When most people think of art, they think of things like paint brushes, portraits, prints, and Picasso. But for the OPP, “art” means their program to reach out to First Nation communities across the province. “The core of it is to have an open and positive relationship with the First […]
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District residents will have a chance to get rid of their stockpiles of paint, oil, and other hazardous goods in a few weeks when the annual Household Hazardous Waste Day is held here Saturday, Sept. 13. The event, which runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., once again will take place at […]
School may be out for the summer, but the Fort Frances High School senior band might just be the hardest-working group in show business. Members have been spending their summer working to raise thousands of dollars for their trip to Italy next March Break. That includes giving up their Saturdays […]
In the modern, fast-paced world of all work and no play, stress really can take a toll on the mind and body of just about anybody. Luckily, the Indian tradition of yoga has been brought to our Western culture to help ease us into tranquility. Jen L’Hirondelle (nee Krag) began […]
With the aim to be up and running in April, 2009, the walls are up at the new aboriginal youth detained custody centre being built on Eighth Street here. “It remains on schedule. The new facility is expected to become operational by the spring of 2009,” said Ministry of Community […]
As part of the ongoing efforts to recruit new doctors to practise in Fort Frances, the local Physician Recruitment and Retention Committee will be conducting its annual tour of eastern Ontario next month. During the week of Sept. 21-26, clinic administrator Marlis Bruyere and committee member Maureen Gartshore will be […]
Amid life’s roller coaster, Tara Tovey has found her plateau point. The former drug addict has taken the bumps in strides over the past year-and-a-half as she’s had to straighten out her life. “I’ve been up, and down, and all over in the past, but I can see straight and […]
New programming is behind skyrocketing registration at the local campus of Confederation College. Currently, 52 first-year students are confirmed for the fall semester, said campus director Anne Renaud. Add in the returning students and enrolment is expected to reach 80 students, she noted. Interest in the college’s new Electronic Technician […]
The Ontario government is finalizing details on tax reform for unincorporated territory across the province. Under the current system, all properties in unincorporated territories are taxed with a provincial land tax (PLT) rate of 1.5 percent using assessed property values that haven’t been updated since the 1940s. With the tax […]
Last Thursday was the final evening of the 2008 Emo Fair Queen pageant. The floats had been marked, the banners sewn, the interviews completed, and the fashion show over. The only thing that stood between the girls and the 2008 crown was the talent show. The first of the five […]
A barn may seem like an unlikely place for a Celtic concert, especially on a very rainy evening, but Heather Dale, a Toronto bred singer-songwriter, quickly turned the Cornell family’s renovated barn into a warm and inviting environment last Tuesday evening (Aug. 12). Every concert usually has a warm-up band—and […]
Now that lake levels have returned to normal, the Rendezvous Yacht Club is holding its “community sail” program, originally scheduled back in June, tonight (Aug. 19) and Aug. 29 from the government dock by La Place Rendez-Vous. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. both nights.
