Press Release St. John’s Anglican Church here once again will be hosting an authentic East Indian supper to commemorate Diwali, India’s Festival of Lights. Diwali is the Indian equivalent of Christmas—a time when people of all religious traditions, including Christians, celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, […]
District News
Heather Latter Sturgeon Creek School was awarded the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence during its regular meeting last week after staff there revived a long-standing tradition of musical productions with the presentation of “Peter Pan” back in March. “It took a great deal of planning,” admitted […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board is continuing its effort to help students with mental health issues. Darryl Gannon of Atikokan High School and Michelle Mosbeck of Fort Frances High School, both members of the Mental Health and Wellness Committee, spoke to the board during its regular meeting […]
Duane Hicks November is “Go Local Month” and it appears more and more businesses are getting on board with the new initiative here. Consultant Tannis Drysdale told town council last night the “Go Local Fort Frances” team has been out talking to local businesses, and “more than any other program […]
the OPP Two people are dead following a two-vehicle collision shortly after 7 p.m. yesterday on Highway 17 near Little Joe Lake, 50 km east of Kenora. A 2003 Buick CCV was westbound when the driver lost control, causing it to cross into path of an eastbound Dodge Caravan. The […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board will be presenting Fort Frances High School student Dexter Fichuk as a keynote speaker at its Student Leadership Forums this week. The forums are slated for St. Patrick’s School in Atikokan tomorrow (Nov. 13), St. Joseph’s School in Dryden on Wednesday, Sacred […]
Press Release A dozen members of CEP Local 324-6 ratified a new collective agreement with Sonoco Canada here yesterday. “We are pleased to have reached a solid, long-term deal covering our forestry members at Sonoco in Fort Frances,” said Stephen Boon, CEP national representative for Dryden. Sonoco provides paper cores […]
the OPP Rainy River District OPP officers, in conjunction with the OPP’s North West Region Crime Unit, continue to investigate the death of a male at the Mid-Town Motel here last week. The deceased was identified as Leo Whitecrow, 45, of Seine River First Nation. A post-mortem examination was conducted […]
Staff “Bag it. Donate it. Win it.” While the Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Clothesline” program regularly gets quite a few donations locally, a new contest is giving donors an even better reason to give during November. Those who donate their gently-used clothing, small household items, and electronics to “Clothesline” prior to […]
Heather Latter Teachers at St. Francis School here are incorporating a new program into their lesson plan as a way to engage and motivate students in mathematics. “Mathletics,” an online learning resource, has been labelled as the next generation in learning—helping students enjoy math and achieve outstanding results. “Anything different […]
Heather Latter Buoyed by the success of last year’s project, students at St. Francis School here once again will be decorating and dispersing trees into the community as a way to spread “warm wishes” all year long. Members of the student council, along with several class reps, initiated the “Tree […]
Nicole Horn A group of Fort High art students still are raving about their trip to Greece last month. The 10-day excursion consisted of different tours throughout the islands of Greece, with many stops along the way to take in the beauty. The first two days were spent in Athens, […]
