Voters will get a chance to hear what the candidates vying for the Kenora-Rainy River riding have to say when the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and district teachers’ groups host an all-candidates’ forum here Oct. 2. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said yesterday that all four candidates—incumbent NDP MPP Howard […]
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Northwestern Ontario has one of the highest rates of heart disease of any region in Canada. As such, “Northern Hearts” is working to decrease the incidence of heart disease by helping people be pro-active about their health. This is the 11th year its successful Northern Hearts Weekend Retreat will be […]
“Early to Breast, Early to Thrive” is the theme for World Breastfeeding Week, which runs Oct. 1-7. This year focuses on initiating breastfeeding in the remarkable first hour of life. All babies should have skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth and the opportunity to breastfeed. This is when baby’s sucking reflex […]
On Aug. 2, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, Gardasil, will be offered to about 84,000 girls in Grade 8 in Ontario schools this fall. The school-based vaccination program is aimed at protecting young women against pre-cancerous cervical lesions and cervical cancer. “Vaccination was designated in […]
The Rainy River District School Board has received a grant of more than $80,000, through the School College Work Initiative, to support the creation and continuation of dual credit programs for 2007-08 school year. Dual credit programs, which allow high school students to study courses that count toward both their […]
In recent years, Fort Frances has faced the same challenges as other communities when trying to recruit and retain physicians. The local Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee, in consultation with the physicians, identified the need to affect a change to the model at the Fort Frances Clinic. It was determined […]
The Town of Fort Frances once again is asking motorists who have to wait more than five minutes for a stopped train at the McIrvine Road crossing to speak up so the town can report the incidents to the Canadian National Railway. Mayor Roy Avis said he has been receiving […]
Fort Frances OPP, assisted by members of the Northwest Region Criminal Investigation Unit, is continuing to investigate an assault that left a 23-year-old Fort Frances man with a broken arm. The victim reported being assaulted Sunday at 11 p.m. while at a residence on First Street here. In other news, […]
“We were made to walk and for 99 percent of human existence, that’s how we moved, by walking. Walking is healthy for the heart, the mind, and the soul.” —David Suzuki On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Ontario will be trying to set a new Guinness World Record for the most walkers […]
While biking may not be on the list of activities you’d think it would be safe for a blind child to do, one Grade 3 student at Robert Moore School here can ride like the wind thanks to a donation from the local Voyageur Lions Club. This fall, eight-year-old Jade […]
Duane Hicks Local residents still strongly believe in Terry Fox’s dream, and proved it Sunday afternoon as 81 participants came out to raise $6,500 for cancer research, with more money still coming in. While numbers were down from last year, individuals young and old, co-workers, friends, and families came out […]
An ongoing project for museum interpretive exhibit intern Emily Carr for more a year now, the exhibit on the history of Fort Frances is nearly complete and open for public viewing. And now Carr, who started the job in late June, 2006 after coming here from Whitby, Ont., is encouraging […]
