The executive of the Fort Frances Visserettes approved the hiring of Stephanie Logan at its annual general meeting May 26 with a grant to hire a student under the Summer Career Placement Program. Also at that meeting, Rob Morgan was elected president, with Bob Grynol assuming the position of past […]
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Dear sir: The Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association would like to inform residents of the province about our beliefs and representations regarding the “Lands for Life” Crown land use planning process. As you may or may not be aware, the provincial government has set up three regional “roundtables” across the province. […]
Dear editor: I am looking for the descendants of John Armstrong and Mary Jane Garbutt. Their daughter, Hannah Melissa, is buried in Box Alder Cemetery. There are several other Armstrongs also buried there. I am hoping there are still some of the family living in this area. I also would […]
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, […]
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 […]
