As the fourth and final part of a two-day telecommunications workshop here last week, the director of information technology for Contact North gave participants a peek at the future of distance education.
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Fort High students saw their charity work pay off big time when the “Hurricane Mitch” fundraiser dinner Sunday night helped them break the $2,000 mark in donations earned. The dinner, which featured Central American-style cuisine, attracted more than 60 people who raised over $600. But more than the money, FFHS […]
“The future is now” was the prevalent message at the “Trends in Telecommunication” community workshops here last Wednesday and Thursday. Sponsored by the Rainy River Future Development Corp., Northwestern Regional Telecommunications Committee, Bell Canada, FedNor, and the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, the purpose of the workshops was to bring everyone […]
Rainy River volunteer firefighters were called out Sunday evening to battle a blaze at a home at 506 Atwood Ave. there. But when about 10 firefighters arrived on the scene around 7 p.m., they found the home of Bill and Gayleen Szlauko already was being consumed by flames. “The house […]
Despite a few weather delays and shipping mix-up, Ed Tympkin of Globeco, a building components plant setting up in Rainy River, is still looking to be up and running by March 1. The hydraulic press for making the insulated panels arrived earlier this month, and Tympkin hoped to have the […]
Shouldn’t January be the most productive, joyous, and stress-free time of the year? Think about it. We hold in the palms of our hands a brand new year. And what fun it is to dream about the possibilities and pleasures ahead! Anything could happen in 1999. Think of the gifts […]
Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
The World Future Society prepares an annual “round-up” of forecasts at the start of each year. Here are some items from “Outlook 1999” (but the predictions go well beyond the year!) To emphasize opportunity, I’ve picked some positive points from the various categories. Do these apply to Northwestern Ontario, and […]
Albert Severe Bedard, 67, of 100 Sixth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1999 at St. Boniface Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. Albert was born March 7, 1931 in Fort Frances to Ferdinand and Rose Bedard. Albert had lived all his life in Fort Frances. He began […]
Clare Maguire, born April 18, 1946, passed away at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Ont. on Monday, Jan. 18, 1999 with her family by her side. Born in Fort Frances, Ont., she grew up in the family home in Burriss. Clare moved to Thunder Bay, Ont. in 1967 and was married […]
Ovide Larocque, 58, of 818 Wright Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Ovide was born May 31, 1940 in Pinewood, Ont. to the late “Tony” and “Sis” Larocque. He was raised in Pinewood until he moved with his […]
It’s been a long time since I heard the fairy tale; and at the moment, I can’t find it in my library. But that really doesn’t matter because like so many things from childhood, the details may fade but the core facts are forever. It seems a struggling shoemaker and […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team moved into a first-place tie with the Kenora Broncos at 3-1 after an impressive 62-51 win up there yesterday afternoon.
