As temperatures outside continue to plummet, what better way is there to pass time than behind the warmth of a good jacket—a book jacket, that is. Students at Robert Moore School here have been doing just that. As part of a literacy incentive program, students in the school’s Mustangs Book […]
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With a $500 donation from OPSEU Local #375 last Thursday, and news Tuesday the Voyageurs Lions Club also has turned over a cheque for $500, support for the Kiwanis Club’s skate park project keeps growing. And Steve Maki, who has spearheaded the venture since the fall, said it’s time to […]
He’s making his list and checking it twice. No, that’s not Santa, but Bill Limerick, environmental health team leader for the Northwestern Health Unit, whose team of six inspectors is finding out who’s been naughty and nice with respect to complying with the health unit’s ban on smoking in all […]
District farmers soon may be spared the long haul to Dryden to have their livestock slaughtered if a local initiative receives the funding it seeks for a new abattoir in Stratton. A group of local investors has raised substantial capital and submitted a plan to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund […]
He’s making his list and checking it twice. No, that’s not Santa, but Bill Limerick, environmental health team leader for the Northwestern Health Unit, whose team of six inspectors is finding out who’s been naughty and nice with respect to complying with the health unit’s ban on smoking in all […]
With a $500 donation from OPSEU Local #375 last Thursday, and news Tuesday the Voyageurs Lions Club also has turned over a cheque for $500, support for the Kiwanis Club’s skate park project keeps growing. And Steve Maki, who has spearheaded the venture since the fall, said it’s time to […]
As a visual way for local artists to make their mark in honour of the town’s centennial, museum curator Pam Hawley recently put into motion a group project that will be unveiled at the “Celebration of the Arts” festival here in early June. Following the theme, “Celebrating Community,” the concept […]
In the continuing effort to help local families with medical costs, the Fort Frances Community Chest is busy organizing its fifth-annual benefit dinner, which will be held Feb. 16 at La Place Rendez-Vous. “Things are moving along well so far,” said Georges Blanc, who is helping organize the dinner as […]
The Northwest District Catholic School Board approved the template for a self-evaluation during its monthly meeting here last night. The board, which conducted a videoconference linked to its Dryden and Sioux Lookout offices, approved both the board and the director of education evaluation templates for use in the coming months. […]
It’s a good thing Christmas was last month because Scott Henderson won’t be on the gift-giving list of any district curlers anytime soon. The Fort William Curling Club skip sent two of the three local rinks packing on his way to clinching the third and final provincial berth up for […]
District farmers soon may be spared the long haul to Dryden to have their livestock slaughtered if a local initiative receives the funding it seeks for a new abattoir in Stratton. A group of local investors has raised substantial capital and submitted a plan to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund […]
The Progressive Conservative party in Kenora-Rainy River riding have made their choice. The local riding association will hold a meeting Feb. 1 to make it official, but it already has determined who the party’s candidate will be for the upcoming provincial election—widely expected to be called this spring. That person […]
