The Town of Fort Frances is seeking public input on a community improvement plan which includes, among other things, ideas for economic development financial incentive programs. “We’ve made a bunch copies, and people are welcome to drop by the Civic Centre and give us their comments,” said municipal planner Faye […]
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The Rainy River District School Board went from the worst ranking in the province to above average when results from the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test were announced at Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting here. Of those students who wrote the Grade 10 literacy test at the board’s three high […]
Trustees will discuss if local students made the grade on last year’s Grade 10 literacy test at the regular monthly meeting of the Rainy River District School Board here Tuesday night. “We have had marked improvements in our results,” Education Director Warren Hoshizaki said Tuesday morning. The literacy test was […]
A benefit dinner is slated next Tuesday (Oct. 8) to help out a Couchiching First Nation family after their house burned down Friday afternoon. The event is being organized by Denise Audette to benefit Amanda and Ian Perreault and their two children. “The home’s pretty much destroyed,” said Audette, who […]
While the final numbers still were being crunched Monday, it looks like local Safeway employees managed to raise more money than ever for their chosen charity for this year. Store manager Mike Scott said it’s clear the employees have raised a total exceeding $50,000 following the final fundraising event Friday—the […]
The two-day blood donor clinic that wrapped up here Thursday fell well short of its goal yet again. “We had a total of 321 donors and that’s 115 short of our quota of 436,” said Marnee Miller of the La Verendrye hospital auxiliary, which helped organize the clinic locally. “We […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will have to fill two vacancies on its board of directors after a second member stepped down. Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Friday morning that Tammy Hayward, formerly of the Red Dog Inn, announced she was leaving the board earlier this week. Wayne Sabanski […]
Susan Bodnarchuk is the new chair of the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee following a meeting earlier this week to choose a replacement for former chair Janis Lesko. “I accepted the position,” Bodnarchuk said Thursday. “We went through the nomination process but no one else stepped up. “I’m definitely looking to […]
Borderland Thunder forward Justin Bodnarchuk believes the scheduled meeting this coming Tuesday between Superior International Junior Hockey League officials and the Feathermen Hawks to discuss his possible trade to Nipigon is a waste of time. “It doesn’t matter to me,” Bodnarchuk said Friday morning. “There’s no way I’m reporting to […]
Gardeners weary of trimming their beloved trees and shrubs, or those who aren’t sure how best to prepare flower beds for winter, are urged to attend a free seminar at the Fort Frances Public Library this Tuesday (Oct. 1). Hosted by the Fort Frances Horticultural Society, the seminar which will […]
With the cool weather making mosquitoes less and less of a threat, it looks like the Northwestern Health Unit has seen just one dead crow deemed a presumed victim of West Nile virus. “The last couple weeks have been kind of quiet,” public health officer Brian Norris said Thursday morning, […]
Students getting ready to embark on their post-secondary education next fall will have a chance to check out colleges and universities in the province starting Friday. The Ontario College Information Program will be at Fort High from 8:45 until 10:30 a.m. Nine colleges will be set up in the small […]
