FORT FRANCES—Beginning next Wednesday (May 28), all water customers in Fort Frances will be restricted from non-essential outdoor water use due to the upcoming repair work on the water tower. The water tower will be taken out of service for about nine weeks, with the restriction scheduled to end July […]
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The Northwest Catholic District School Board will meet tonight to discuss, among other things, policy considerations and committee reports. The Ministry of Education has developed a program called “Shared Solutions,” which focuses on preventing and resolving conflicts within programs and services that are catered towards children with special needs. The […]
Aside from a few medical calls, the Fort Frances Fire Department had a relatively quiet Victoria Day weekend, responding to just one fire. At 1:10 a.m. yesterday, firefighters were called to a vehicle fire on the 100 block of Fourth Street West, Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong reported this morning. When […]
Dr. Monika Dutt has withdrawn her application for the position of Medical Officer of Health/CEO for the Northwestern Health Unit, the board of health announced today. No reason was given for her decision. “On behalf of the board of health for the Northwestern Health Unit, I regret to announce that […]
Due to the water tower rehabilitation project, the water tower will be taken out of service for roughly 10 weeks from May 28-July 30. “In May, 2007, we cleaned and did an inspection of the water tower. It was determined that the exterior and interior coating systems must be replaced,” […]
Weechi-it-te-win Family Services is proud to host a launch party to unveil its new website The “come and go” launch party will take place this Tuesday (May 20) from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. The launch party will include many door prizes, interactive viewings of all links to […]
Rainy River First Nations will be completing its final phase of a veterans memorial there tomorrow with a ceremony at 2 p.m., followed by the annual fish fry at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre near Stratton. “We’re paying tribute to our veterans who belong to the Rainy River First Nations,” explained […]
The Education Centre for the Rainy River District School Board is not expected to be rebuilt as planning for a new Robert Moore School here gets underway. Although attached to the school, the Education Centre was not deemed as “prohibitive to repair” like Robert Moore. This means the cost of […]
Paramedics turned out in large numbers Monday night to ask town council to give them the same rights to retire at 60 as police and firefighters. “Paramedics provide a public service often under hazardous, high-stress conditions,” paramedic John Beaton told council. “They respond to emergencies, providing medical services and transporting […]
The founder of “Stand Up for Mental Health” was in Fort Frances over the weekend for the second-annual comedy night staged by the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. David Granirer developed the company in order to use comedy as a means of empowering people with mental illness. […]
The third-annual Women’s Health Symposium went off without a hitch Saturday at Fort Frances High School and organizers said they couldn’t be more pleased with the results. “I thought the 2008 Women’s Health Symposium was phenomenal,” enthused committee member Dianne Faragher, noting the event drew more than 450 people. “It […]
Next month, he will don his purple cap and gown and, like his peers, proudly walk across the stage to receive his high school diploma. While this might not seem like a difficult feat for most students, for 19-year-old Veryan Erwin, who struggles with autism, finishing his high school education […]
