Parents who have children with special needs can’t be guaranteed that assistance for their child will be available come September, Education Director Wayne McAndrew told public school board trustees last night. In fact, the school board won’t know how many special education assistants it can hire until sometime this summer, […]
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Despite cold, windy conditions, 56 adults and 11 children turned out to participate in the sixth-annual “Hip Hip Hooray” walk along the waterfront here Sunday afternoon. While participation was down from last year, that didn’t discourage event organizer Jenny Wonfor. “I was very pleased with the walk itself even though […]
Rita Chénier said she feels like she’s come home. The Sudbury native is on the third week in her new position as executive director of Family and Children Services here, taking the helm from Betty McLeod who retired at the end of April. “I love the area,” she enthused Friday, […]
Need something to keep your kids from going stir-crazy during the middle of summer? Well, Anna Defrancesco has an idea for you. The Fort Frances Summer Music Camp ’98 will be taking registrants at the Alexander MacKenzie School gym June 18 from 3:30-7:30 p.m. The camp itself will be held […]
Rabies isn’t a problem here, with sources at the NorWest Animal Clinic here suggesting local veterinarians haven’t come across the virus in animals in years. But that doesn’t mean the public should let their awareness of the disease dissolve, warned Terry Whiting, a disease control veterinarian with the Canadian Food […]
The Mr. Fun in the Sun contest is a go for its third year after all when Steve Fry, Dino Morelli, Steve Niskala, and Kevin Sieders stepped forward by Monday’s deadline. Another five contestants are vying for this year’s Miss Fun in the Sun crown, including Amanda Cherry (Gagne’s Pharmacy), […]
Grade five students at Huffman and Robert Moore here got a chance to hear first-hand about the job of a Canadian Forces “Snowbird” when a pilot and an avionics technician paid a one-hour visit to each school last Thursday morning. Besides a video presentation, and a question and answer session, […]
The Boreal West Round Table was shocked after two of its members publicly trashed the “Lands for Life” draft document released at a press conference yesterday in Thunder Bay. Bruce Hyer and Bruce Petersen, who represent the environmental and tourism sectors on the round table, charged in a press conference […]
Organizers of the Snowbirds air show are smiling this week after a break in the weather put the crowning touch on the team’s dazzling performance over the Fort Frances Airport last Thursday evening. About 1,500 ticket-holders turned out for the 30-minute show–and that’s not counting the substantial number of children […]
Hooty the Owl is one of many cartoon characters who will be on hand for the Family Safety Day tomorrow at Memorial Arena from 2:30-7 p.m. Being held in conjunction with Safe Kids Week, the goal is to heighten safety awareness in the Rainy River District. Jeannette Cawston, programs co-ordinator […]
We have about 25 species of warblers here in Northwestern Ontario. While many of these little birds are mainly yellow or green, we do have some which, to say the least, are coloured differently. Here are two. •Black-throated Blue (Dendroica caerulescens) This one is anything but yellow or green. As […]
Their mission, if they chose to accept it, was to examine the home of Drs. Lorena Jenks and John Nelson to make sure it was safe. And that’s exactly what six local youths–Amy Gartshore, Mikey Nelson, Sarah Langtry, Kerri Langtry, Jesse Carmody, and Andrea Nelson–did Monday afternoon as they took […]
