Despite a few unexpected challenges the organizers of this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts faced, the overall event couldn’t have been more successful, said event president John Jankiewicz. “We had a few tests at the beginning,” Jankiewicz said yesterday. “We had to postpone a few things […]
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Lawrence Allan is hoping that people took the time to learn a little about organ donation during Organ Donation Awareness week that ended this past Sunday. As a recipient of a new kidney over a year ago, Allan knows first hand how important a person’s decision is when giving an […]
Chantelle Johnson was pleased this year’s Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts was opened up to competitive dancing–it gave her students a chance to strut their stuff. “All of my students did very well,” the owner of Dancemakers and Beauty Essentials said. “I had 97 of my students […]
Dear editor: Contrary to Conservative government claims, the coming and future electricity price increases have nothing to do with clearing past debt. As Energy minister Jim Wilson has said repeatedly, and to a television audience again just weeks ago, the cost of retiring hydro’s debt is already built into our […]
When mayors, reeves and councillors meet this weekend for the NOMA (Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association) annual general meeting, much of their discussions should focus on the recently released provincial government’s Task Force on Rural Economic Renewal report. The report indicates that rural Ontario residents are committed to the development of […]
A new date has been set for an open electricity market in Ontario and the Fort Frances Power Corporation has to prepare. In a statement in the Legislature last week by Jim Wilson, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology it was announced that the electricity market will be opened competitively […]
Following the collective design process meeting last month, the Rainy River District School Board has moved forward in the process to renovate Walker School, and close Alberton Central, Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street. “The board voted to move to stage two in the school closure process,” said Terry Ellwood, superintendent […]
Mary Dinn, 71, of St. Thomas, Ont., passed away at her daughter’s home on Saturday, April 28, 2001 in St. Thomas, Ontario. She was born on Aug. 1, 1929 in Mount Carmel, Newfoundland to the late David and Sarah Power. Born and raised in Newfoundland, Mary was the youngest girl […]
With a budget increase and a new provincial initiative to help the homeless, this year’s “Red Shield” appeal is as crucial as ever for the local Salvation Army. “We’re finding this year we’re having to help a lot of people with overnight accommodation and meals, partly because of the Ontario […]
The future of a renovated J.W. Walker School here, as well as that of Alberton Central and Alexander MacKenzie, could be decided by the public school board after a presentation by architect Dudley Thompson at tonight’s regular meeting. “The architect will be presenting the collective design process results, along one […]
Canadian Blood Services is looking for bookings for its first blood clinic in Fort Frances for 2001. The clinic will run at Fort Frances High School on Wednesday, May 2 from 4-8:30 p.m. and again Thursday, May 3 from noon to 3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Organizers hope area residents […]
High winds and 27 C (80 F) temperatures made it a hazardous weekend for fire activity, with about 10 grass fires reported across the district. Within town limits, the Fort Frances Fire Department was called to put out a grass fire on Webster Avenue in the north end Friday afternoon, […]
