Over the years, youth out-migration has contributed to the decline in population from Northern Ontario which, according to the Northwest Training & Adjustment Board’s 2008 TOP Report, was roughly 10 percent within the years 2001-05. This factor has a significant impact on a community’s ability to respond to existing workforce […]
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The students and staff of the Northwest Catholic District School Board are pleased to support an initiative of our First Nations’ communities. At a time when there have been some tensions in the community around understanding aboriginal culture, Education Director Mary-Catherine Kelly encouraged teachers and students to participate in the […]
To a world ravaged by death and deceit, a common man came with an uncommon message and uncommon power! The religious people despised him and the common people adored him. His message was pure, but rejected by many. During the closing hours of His human life, we find Jesus in […]
Prompted by concerns over the orderly flow of traffic back to the U.S. during tourist season, combined with problems during the reconstruction of Central Avenue last summer, town council formed a border traffic committee last fall to help improve flow of both local and visitor traffic in the year ahead. […]
In March, 1981, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. established a Quarter-Century Club to honour employees of the corporation and auxiliary members with 25 years or more of service. In 2001, physicians who have had 25 or more years with hospital privileges at Riverside were included in the Quarter-Century Club. This […]
Complete with the awesome lighting rig, deafening music, and famed songs, “Faber Drive” took to the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Monday night, entertaining both young and old alike during an astounding concert. Lead singer Dave Faber, guitarist David Hinsley, bassist Jeremy Liddle (“Krikit”), and drummer Ray Bull (“Red […]
Janice Beazley of Fort Frances, vice-chair of the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), will be the acting chair until a new chairman is appointed. Dr. John Whitfield, founding chair of the North West LHIN, has announced he is not seeking re-appointment to the board of directors to make […]
FORT FRANCES—Organizers of last week’s Youth Health and Wellness Conference, held at La Place Rendez-Vous here, are pleased with the response they received from the participants and presenters involved. “I’m really glad we had the opportunity to offer a conference like this,” said organizer Shauna-Leigh Carlson, a health educator with […]
The process to re-zone and sell off property at the northwest corner of Nelson Street and Williams Avenue, to be developed into housing lots, will take another step forward at a public meeting scheduled for April 28. The subject of the meeting will be a zoning amendment to change the […]
Under Bill 130, which came into effect at the beginning of the year, Ontario municipalities are required to appoint a meeting investigator to look into closed-door meetings, or go with the services of the Ontario ombudsman Andre Marin, by Dec. 1, 2008. In co-operation with other regional municipalities, Fort Frances […]
FORT FRANCES—After a weekend of nomination meetings to choose the NDP candidate for the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding in the next federal election, it was two-time nominee John Rafferty who came out on top. Rafferty, who lives in Fort Frances, was challenged this time around by former Thunder Bay councillor […]
The provincial budget unveiled last week by Finance minister Dwight Duncan is drawing mixed reaction from provincial leaders and local sectors concerning the budget’s benefit to Rainy River District. The McGuinty government touted the budget as one that makes major new investments in skills, infrastructure, and innovation to encourage economic […]
