Staff Those planning to apply for the vacant trustee seat on the Rainy River District School Board have until 3 p.m. tomorrow (Nov. 27) to get their applications packages in. No applications had been received as of noon yesterday, board chair Dan Belluz noted, although there have been a few […]
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Duane Hicks In an effort to further promote medication recorders first launched earlier this year, Grace Silander, patient safety and risk management co-ordinator for Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., challenged town council on Monday to take the “Medication Recorder Challenge.” Silander presented council with medication recorders and, stressing the importance […]
Duane Hicks The Northwestern Heath Unit’s search for a medical officer of health to replace Dr. Pete Sarsfield may be nearing its end, with the board waiting to see if a new doctor will take on the mantle in the near future. Fort Frances Coun. John Albanese, who chairs the […]
Duane Hicks As he makes his way around Northwestern Ontario to promote his book, “The Homelessness Project,” Kenora author Jon Thompson is concerned with more than sales—he wants to foster a greater understanding of a problem and get others to take action. While proceeds from the sale of his book […]
Duane Hicks Having weathered a simulated “ice storm” last Wednesday as part of Emergency Management Ontario’s “Trillium Response 2008,” the local Community Control Group generally was satisfied with its response to the exercise. “We were pretty happy with the outcome,” said Fort Frances Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong. “When we went […]
Paige Desmond The Rainy River District Mental Health Services for Older Adults program is hoping its new calendar will get the message of safety out to local seniors. Distributed last week at Safeway here, the calendar combines children’s artwork with safety messages that apply specifically to seniors. “The response has […]
Jessica George In the Early School Leavers Report, by Dr. Bruce Ferguson, it was noted one of the main reasons students drop out of school is their disengagement with school culture and community. It implied that when students were engaged in their school’s activities and culture, they most likely were […]
Duane Hicks A long-time volunteer and founding member of several local charities and events, Linda Hamilton was honoured by the Town of Fort Frances as the 2009 “Citizen of the Year” at its annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. But Hamilton, the town’s 21st “Citizen of the […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Premier Dalton McGuinty is suggesting the Ontario government may back off proposed passenger restrictions for teenage drivers. An online group set up on Facebook to protest new rules that would limit a teen driver with a G2 licence to just one teenage passenger has over […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre took another step closer to becoming a reality last night after town council received a final report outlining the building’s size and estimated costs and then supported the library board’s position to proceed with the request for proposal (RFP) process. […]
Staff Interested artists, educators, and facilitators are invited to meet at the Fort Frances Museum on Thursday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m. to establish a committee to facilitate the development of the Community Arts and Heritage Education Project for Fort Frances. “Following the meetings in the spring of this year, […]
Press Release Be advised that Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will be upgrading its telephone system this Wednesday (Nov. 26) starting at 8 p.m. and lasting for about four-six hours. During this time period, the public may experience a “busy signal” when calling the hospital (274-3266). Please be patient and […]
