Staff While election day is not until Oct. 22, Fort Frances electors can start voting as early as this Monday (Oct. 15). Town clerk Lisa Slomke said voter information letters have been mailed and they should arrive in your mailbox by Monday if they haven’t already. In their letters, voters […]
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The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–An interim sexual-education curriculum introduced by Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government discriminates against some students and puts them at greater risk of sexual violence, the province’s human rights commission said Tuesday as it joined a legal challenge of the document. The interim curriculum, which replaces a modernized […]
The Associated Press BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan–Two astronauts from the U.S. and Russia were safe today after an emergency landing in the steppes of Kazakhstan following the failure of a Russian booster rocket carrying them to the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos’ Alexei Ovchinin lifted off as scheduled […]
Sam Odrowski Town employee Larry Bragg shovelled last night’s nine cm (three-and-a-half inch) snowfall from the entrance to the Fort Frances Museum. Employees at businesses along Scott Street also were out shovelling their storefronts this morning. The first snowfall of the season has come earlier than usual and hopefully is […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber With more depressing results that suggest climate change threatens half of Canada’s songbirds with significant habitat loss, you might expect one of the new study’s authors to be downcast. But Jeff Wells isn’t. “We need to get out of that pessimistic, completely gloomy view of all […]
The Associated PressGenaro C. Armas MILWAUKEE–It sounds, at first, like a long, drawn out “Booooo!” But look at the name on the scoreboard and it becomes apparent what fans at Miller Park are really chanting. “Mooooose!” Mike Moustakas has been a hit with fans and teammates with the Milwaukee Brewers […]
Sam Odrowski Fifyan Canoon, who recently immigrated to Canada from Iraq, showed Grade 5 students at St. Francis School what Arabic writing looks like and how it is read during a presentation for Citizenship Week (Oct. 8-14). Two other town residents who immigrated to Canada also spoke about their experience […]
The Canadian PressLisa Wallace OTTAWA–Brady Tkachuk hasn’t had a chance to pick up a present for his mother Chantal’s upcoming birthday, but figures his performance last night might be a start. The rookie forward scored his first NHL goal, finishing with two goals and an assist, as the Ottawa Senators […]
Duane Hicks The town will enter into an agreement with the Township of Emo for the handling, transportation, and processing of its blue box materials at the town’s transfer station. The town was contacted by Emo last month about a possible agreement. Emo’s recycling program had stalled earlier this year […]
Sam Odrowski Learning how bicycles operate, and understanding how to repair them, can be key to helping students explore different educational pathways. The Rainy River District School Board is trying to promote these lessons through its new “Techways Program” that will teach Grade 7 and 8 students about the basics […]
Sam Odrowski October is a month of awareness for the most commonly-occurring cancer among women around the world. The month is dedicated to battling breast cancer and the Rainy River Association of Professional Paramedics (RRAPP) is raising money and awareness to help combat the disease. The organization currently is selling […]
Staff The Fine Line Art Gallery here is looking for artists and crafters to donate items for a silent auction to be held in conjunction with its upcoming “Christmas Extravaganza.” Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said the silent auction will run at the Mowat Avenue gallery from Nov. 5-10, […]
