With the deadline coming up this Friday (Oct. 31), only a handful of nominations for “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 have come in so far. “I have some so far, maybe a half-dozen or so,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt said yesterday. “But in the next couple days, they’ll […]
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More than 400 educators from across the district participated in a professional development day Monday aimed at addressing the needs of aboriginal students. “This is the biggest workshop we’ve ever had in this district,” said Walter Rogoza, the native studies co-ordinator for the Rainy River District School Board. Teachers and […]
“A Cup of Tea, Mrs. Jones”—a locally-written play that deals with dementia and how it affects families—had its second showing in seven months here last Wednesday to another sold-out crowd at the Townshend Theatre. “The response has been so tremendous, it’s just overwhelming,” said Sandy Skirten, district co-ordinator for District […]
In contemplating a move from any location over the past several years, one of the most important—though usually last-minute—decisions I always must make is what to do with my pet fish. When I moved to Fort Frances from Regina late last fall, I had to convince my best friend and […]
With the deadline coming up this Friday (Oct. 31), only a handful of nominations for “Citizen of the Year” for 2003 have come in so far. “I have some so far, maybe a half-dozen or so,” town administrative assistant Loreen Holt said yesterday. “But in the next couple days, they’ll […]
The “Books for Breakfast” pilot project moved into its second year at F.H. Huffman School here this fall—and the benefits of the program already are evident. “It helps her. It really encourages her to read,” said Josephine Potson, who came to “Books for Breakfast” last Friday with her two foster […]
With fright night, a.k.a. Hallowe’en, only five days away, the local Leo Club has cooked up its own way of collecting treats for the spooky holiday. “Sight Night” is a program, sponsored by Lions Club International and Lenscrafters, that will see the collection of prescription and nonprescription glasses for distribution […]
Some 1,800 mail-in votes for next month’s municipal election already have been received at the Civic Centre, town clerk Glenn Treftlin reported this morning. “As of yesterday, we’ve received 1,462. But this morning’s mail just came in and it looks like there’s between 300-400,” he noted. “Today is the largest […]
A request from the Northern Action Group (NAG) to tighten security around the mail-in ballots that have come in for the Nov. 10 municipal election was shot down last night. Clerk Glenn Treftlin said he’s been doing everything by the book. “I would like to set the issue straight as […]
A potentially-disastrous situation at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here Saturday afternoon was kept in check by some quick-thinking employees who teamed up to contain a fire that had broken out in the basement under the No. 7 paper machine. Acting Fire Chief Hugh McKinnon said the call came into the Fort […]
With the municipal election coming up Nov. 10, the Northern Action Group (NAG) is asking town council to take security measures for the mail-in ballots. In a letter to council, the local group has requested that all mailed-in ballots be held for security purposes either at the post office, the […]
Though the process has been less than speedy, high-speed Internet finally is coming to this area. The federal government announced Friday that Pwi-di-goozing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory Services’ application for broadband infrastructure funding has been approved, along with 32 other projects across the country, including another three in Ontario. The local group […]
