The Northwest Catholic District School Board has added a portable classroom to St. Francis here in preparation for the new year school—and is now waiting one for St. Michael’s. “The one for St. Francis is a used one, and we’re working on it now to make some enhancements,” Education Director […]
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At least 50 youth, with more still to register, will be coming here for four days of education, recreation, and culture Aug. 29-Sept. 1. when the third-annual United Native Friendship Centre youth summit is held. “We have people coming from Toronto, Kapuskasing, Thunder Bay,” said youth worker Raylene Johnson. “But […]
Following an initial meeting earlier this month, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is on the right track organizing the annual Terry Fox Run here next month with an ample supply of volunteers in place. “Things are progressing quite nicely,” said bureau co-ordinator Vanessa Hebert, adding volunteers under former co-ordinator Joan […]
More than 2,000 protesters marched through downtown Kenora on Monday in what organizers said should serve as a wake-up call to Indian Affairs minister and local MP Robert Nault. “It was better than we expected,” said Grand Council Treaty #3 executive director Reid Thompson. “It was a huge success in […]
Former Fort Frances resident Kathleen McFayden’s participation in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s “Paddle to a Cure” fundraiser earlier this month was a success on many levels. “It was truly a wonderful experience” said McFayden, who was a little sunburned from her many hours on the water. “We were focused […]
Local MP Robert Nault was in Fort Frances last Wednesday to announce a FedNor investment of $300,000 to the Rainy Lake Future Development Corp. and a continued funding commitment to the organization for three years. “Rainy River Future Development Corp. makes a very positive impact on business in the Rainy […]
The Rainy River District School Board voted in favour of increasing secondary school class sizes from a 21:1 student-to-teacher ratio to 21.09:1 at a special meeting here last night. While Ministry of Education class size policy states boards should stick to a 21:1 ration, there is an exception in which […]
Eleven local youth—as well as some other participants—are scheduled to arrive in Rainy River by canoe tomorrow afternoon, completing the second-annual fundraiser for the local United Native Friendship Centre’s youth centre. The group includes youth workers Steve Parks, Len Bird, and R.J. Comeau, Stanjikoming Chief Edward Morrison, Bill Morrison, and […]
Local MPP Howard Hampton said proposals from the federal Electoral Boundaries Commission suggesting electoral boundaries throughout Canada change by 2004 may help the Kenora-Rainy River riding but ultimately would hurt Northern Ontario. The proposed boundary change for Kenora-Rainy River would see Atikokan and Ignace, which currently are included in the […]
With an increasing number of bears being sighted in town over the past couple of weeks, town bylaw officers and the OPP have had their hands full dealing with numerous calls about the nuisances. “As of [Monday], we’ve had sightings pretty much in every part of town,” bylaw/animal control officer […]
With a horse in Littlefork, Mn. and a crow in Thunder Bay confirmed this week to have had the West Nile virus, concern about the disease seems to be on some people’s lips. But the Northwestern Health Unit here stressed it’s been doing its part to respond to any signs […]
Following an initial meeting between the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee and consultants Hilderman, Thomas, Frank and Cram last week, the roughly $110,000 study is underway to see how the town can be improved in terms of tourism and commerce. Engineers—operating under HTFC project manager Jeff Frank—arrived here over the weekend […]
