The Ukrainian Hall will be shaking tonight as rock and roll enthusiasts pile in to witness five local bands show just what they have. Tugnut, Inabsentia, Publik Edukashun, Steve Lovisa, and Jeremy Wilson will be ready to show Fort Frances just what music is. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., […]
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Ten brightly-coloured banners—sporting the logos of local native bands—now hang proudly on the wall of the “circle room” at Fort Frances High School. About two dozen aboriginal students joined chiefs and elders from several local bands in a ceremony Monday to bless the room, which will be used to promote […]
The provincial government has given Chapple $72,250 as part of the largest single investment in groundwater protection in Ontario’s history, it was announced Friday. Chapple is one of 31 communities and conservation authorities across the province sharing in the government’s $10-million “Superbuild” investment in local groundwater studies. “Our government is […]
Everything from purchasing and equipping a special wheelchair accessible bus to offering parents mileage to transport their children was discussed at last night’s regular meeting of the Northwest District Catholic School Board. But in the end, no solutions were found to the special needs transportation issue in Dryden. “This is […]
Parents of an eight-year-old boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy will have to wait a bit longer to hear how the Northwest Catholic District School Board will provide wheelchair transportation to the outskirts of Dryden. Education Director John Madigan said a report to be presented at the board’s regular monthly meeting […]
Local business and community leaders held their breath Monday as Premier Ernie Eves announced his new cabinet. And most are taking a wait-and-see approach before declaring if this region was a winner in the latest round of ministerial musical chairs. Perhaps the biggest change in this region came with the […]
After raising $4,000 for the local Easter Seals Society last year, the local Business Women’s Network is hoping to wrangle up more money for the charity—and have a good time doing it. Their fourth-annual fundraiser is slated Saturday, April 27 at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “We’re calling it ‘Miss […]
Verna Calder may not be able to see much longer. Suffering from a rare form of glaucoma, Calder already has completely lost her vision in one eye—and is edging closer to becoming totally blind. Before that happens, she has one wish: to see her family again. A benefit dinner and […]
Since mid-September, Bethel Baptist Church here has been collecting pennies to help raise money for Nat and Thea Lehmann’s trip to Mozambique as missionaries. It was a contest between the leaders and “clubbers” in AWANA (Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed)—and races don’t come much closer than this. The kids, or […]
The chairman of the regional “Smart Growth” panel is looking forward to receiving a proposal from the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce, the Northern Ontario Development Network, and the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association at a meeting next Wednesday in Thunder Bay. “Any suggestions, regardless of who it’s from or […]
A second public meeting on a proposed bylaw banning smoking in enclosed public places here Tuesday night saw an unusual offer to give council and local businesses some direction on the contentious issue. “In order to assess the impact of smoking versus smoke-free environments, we have made a choice to […]
Parents of an eight-year-old boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy will have to wait a bit longer to hear how the Northwest Catholic District School Board will provide wheelchair transportation to the outskirts of Dryden. Education Director John Madigan said a report to be presented at the board’s regular monthly meeting […]
