The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce held its 65th-annual spring meeting in Rainy River last weekend, with about 35 delegates on hand. Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault, in his capacity as regional minister, also was on hand Saturday to participate in NOACC’s “vision planning session.” Nault […]
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During their annual luncheon at the Rainy Lake Hotel last Friday, the Business Improvement Association agreed to continue to endorse and contribute to a number of initiatives aimed at attracting tourists and entrepreneurs to Fort Frances. “I was there to see they are very interested to make an effort to […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will focus on improving grade three/six test scores in reading and writing during annual testing, but not necessarily mathematics, after trustees approved it at last night’s meeting here. While curriculum co-ordinator Ron Fryer described reading and writing as the “meat and potatoes” of the […]
When Tom Duchnicki of Fort Frances caught a glimpse of the wedding dress his wife, Rochelle, was wearing when he married her in 1965, the sight whisked him back in time. But many of the other fashions that were modelled during Beta Sigma Phi’s “A Stroll Through the Century” show […]
Students at Robert Moore School here have raised enough money to buy customized bicycles for two disabled classmates. “Not only did we raise enough money to buy Holly [Olson] a bike but we raised enough to buy William [Moody] one, too,” said support worker Rhonda Howells, who helped organize the […]
Ryan McInerny and Katie-Lynn Bondett proved composing and speaking French well is as good as a trip to Toronto after taking top honours in their divisions at the “Concours d’art oratoire 2000” French speech contest last Tuesday at the Emo Inn. McInerny, a student at the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program, […]
Fort Frances OPP Cst. Phil Donald came out on top here last week when his name was among the winners drawn at random in Toronto in the province-wide “Quit Smoking 2000” contest held March 1-April 3. Cst. Donald won a year’s membership courtesy of the Fort Frances Sportsplex. The second-place […]
Dr. Peter Sarsfield, CEO and medical officer of the Northwestern Health Unit, is awaiting the release of his second book, “Hollow Water,” sometime this month from Winnipeg’s Turnstone Press. Following the successful publication of his first book, “Running with the Caribou,” Dr. Sarsfield again has compiled a collection of short […]
After introducing elementary students to everything from bike safety to drowning hazards, “Risk Watch” co-ordinator Greg Allan is not only certain the pilot program will continue this September–it’s going to double in size. “We still have to hear from some schools but we’re pretty confident we’ll have at least 50 […]
The atmosphere definitely was relaxed and casual when the Russ Peterson Trio took to the Border Concert stage April 7 at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. Pinch-hitting at the last moment for the ailing Daryle Ryce, Peterson–accompanied by cousin, Linda, on piano and son, Damon, on drums–staged an intimate, cabaret […]
Here are the results from the first two days of the annual Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival: < *c>Monday, April 17 < *c>9 a.m. •Contemporaray Ballad in Sacred Song Style for 10 and under–1. Kayla Lauzon (“Angels in the Night”) 2. Melissa Friesen and Annelise Hawrylak •Traditional Folk […]
As Dorothy said in The Wizard of Oz–“There’s no place like home.” And when you’re sick, being cared for close to home seems all the more important, too. For cancer patients who can receive chemotherapy treatment at La Verendrye hospital here, the surroundings also have taken on the warm “fuzzies” […]
