An audit the Rainy River District School Board’s finance committee submitted to the Ministry of Education last month shows the board is meeting regulations for average class size and teaching assignment. Local elementary schools housing JK-grade three average 20.92 students per class, well under the required standard of 24, while […]
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The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s beautification project committee is looking for the public to give input on which ideas to pursue during an open meeting Tuesday night at the Red Dog Inn. Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Tuesday morning that “quite a few” ideas have been faxed in by […]
With 2001 being the International Year of Volunteers, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is hoping to see more people from the community giving a little of their time to a good cause this year. “This is about the ninth or 10th year I have been doing […]
As of Jan. 8, the Rainy River District School Board not only has the new position of communications and transportation co-ordinator filled, but is seeing a new face to the area, too. And Darlene Ferniuk, who brings with her 12 years of media advertising experience with Manitoba Telecom Services, and […]
Cathy Kowal is happy to be home after having completed a 42-km run at Walt Disney World in Florida some 10 days ago to raise money and awareness for arthritis research. The First Nations police officer had been training for the marathon for the past eight months with the help […]
ort High students Brandon Morrison and Branda Avis will be joining two others in a cross-Canada walk to raise organ donor awareness. “I think it’s an amazing opportunity because you get to meet so many people,” said Avis. “It’s going to be the experience of a lifetime,” added Morrison. Morrison […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter to express a great feeling of gratitude. When my staff and I decided to promote Christmas at my business, we thought it would be a wonderful opportunity to share some of the success that has come our way since opening the doors of […]
Dear editor: I want to credit Fort Frances for such an awesome sports facility. I retired this past summer and my wife and I, rather than go south this winter, have followed our grandson’s hockey team to a few tournaments and there isn’t a rink so beautiful as yours. So […]
After having consulted with staff, students, and parents since September, and facing one potential “crisis” in November, principal Ian Simpson revealed a plan for making Fort High safe to the public school board at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. “Fort Frances High School has taken a pro-active stance towards creating a […]
The Rainy River District School Board on Tuesday honoured three district students and Abitibi-Consolidated with this month’s “Recognition of Excellence” for their participation in the prestigious Shad Valley summer program. “This is a terrific opportunity for students, not only academically but for life skills as well,” said Fort Frances High […]
A cross-Canada trek to promote organ donor awareness has been rejuvenated after a five-day break in Fort Frances. “We are addressing a very important problem in this country–we are addressing a shortage of tissue and organ donations,” said George Marcello, who left Tuesday for Dryden after arriving in town on […]
The Rainy River District School Board has taken one step closer to consulting the public on an expanded J.W. Walker School here, sending out requests to architectural firms for quotes on drawings. The decision to send out the letters to 10 firms was made at a meeting of the architectural […]
