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 […]
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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, […]
Nicole Horn Fort High students participating in this year’s “Musical Revue” have been very hard at work over the past few weeks. With opening night coming up next Thursday (Nov. 15), all the students involved are fine-tuning every part to make sure it will be one of the best. This […]
the OPP “Be A Fan” campaign is a national awareness and fundraising initiative in support of Special Olympics. The Special Olympics movement transforms communities by inspiring people to open their minds to accept and include people with intellectual disabilities, and to celebrate differences among all people while recognizing and respecting […]
There were six local winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for November. Richard Perron, Pam and Terry Munn, Renee Rousseau-Winik, Janice Haugo, Bruce and Nyla Henry, and Pam & Gary Vittie—all of Fort Frances—each won $75. Other winners included Paul Swain (Atikokan), John and […]
