Dean Jobin-Bevans received his musical education at the University of Toronto and at McGill University, where he completed his graduate work obtaining both a master’s and doctorate degree in choral conducting. Dr. Jobin-Bevans has sung with the Opera in Concert chorus in Toronto, under the direction of Dr. Robert Cooper, […]
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Jacques Fafard was born and raised in Saskatchewan. He graduated from Regina Teachers’ College in 1960 and taught for three years in a small French community in southwestern Saskatchewan. He moved to Ontario in 1963 and, after two years, was employed by the Northwest Catholic District School Board, where he […]
Raye Anderson studied theatre and drama education in her native Scotland and at the University of Manitoba. She was education director at Prairie Theatre Exchange in Winnipeg for 15 years, was artistic director of the Ottawa School of Speech and Drama, and was director of Arts Learning at the EPCOR […]
Press Release On April 1, Canada Border Services officers at the Fort Frances port of entry discovered a loaded .38 calibre Smith & Wesson handgun under the driver’s seat of a vehicle during a secondary examination. The driver, a 62-year-old Texas man, is charged with smuggling, failing to report goods, […]
Staff The “Roundtable #2” gathering slated for next Tuesday (April 14) at Nickicousemenecaning First Nation has been postponed until further notice. Organizers reported the event had to be postponed “due to circumstances beyond our control,” but hoped the follow-up to the successful first “Roundtable” held back on March 2 still […]
Press Release Since 2005, the meningococcal C-conjugate vaccine has been publicly-funded to protect against type C, invasive meningococcal disease (IMD), which includes meningitis or blood infection caused by type C Neisseria meningitidis bacteria. The Northwestern Health Unit again will be offering this vaccine to Grade 7 students at school clinics […]
Kathryn Lyzun The Ontario Breast Screening Program (OBSP) mobile coach is on the road again, heading out for the travel season in Northwestern Ontario. From April to October, the coach visits 30 communities from Wawa to the Manitoba border and north to Red Lake, providing breast screening services close to […]
Press Release Tooth decay is the number-one chronic disease affecting children today—and it’s on the rise! It is a contagious infectious disease that damages tooth structures, resulting in cavities. When bacteria in our mouth combines with sugar in the foods we eat to make acid, it starts to eat away […]
Press Release “April Falls Day” may be a witty play on words, but falling is a serious matter. One-third of people over age 65 have a fall each year, and falls are the leading cause of injury among older people. Most falls are predictable and often can be prevented with […]
Duane Hicks After years of planning and fundraising, the library board is ready to see the shovel go in the ground for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre this spring, but now it’s up to town council to decide if it wants to pay its share. At […]
Duane Hicks The Couchiching First Nation Treatment and Support Services Project will be launching a survey in May to assess how area aboriginals feel about substance abuse treatment services in the district. “The purpose of the assessment is to enhance treatment services for the aboriginal population in the district, on-reserve, […]
Duane Hicks Whether or not the lookout tower should be part of Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project this summer will be decided by town council at its next regular meeting April 13 after the matter was debated this past Monday evening. Council received a recommendation to award the […]
