Emo council threw its support behind the first-annual Emo Walleye Classic tournament coming up May 30-June 1. The organizing committee had asked that the tournament be considered a community event, and Emo council happily agreed. “I think it’s going to be a great event for our community,” Reeve Russ Fortier […]
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“We need lots more.” That’s what Diane Maxey, volunteer co-ordinator for the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities here in May, said in her search for volunteers to help out with the district-wide event. “We have many confirmed, but any additional people should contact me and get their […]
A $1 million budget surplus is expected to lead discussion at the regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board here Tuesday night. Superintendent of Business Chris Howarth will present the board with the 2000-01 audited financial statements. In his report, he will outline a $1,133,748 surplus from […]
Armed with a violin, guitar, banjo, and mandolin, folk artist J.P. Cormier will take to the stage at the Townshend Theatre tonight as part of the “tour de Fort” concert series. A reminder the 7:30 p.m. show is sold out to passport holders. “J.P. Cormier is a master of all […]
After years of forming committees to handle initiatives on an event-by-event basis, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has struck a new events committee, which will meet for the first time Monday night. “We decided one committee would plan the whole year out,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Monday morning. […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon has been appointed chair of the Northwestern zone “Smart Growth” panel, Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson announced today. “I welcome this government’s leadership and effort to work collaboratively on issues unique to the north,” said Mayor Witherspoon. “I’m also looking forward to working with this […]
The Muskie cheerleaders finished sixth overall out of nine schools at the Ontario Cheer-leading Federation “North” regional showdown Sunday afternoon in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold earned 262.5 points for their presentation—80 points behind Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (Thunder Bay), which won the competition with 328.8 points. But every squad will […]
Safety issues and where their children would attend school during a transition year topped parent concerns at the school closure meeting at Alexander MacKenzie on Thursday night. About 20 people showed up for the Valentine’s night meeting with Rainy River District School Board trustees and administration to discuss what would […]
Whether they’re from Fort Frances, International Falls, or anywhere else in the area, young singers are wanted for a children’s community choir that will perform at the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities here in May. Those interested are urged to attend a meeting next Tuesday (Feb. 19) […]
A combined effort by Delbert Horton, director of the Seven Generations Education Institute, and Warren Hoshizaki, director of the Rainy River District School Board, is going to pay big dividends for First Nations students in Northwestern Ontario. A proposal hatched by Horton and Hoshizaki last month earned approval recently from […]
Tourism, Culture and Recreation minister Tim Hudak will be in town Friday at 1:30 p.m. to present a provincial grant towards renovations at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The town will receive $216,511 after applying through the “SuperBuild” Sports, Culture and Tourism Partnership (SCTP) last year. “The criteria is to do […]
Only four parents showed up for the school closure meeting at Sixth Street School on Wednesday night, but they came armed with questions about why their school is on the chopping block. “All three of the schools that have been identified for closure . . . needed a lot of […]
