Grade three and six Education Quality and Accountability Office test scores increased, in some cases dramatically, here this year as the Rainy River District School Board found out at its regular meeting last night. “These are outstanding results,” Education Director Warren Hoshizaki had said yesterday before the meeting at Rainy […]
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A second person has been charged in connection with the stabbing death of a 16-year-old male here July 31. Tara George, 20, of Thunder Bay was taken into police custody Sunday on a charge of manslaughter, Fort Frances OPP reported. She was escorted here from Thunder Bay yesterday and briefly […]
What is acceptable behavior and what is not is the basis for the provincial “Code of Conduct” introduced last year. Tonight, the Rainy River District School Board will vote to approve its mandated “code” at its regular meeting, which is being held at Rainy River High School this month. “This […]
Police charged a pair of men with drinking and driving over the weekend. A 25-year-old man was stopped on the 200 block of Scott Street on Saturday evening and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 80 mg. He is slated to appear in court […]
The manager of the Arthritis Society’s North West Region will be in Fort Frances on Wedneday to recognize the outstanding contributions of local residents. They include Sylvia Ottarson and Shirley Dolph of here, Steve Yeryk of Rainy River, and the Knights of Columbus (Rainy Lake Council #2766 here and the […]
Local singers have their chance to join in on a holiday tradition when the Choraliers hold their first rehearsal for the Christmas cantata this coming Monday at St. Mary’s Church. “We desperately need men that can sing,” organizer Diane Maxey stressed yesterday. “We do have some good men who have […]
While town streets may have been filled with pirates, ghosts, zombies, and other creatures, police reported “monsters” pretty much behaved themselves on Hallowe’en. “We had a couple incidents of bigger kids stealing candy from younger kids but other than that, it was quiet,” Fort Frances OPP Cst. Cam Howard said […]
After listening to a presentation of an operational review of the Northwestern Health Unit all day Wednesday, its CEO and medical officer said he feels humbled and will look to change. “It was a long and humbling meeting, and the consensus seems to be we are damned good but not […]
A report on the business retention and expansion survey made public at a meeting last week at the Red Dog Inn has spurred individuals and groups to take action. “It’s a wake-up call for council,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, noting taxation, bureaucracy, and “red tape” are issues mentioned in the […]
In an effort to make Nov. 24 jam-packed with Christmas cheer, the Business Improvement Area is planning its first-ever “Winter Wonderland Day.” “We want to create a nice atmosphere for families to get their Christmas shopping done,” BIA business co-ordinator Laurie Beadle said Tuesday, adding shoppers should expect to see […]
Those wanting to have a say in the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce can stand for election to its board of directors for 2002 later this month. “We have already been in contact with several interested individuals wishing to sit on the board, however, there are still a few vacancies,” […]
Two students from France may have had to leave their friends at St. Francis School behind as they left town—one on Friday and another on Sunday—but they’ll be taking some good memories along with them. Caroline Sautereau and Geraldine Gorsjean, both 14, came here as part of a student exchange […]
