The Northwest Catholic District School Board on Tuesday night decided to defer a motion on whether or not to continue its French Immersion program to its March meeting in order to gather more information and to ensure all trustees could have a say on the issue. The decision came following […]
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First, last, and only love If there is a “Bah humbug” equivalent to St. Valentine’s Day, please, for the love of Stalin, let me be the first to know. What the Grinch is to Christmas, I am to Valentine’s Day—except I don’t magically transform into a lovable dolt at the […]
What was I thinking and who was I kidding? Is it my imagination or did the world I live in just explode into one big surveillance camera? I had no clue how many people knew this “mug” belonged to the dupe who published her body weight and diet intentions in […]
Why not let go of procrastination It was years ago when my high school home room teacher said, “Marie, you are a procrastinator.” When I asked her what the word meant, Miss Foley replied, “Look it up!” So I did—and never forgot the word nor its meaning. Pro·cras·ti·nate: to postpone […]
MSN messenger says, “Greece in five days; what is the point of university, somehow napping just seems.” I watch the messages that are put on by young people that I worry about at school. It helps a parent follow the feelings and worries of their children. I know I am […]
After hearing a presentation from skate park committee chair Rob Tovey on Monday night, town council now will be looking at which site would be most appropriate for such a facility. While a proposal for a skate park has come before council before, Tovey noted this is not the concrete […]
Senior administration is recommending the Northwest Catholic District School Board discontinue its French Immersion program at both St. Michael’s and St. Francis schools on a year-by-year basis due to low enrolment. There currently are 15 students enrolled in French senior kindergarten at St. Michael’s for the 2005/06 school year. The […]
The front-running Dryden Eagles will be in town tonight to face the Muskie boys’ hockey team, which currently sits in second place in NorWOSSA with the regular season winding down. Game time is set for 7:15 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The Eagles sport an impressive 12-1-1-1 mark […]
The board of directors of the Fort Frances Power Corp. are pleased to announce its standard supply service customers will receive an electric power rebate for benefits realized in 2004 under the historical power agreement. The rebate will be calculated at the rate of .62 cents per kilowatt hour (plus […]
The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team earned a narrow 4-3 victory over host Ely on Saturday afternoon. Ely got on the board first, but Brian Glavish tied the score with Tyler Harris drawing the assist. Kirk Petrin (Scott Gurski) made it 2-1 in the second, but Ely battled […]
A 31-year-old Emo man was charged with being unlawfully at large and breach of probation after Fort Frances OPP officers stopped a vehicle on the 400 block of Sinclair Street shortly after 11 p.m. on Friday. The man is being held in custody and will appear in court at a […]
As required by legislation, council will hold a special meeting tonight to determine any need for revision of the town’s official plan. The town gave notice of this meeting in the Jan. 5 and 12 editions of the Times, at which time the town also asked for written or oral […]
