FORT FRANCESE—Trustees were to hear a report on the success of the credit accumulation program aimed at high school students during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular meeting Tuesday night. The goal of the program is to increase credit accumulation in Grade 9 and 10 students. Since the inception […]
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The following information was obtained from the National Alliance on Mental Illness: •What is bulimia nervosa? Bulimia is a serious eating disorder marked by a destructive pattern of binge-eating and recurrent inappropriate behaviour to control one’s weight. It can occur together with other psychiatric disorders, such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, […]
FORT FRANCES—Local property owners who have had problems with their water lines freezing in the past are encouraged to start running a constant flow through their pipes to save themselves—and the town—a lot of trouble. The town recently received four reports of frozen service lines, including three over the weekend […]
Feb. 4-10 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The following information was obtained from the National Alliance on Mental Illness: Anorexia and bulimia can have serious medical and psychological complications, including noticeable weight loss (with distorted body image), hyperactivity, loss of hair on head and/or growth of fine body hair, excessive […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ontario government announced Friday it will contribute $1.6 million toward the construction of a new Fort Frances Public Library. “We’re so proud and so thrilled,” head librarian Margaret Sedgwick said Monday morning. The Ministry of Culture announced a total of $2.3 million in funding for five libraries across […]
With the second semester now well underway at Fort Frances High School, the 2007 “chem-free” grad committee is inviting parents to its first meeting tomorrow (Feb. 6) to begin planning the annual event. The “chem-free” grad party gives graduating students a safe and sober environment where they can celebrate their […]
FORT FRANCES—Local NDP members acclaimed John Rafferty on Thursday night as their candidate in the next federal election. Two more nomination meetings will be held—one in Atikokan on Friday night and another in Thunder Bay on Sunday—to complete the process and declare Rafferty the official candidate for the party in […]
Book donations are coming in for the Kenora-Rainy River branch of the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s third-annual book sale here Feb. 8-10. But more are always welcome for the fundraiser, which will take place at Revco Carpet (950 Fifth St. W.) Anyone looking to donate books for the sale can […]
Ontarians will be paying a deposit on wine and liquor containers starting Monday as the province brings into effect a new fee to promote recycling with its “Bag It Back” initiative. A 20-cent deposit will be paid on liquor in glass bottles, Tetra Paks, and other containers greater than 630 […]
FORT FRANCES—The Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP will hold the first of three nomination meetings Thursday night in Fort Frances but with only one candidate running, John Rafferty will be acclaimed. Rafferty has run under the NDP banner in the last two federal elections, coming second behind Liberal MP Ken Boshcoff […]
FORT FRANCES—Want to know what level of customer service your business is providing? About how and where you can make any improvements in that area? For a fourth year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge—and interested businesses can sign up now. […]
With Diane Maxey’s Easter cantata having had an initial listening session this past Monday, she now is encouraging anyone else who wants to get involved to attend the first practice on Monday, Feb. 12. It will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church at 7 p.m. Maxey said she’s already […]
