There was a special atmosphere at La Place Rendez-Vous on Sunday night as people from across the district gathered in support of the fourth-annual Community Benefit Dinner. And support they did–raising just over $25,000 altogether for local families facing expenses due to medical reasons through ticket sales, the live and […]
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For an area already becoming popular among birding enthusiasts, Rainy River District now has one more attraction. The area around the mouth of the Rainy River, in the west end of the district, has been named an “Important Birding Area.” “It’s been recognized by the Canadian Important Bird Area Program, […]
Two members of the local Border Figure Skating Club have qualified for the all-Ontario’s in Fort Erie next month. Shane Katona qualified for the senior silver men’s division while Sarah McComb will compete in the junior silver ladies’ category. The top three skaters from each category advanced. The skaters had […]
In the spirit of the annual Community Benefit Dinner here, the family of the late Amanda Jerry gave back more than $23,000 from her trust fund for several community causes. “On the way to Fort Frances for this event, we were talking about what to do with this money,” Jerry’s […]
This is the second in a series of articles to share information on issues of importance to parents and other members of the Fort High community. Today’s topic is school attendance, and is designed to provide some important information for parents about Fort High’s attendance procedure. School attendance is a […]
A massive census of Ontario’s breeding bird population is being launched across Ontario and local bird enthusiasts are gearing up to take part. “The more, the better. The way it works is the volunteers get involved and go out and search in designated areas,” noted Mike Cadman, co-ordinator for the […]
Steve Arpin went head-to-head with the best of the best on the ice oval at the Grand Prix de Valcourt in Quebec last weekend and he made the top 10. In his lone race Friday at the Yvon-Duhamel Race Track, Arpin took eighth in the Champ 440 (Eastern Pro Tour) […]
Hard work, dedication, and a love of the sport is what keeps members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts in the pool day after day. And it was those characteristics that allowed the team to set 18 personal best times en route to a third-place finish overall at the NWO regional […]
Doris May Donaldson, 98, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Friday, Feb. 16, 2001. She was born March 24, 1902 in Nelson, Lancashire, England to the late Robert and Catherine Mould. Mrs. Donaldson came to Canada in 1907 and […]
While the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program has been taught in grade six classrooms across the district for several years, it soon will be extended to include 10th-graders. Groups such as the OPP, the School Violence Prevention Team, and the district Substance Abuse Program have worked at making the […]
Adopting the same school calendar as three other regional boards, the Northwest Catholic District School Board last night agreed to submit its draft of the 2001-02 calendar to the Ministry of Education. While proposed calendars don’t normally have to be submitted to the province before May, the one here must […]
Last Saturday afternoon (Feb. 17), relatives and friends gathered at the Emo Legion to celebrate the 55th wedding anniversary of longtime residents John (Jim) and Marcine James. The hall was decorated with two potted plants, at the guest table and registration area, and each table had a lit candle as […]
