 lbs. 3 oz. at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
MUNRO–Vince and Sharon (nee Mose) of Nipawin, Sask., are happy to announce the birth of a daughter, McKenna Raylene, 8 lbs. 13 oz. born June 18, 2006 in Saskatoon, Sask. A little sister for Cade. Happy grandparents are Harry and Linda Munro of Nipawin, Sask., and Willie and Helen Mose […]
I always knew that when the time was right, it would happen again. Yet I hadn’t thought once in the last three months about doing it—and that was more than okay with me. Pete, on the other hand, saw differently, but what did he know anyway? Obviously more than I […]
There are times in life when something important to you just isn’t going to work out. It doesn’t matter how carefully you plan or how diligent you are in executing those plans—it’s just not going to work. Such was the case in my life on Monday night. All I wanted […]
It’s been some time since I watched Tim Russert on “Meet The Press” on NBC on a Sunday morning. He had three presidents on the panel who were discussing oil company profits and the price of fuel on the road. Chevron president John Gass talked about the research and development […]
