The Ministry of Natural Resources is finding the 2004 fire season, which runs April 1 through Oct. 31, is off to a slow start here. “There’s no fires to report at this time,” MNR fire information officer Deb McLean said Thursday morning. “We are looking at some nice weather. Fort […]
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Some of the new user fees for Fort Frances residents took effect today after town council gave a third and final reading to the bylaw at a special meeting Wednesday afternoon. The user fee schedule—which lists hundreds of items—sees numerous hikes across the board, from business licences and building permits […]
Three Aquanauts swimmers attended the Pepsi Victor Davis Memorial swim meet in Guelph last week and came home with varied results. Heather Dutton, swimming in the girls’ 15 and over age category, earned her best result in the 100m butterfly, placing fourth with a time of 1:11.96. She also finished […]
As part of its ongoing “Business After Hours” program, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is holding a “Quadrathon” for its members and their staff at the Fort Frances Curling Club tomorrow from 5-7:30 p.m. “The whole thing is to get people moving around and meeting with other people, and […]
The local District Mental Health Services for Older Adults program held a day-long workshop here last Wednesday for health care workers and social service providers to discuss aging in people with developmental disabilities. Paul Muldoon, a trainer and consultant, ran the workshop in which participants discussed the demographics of an […]
Members of the local chapter of Canadian Parents for French used a parable from the New Testament at the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s monthly meeting Saturday to illustrate their views regarding the French Immersion program. In her presentation to the board, Marie Brady, a local member of the CPF, […]
It was a night of firsts at the Emo Legion on Friday night as members of the new Conservative Party of Canada welcomed their inaugural candidate in the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. David Leskowski, a Thunder Bay insurance broker, was acclaimed after Christine Hogarth withdrew her name just […]
Dear editor: Now that it appears town council plans to go ahead with the “bag tag” program for garbage collection, let’s look at a way to make this simple for everyone. In one newspaper report, it was stated the Town of Fort Frances hopes to bring in $252,000 in bag […]
Dear sir: It has come to our attention that the July 1 parade will start at the wood yard again this year. I do believe it was much better when it started at the C.N. Station. Much easier for seniors and disabled people in wheelchairs, where they can get close […]
Dear sir: After returning home Saturday night from the Borderland Thunder’s game in Dryden, I just had to write and say how proud I was to have gone to the last game of the season for these guys. Even though they lost the game, these boys played their hearts out. […]
To the editor: I just recently returned from London, Ont., where I had the opportunity to attend the all-Ontario boys’ high school hockey tournament. The Muskie boys, coaches, and parents represented Northwestern Ontario very well. You may not have come home with the gold medal, but you were there—many will […]
Both the local Canadian Parents for French and Northwest Catholic District School Board should be lauded for keeping the French Immersion program afloat at the senior kindergarten level here this September despite enrolment that falls short of the minimum number of students the board requires. The value of local students […]
