While the number of so-called “traditional” families is on the decline in Fort Frances—and right across Canada—over the last five years, Rainy River, Atikokan, and Alberton actually saw a slight rise in the percentage of married couples with children. According to data from the May, 2001 census released yesterday, and […]
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The future of the French Immersion program here was weighed again at the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s regular monthly meeting Saturday in Sioux Lookout. “There was really no decision made on it. We actually intend to come back to the board with a full report on projections for the […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” project took another step forward to determining what needs to be changed to improve the town following a meeting last Friday. “Re-Inventing” chair Susan Bodnarchuk said yesterday that about 25 people attended the meeting, including local business owners as well as reps from Abitibi-Consolidated and the […]
With a little more than a week before the Thunder Bay research station is slated for closure, the region’s agricultural community still is struggling to find a way to keep it open. “I’m still hopeful,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder […]
Jumbo shrimp. Progressive Conservative. Military intelligence. Old news. Temporary tax increase. Act naturally. These are all examples of oxymorons—defined as a figure of speech combining seemingly contradictory expressions. Well, another one can be added to the list: mandatory volunteerism. As everyone surely knows by now, the provincial government has decreed […]
Dear editor: Oct. 20-26 has been designated as Canadian Foster Family Week. This distinction does not come without a great deal of hard work and dedication. Foster parenting takes a great deal of energy, commitment, and compassion, yet it receives minimal recognition. This week, Family and Children’s Services of the […]
Dear editor: Are we reading what is written by concerned writers’ submissions to the “Letters to the Editor?” We certainly are not! You only have to read Gary Rogozinski’s submission, “Another Perspective,” to both the Fort Frances Times and the West End Weekly to see that his concerns were written […]
Dear sir: The great outdoors is the very reason that we live in Northwestern Ontario. It is our lifeblood. Is it not frightening to think that the enriching experiences of its scenic wonders, its recreational opportunities, its spiritual uplifting, and its inherent host of other benefits would be lost if […]
Dear editor: The closing of the Thunder Bay research station has implications beyond its considerable impact on Northern Ontario’s agricultural sector and resource-based industries. In practice, work by public sector researchers in particular regions has considerable impact on research and development being carried out across the rest of the country; […]
Whether it was making business contacts or touring the Wisconsin Dells, area delegates who attended the ninth-annual “Northern Networks” Trade Conference in Baraboo, Wis. last week found something they liked about the trip. “I think the most enlightening thing for me was the way Wisconsin Dells was developed,” said Fort […]
The Fort Frances Nursery School presented plans for an addition to J.W. Walker School at a building committee meeting last night, but it will have to wait for approval at the Rainy River District School Board’s next meeting before moving ahead. “We wish to secure a permanent location for the […]
While Fort Frances Power Corp. customers have seen, or will see, a sharp jump on their recent power bills, the good news is that should change. “The trend in the first couple weeks of October has shown the cost is going down,” said FFPC president and CEO Mark McCaig. “We […]
