Thunder Bay firm Kuch Stephenson Gibson Malo Architects and Engineer (KSGM) have brought home a second prestigious award in just as many months. The firm received the “Green by Design” Award for Ecole secondaire de La Vérendrye/Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales in Thunder Bay at Tuesday night’s […]
District News
About 185 people from across the district packed the Chapple Community Centre in Barwick last Friday evening for the annual Chapple Heritage fall supper. The dinner has been a regular fixture in the community for many years, but this time it was different. Traditionally held in October as a fundraiser […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board discussed the possibility of expanding its religious education course at the high school level at its regular meeting last night. The board currently offers night classes in religious education in Fort Frances and Dryden. The course requires no prerequisite and is an approved high […]
A former Rainy River resident now living in Winnipeg has published a book dealing with leadership challenges facing young people, particularly in the Christian community. Jamie Arpin-Ricci was born and raised in Rainy River. He recalls trips into Fort Frances with his grandfather, Lenard Ricci, the former publisher of the […]
They stood there in the bright sunshine, but chilling wind, as the wreaths were laid and speeches made on Remembrance Day last Thursday. Lost in their own thoughts, several district veterans—fewer every year now—bowed their heads and remembered bygone years and fallen comrades. There was a different group at each […]
They are the largest rodents in North America, they are almost completely blind, and although they are herbivores, they have been known to kill each other over territorial disputes. They also are recognized world-wide as the national symbol of Canada. But in Crozier, they are becoming a real problem to […]
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has until this Thursday to settle arrears for sewer and water services to Couchiching First Nation, as provided under agreement by the Town of Fort Frances, or the service will be shut off. This order stems from last Monday night when town council passed a […]
Accessibility will be one of the main concerns at Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board as trustees vote on the second-annual accessibility plan. In accordance with the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, the board has formed an accessibility working group, comprised of board staff as […]
Heidi Friesen of Emo was the overall winner in Northern Ontario in the Ontario Secondary School Business Plan Competition Awards which were handed out Saturday at ceremonies in Toronto, Kingston, Brantford, and Sudbury. Friesen finished in first place in the regional competition and then was second runner-up at the provincial […]
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has until Thursday to settle arrears for sewer and water services to Couchiching First Nation, as provided under agreement by the Town of Fort Frances, or the service will be shut off. This order stems from last Monday night when town council passed a motion […]
The Pictograph Art Gallery in Atikokan will be holding its annual Christmas market, which opens this Monday (Nov. 15) and runs through Dec. 18. All items have been created by local artists and artisans. The gallery also is holding a fundraiser, featuring one-of-a-kind “Unique Original Art” on Christmas ornaments, hand-painted […]
Tomorrow, many of us will be gathering at the various cenotaphs throughout the district to pay homage to those among us who left the security of hearth and home to commit themselves to mortal combat on distant shores. We will be joined by the ever-thinning ranks of those who were […]
