Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will be at Canadian Tire this Saturday (Oct. 5) to get an early start on Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 6-12). Fire safety specialist Capt. Wayne Riches said firefighters will be there from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and that the public is encouraged to […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Highlanders Pipes and Drums is hosting a second Highland Dance workshop this Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 5-6) featuring acclaimed instructor George Hamilton. This workshop, which will be held at the Masonic Hall (302 Scott St.) is open to primary, beginner, and novice dancers, and is a […]
Heather Latter Her love of art began when she was in Al Holt’s Grade 8 class at Robert Moore School. Now Simone Laser has returned to Fort Frances as an established artist with a brand new business: “Laser Ink.” The new tattoo shop, which is located within “A Little Off […]
Heather Latter Having received a portion of the $27 million the province has invested over three years to provide new services and supports to post-secondary students as part of a comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, Confederation College, in partnership with three other northern colleges, has initiated a program called […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board will focus on improvement, and continue to work toward student success, when it comes to the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) Grade 9 assessment of mathematics and the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). The 2012-13 results were released last week […]
Heather Latter The first “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” retreat for girls aged 10-14, which ran this past weekend at Hanson’s Hideaway Lodge in Nestor Falls, was just that—awesome. “It was inspiring to see the young girls come out of their shells over the course of the weekend,” […]
Staff For staging a “Mini We Day” last year, Rainy River High School will be awarded the “Recognition of Excellence” from the Rainy River District School Board during its regular meeting tonight. “We Days,” initiated across the globe by “Free the Children,” provide inspirational speeches and performances to youth. After […]
Staff There currently are two active fires in the region. Red Lake Fire #69 is located about 80 km northeast of Red Lake. The 0.1-hectare blaze was listed as “being observed.” Sioux Lookout Fire #68, meanwhile, is a 0.1-ha blaze, also listed as “being observed,” about 50 km southeast of […]
the MNR Two low-complexity prescribed burns tentatively were scheduled to be ignited yesterday on separate islands within the Lake of the Woods Conservation Reserve area. The prescribed burns were on Blaze Island, located directly south of Falcon Island near Sturgeon Channel, and directly south of Queen Island near Wiley Point. […]
Staff Results from the 2012-13 Education Quality and Accountability Office Grade 9 Assessment of Mathematics and Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test, released yesterday, show both an increase and decrease in successes in different areas. A total of 93 FFHS students in the academic mathematics course wrote the assessment, with 83 […]
Staff The specific school results were as follows: •St. Francis (Grade 6)—71 percent in reading, 71 percent in writing, and 52 percent in mathematics; •St Michael’s (Grade 3)—64 percent (reading), 74 percent (writing), and 67 percent (mathematics); •St. Patrick’s (Grade 6)—82 percent (reading), 64 percent (writing), and 64 percent (mathematics); […]
Heather Latter The 2012-13 Education Quality and Accountability Office results, released last week, identified that school boards across the province need to focus more on mathematics—and the local ones are no exception. “With every year, we see that we celebrate our strengths and certainly our strengths have been in our […]
