Dear sir: Mr. Hoshizaki (Rainy River District School Board) saw a $25,747 salary increase (19 percent) between 2002 and 2003 while Mr. Woods (Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc.) was given a $25,565 hike (also 19 percent). Is there any wonder why we have no funds for books and supplies for […]
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Dear sir: Our sincere congratulations goes out to local Special Olympian Joyce Gosselin on her achievement of making “Team Canada” for the 2005 Winter Games in Nagano, Japan. This was no surprise to me as, attending the Regional Winter Games in Kenora a few years back, I watched Joyce make […]
While many new municipal leaders, including Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk and Couns. Tannis Drysdale and Rick Wiedenhoeft, were gathering for the first time at the annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association last week in Thunder Bay, it also was the first such meeting for the new […]
Hockey players from across Northwestern Ontario travelled to Thunder Bay last weekend for a tryout camp for the provincial under-17 team. Six players selected from the camp will head to Toronto in August to try out for the Ontario team, which will play in the 2005 World under-17 Hockey Challenge […]
It was called the Storm of the Century by some (and no doubt things unprintable by others), but officially, it is now known as “The 49th Parallel Storm and Flood.” For those who were here back in June, 2002, it was a weather event never to be forgotten. But for […]
After being talked about for more than two years, work on the Kiwanis skate park finally could start by the end of June or beginning of July, committee chair Steve Maki said. “We met with the town last week and they’ve come up with an agreement,” Maki said Tuesday. “We’re […]
It’s been said in psychology circles that standing up and speaking in public is one of the most stressful situations a person can encounter in life. If that’s so, then a dozen Grade 6-8 students from across Rainy River District already have demonstrated they are well-equipped to deal with stress. […]
The spring growing season once again will be a busy one at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. In addition to a number of ongoing projects, research technician Kim-Jo Bliss said there are plans to plant a black spruce orchard at the site, located along Highway 11/71 about a mile west […]
At least one team representing Barwick and Emo will play Little League in the region for the first time this season. A Major ‘A’ team of 11- and 12-year-olds has been put together—and a junior team hopefully is on the way, said organizer Ken Wilson. Players were drawn from Emo […]
Town council said “thanks, but no thanks” last week to a request for support from the Northwestern Slots for Charity group to lobby the province to have video lottery terminals (VLTs) here. Council merely approved a recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee to authorize a letter of reply […]
With everything from putting contests, home decorating consultants, and free samples to games for kids, Crime Stoppers’ “Bail or Jail,” and, of course, products to check out, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual home and leisure show is coming up this Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. […]
The Consolidated School Council, made up of members from the J.W. Walker, Alexander MacKenzie, and Alberton Central school councils, has chosen Sept. 29 as the date for the official opening of the renovated J.W. Walker School. Arrangements currently are being made, but the event is scheduled to begin at 6 […]
