The Northwest Catholic District School Board is denying any wrongdoing in the hiring of the director of education’s husband for a position with the board. “Concerns have been brought forward to the board on whether all board hiring procedures had been followed with regards to the creation and selection process […]
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The Board of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit met yesterday, to set the budget for 2005—a budget that includes an increase of 4.06 percent to the municipal levy. This is an increase from $50 per capita this past year to $52.03 in 2005. With a population of approximately 8,300, […]
A local parent and long-time volunteer with the Canadian Parents for French recently was honoured for her years of hard work by receiving the Mlacak Award. Jean Hebert received the award at the CPF Ontario annual conference in Toronto in late October. “I accepted on behalf of Fort Frances,” she […]
“Natural and Fantastic Worlds,” an exhibit by former resident Kari-Ann Anderson, is opening tomorrow (Nov. 18) at the Fort Frances Museum. And while it may be her first show consisting solely of her own work, Anderson hopes it’s just the beginning of a long and prosperous career sharing her creative […]
The Town of Fort Frances won’t have to cut sewer and water service to Couchiching First Nation after all because Indian and Northern Affairs Canada has agreed to settle the reserve’s arrears prior to tomorrow’s deadline. INAC senior information officer Susan Bertrand said in a telephone interview yesterday that INAC […]
Students across the district, particularly those in Grade 3, continue to show general improvement in their scores on provincial standardized testing which were released last week. Of the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s 150 Grade 3 students, about 95 percent participated in the testing last spring. Of those, 66 percent […]
There were seven more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Nov. 7-13 were Meagan James (Atikokan), Bill Godin (Devlin), Gordon Barrett (Greenbush, Mn.), Annie Pruys (Devlin), Thomas and Sylvia Nachuk (Nipigon), Duane Rostie (International Falls), and Lorne Jackson (Fort Frances).
Fort Frances OPP is seeking public assistance in locating a missing youth. Cheyenne Hoard, 14, was last seen around 9 p.m. yesterday (Nov. 11) at the Adventure Inn here. Hoard is described as 5’3”, weighing 120 pounds with a medium build. She has shoulder-length brown hair, brown eyes, and wears […]
Students across the district, on average, are showing improvement on EQAO scores over the last three years, and in some cases surpassing the provincial average. The Rainy River District School Board showed particularly strong results among Grade 3 students. Of the board’s 183 Grade 3 students, about 83 percent participated […]
The Safe Communities Coalition of Brockville and District, the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, and the OPP began a new initiative yesterday to kick off Crime Prevention Week in Ontario. There was a special seminar at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, conducted by local OPP Cst. Caroline […]
Rainycrest Home for the Aged will be hiring a private firm to provide interim management services there, with an eye to possibly strike a partnership with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in the long run. At a special meeting Tuesday morning, Rainycrest’s board of management voted that a proposal received […]
While Manager of Operations and Facilities Doug Brown emphatically stated last week that plastic bags would not be accepted during curbside “blue box” pickups, he noted Monday there would be one exception. “Shredded paper can be put in a clear plastic bag, and put out for pickup,” he said, adding […]
