Coping with—and reducing—workplace stress is the topic of a keynote address and workshop to be held next Wednesday and Thursday at the Red Dog Inn. Geri McKeown, an advisor to the National Quality Institute, first will speak at a mix-and-mingle Wednesday at 7 p.m., which anyone still is welcome to […]
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With Easter coming up next weekend, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market is hoping to get a jump on things by opening its doors earlier than usual. “The weather was so nice, we wanted to give it a try. And with Easter coming up, we knew we had to be open […]
With the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts only three weeks away, people can get their first hint of the talent to be included in this year’s event with the release of the program. Programs, which cost $2 each, are now available at Tammi’s Flower Garden, public […]
Whether the Town of Fort Frances will find a use for old Fort High is still up in the air, but the planning committee is one step closer to finding out after receiving an early draft of an engineering report late Tuesday afternoon. “The ball is in our court as […]
The future looks bright through the custom-made PVC windows made by the Little Fork Ojibway Company now that the recently re-opened operation, owned by Rainy River First Nations, is selling its product to major hardware stores across the district. “The window factory’s sales are up,” said Rainy River Chief Gary […]
An information session, entitled “Exploring Partnerships, Business Development and Financing,” has been postponed until April 17-18 due to a death at Couchiching. The session, organized by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Couchiching First Nations Economic Development Commission, was supposed to run today and tomorrow at the Couchiching Bingo […]
When it comes to his many hockey travels, Eddie Shack can’t help but unintentionally borrow a line from Stompin’ Tom Connors. “I’ve been everywhere,” Shack said from his Toronto home last week during some rare down time. Shack will be a special referee here Friday night for the “Battle of […]
The Ministry of Education announced Friday that new measures have come into effect to allow parents and senior high school students input into their teachers’ performance appraisals. “Parents and students can provide valuable input into a teacher’s appraisal,” Education minister Janet Ecker said in a press release. “Their feedback will […]
Now that most district municipalities have given their notice to withdraw from the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association effective June 31, NORA will try to rally support at a meeting April 3 in Emo. “Hopefully, we’ll have a good turnout,” said NORA chair Dennis Brown, who also is the mayor of […]
Every so often in this column, I remind my readers and me: If we are to take charge of our future to the degree possible, we must be aware of the “change engines” and what is going on in them. Here they are once again: •Population •Information •Technology •Use of […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee is continuing to review the five tenders for consultants after its most recent meeting last Thursday. “We’re still in the search for a consultant,” committee chair Janis Lesko said. “But we’re not really on a deadline.” She noted the five tenders that came in were […]
Although the Northwestern Ontario Recycle Association used to pick up glass with its “Blue Box” program years ago, town residents now get rid of their bottles and jars at drop-off bins at the Public Works building on Fifth Street West. But what happens to them then? For the time being, […]
