The Northwest Catholic District School Board overspent its school renewal budget for 1999-2000 by some $21,000 after undertaking major renovations and repairs over the summer.
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The Red Tape Commission made its final Northwestern Ontario stop in Fort Frances yesterday, fielding complaints of provincial regulations and procedures that have hampered day-to-day operations in the district. “There actually has been a fairly diverse list of issues,” said MPP Bob Wood, co-chair of the commission which has been […]
As Sturgeon Creek School in Barwick and the Sturgeon Creek Annex in Stratton wait to find out if their drinking water is safe, the Rainy River District School Board is installing chlorination injection systems at both sites. “We ordered in the chlorination systems as soon as could, and they’re being […]
Except for St. Francis here, schools under the Northwest Catholic District School Board saw a higher than expected enrolment to start the 2000-01 year, trustees were told at their regular monthly meeting Saturday morning. “It was rather surprising to see,” said Education Director Carol-Lynne Oldale, referring to the increased number […]
High school students can get a look at what Ontario colleges have to offer when the College Information Tour drops by Fort Frances High School next Friday (Sept. 29). “This is a large student recruitment drive where nine or 10 colleges will be in outlying regions, such as Fort Frances, […]
Just south of Emo on Colonization Road, seven donkeys peer over a fence at a passing cyclist. The donkeys are all that remain of Bill and Marg Govier’s petting zoo. Now in their 70s, the couple has had to get rid of most of their animals but the donkeys are […]
Every year, Emo township employees have been required to constantly remove debris lodged alongside two municipal docks. But this year, a new dock and boat launch is being built to help solve the problem. Emo’s two docks often have been useless for passing boaters because they were always surrounded by […]
Despite cool, wet conditions earlier this summer, most of the district’s farmers are happy with this year’s harvest. “If you were fortunate enough to get it in late May, early June, you were fortunate,” said Bernie Zimmerman, who has few complaints about his grain crops. “June wasn’t very good but […]
As a part-time firefighter for more than 13 years, I have responded to many other types of emergencies, including motor vehicle accidents. The number one cause of accidental deaths in Canada is motor vehicle accidents. Trips and falls are second. Wearing a seat belt in Ontario is the law! Yet […]
By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
The challenge facing any angler today is not so much deciding which type of cover to fish, but rather, which type of line to use. Regular monofilament with stretch? Braided line without stretch? A fusion line with a little stretch but thinner diameter? Maybe even a combination, such as a […]
Alvern Joyce Ayerhart passed away at the Northumberland Health Care Centre in Cobourg, Ont. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2000. She was the beloved wife of George Ayerhart; dear mother of Douglas and his wife, Heather McLean, and Monty; loving grandmother of Jessie McLean and his wife, Kathleen, and Shae Ayerhart; […]
Cecelia Elizabeth Hodson Boucha passed away peacefully at her home Thursday, Sept. 14, 2000. She was the daughter of Alfred E. Hall of Emo, Ont. and Lily Marie Hurdle of Newbury, Ont. Cecelia was born May 4, 1927 in Emo, Ont. She was 73 years old. Cecelia left behind to […]
