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 […]
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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 […]
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” […]
The acquisition of a dialysis unit at La Verendrye hospital here took another step forward last week after local MP Robert Nault said the federal government will help fund the project. Nault voiced his support Friday at the Business Improvement Area’s annual luncheon when Mayor Glenn Witherspoon asked whether Ottawa […]
New legislation introduced by Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Tony Clement last Thursday will give voters more opportunity to show their teeth in local politics. “It gives the people more input as to what they want to see,” said Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. If passed, the bill would allow […]
With the new scale, grandstand, and auctioneer’s box in place, this year’s spring cattle auction at the Stratton sales yard was held Saturday with few glitches. “It’s running a lot smoother,” said Harold Duivenvoorden. “This is a lot different than it was a year ago.” Volunteers had been doing last-minute […]
Matt Neilson, a grade eight student at Sturgeon Creek School, is glad Walter Rogoza gave him a little advice after a district science fair last month at Crossroads School in Devlin. Because after fixing up his crystal radio project in order to compete in a regional competition in Dryden last […]
Seeds are planted, watered, grown, and harvested. And in the case of Larry and Linda Lamb, they’re also cleaned. Lamb has retained distribution rights on many varieties of seed in Northwestern Ontario. His business began as an alternative to shipping seeds to Manitoba for treatment, and he’s since become one […]
Wood ash from the local mills, which could be used by farmers to improve soil quality is now being shipped by the truck load to landfill sites. Some Rainy River area farmers are hoping to work out a deal with the mills based on the success of other cooperative partnerships […]
A drive through Northwestern Ontario almost guarantees the sight of at least one Inukshuk, an Inuit tradition which is becoming one of many Canadian emblems. The stone structures are often built with a human shape and catch the eyes of most passer-bys. Tourists often who have never seen an Inukshuk […]
From smoking to motor-vehicle injuries, the lifestyle of people living in Northwestern Ontario is not a healthy one, according to figures in a recent study by the Health Statistics Division of Statistics Canada. The stats aren’t good. On average, Northwestern Ontario residents are more obese–and more likely to die young […]
