With passports selling out much quicker than organizers of next season’s tour de Fort had anticipated, president Wendy Brunetta is hoping people who were unable to buy one instead will purchase tickets to attend extra shows that will be incorporated into the concert series. “We will have some extra shows […]
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“Family history at your fingertips” will wrap up this Saturday from 11 to 4 p.m. when the Fort Frances Museum holds the last of its three genealogical open houses. “We have called this [final] workshop ‘Hatched, Matched and Dispatched in the Fort Frances Times,’” said curator Pam Hawley. “We have […]
It’s not very often that a person gets the chance to see how their generosity has changed the lives of people less fortunate but that is exactly what happened for the students at St. Francis School here earlier this month. As one of the district schools that participated in Operation […]
After losing her sight nine years ago, Colleen Cote has had to make many adjustments in her life. But there is one constant she’s grateful has never changed. A librarian at St. Francis School here for the past 13 years, Cote admits she initially was worried that she would lose […]
Whether it’s in the home or on the playground, child safety is preventable. But the key to prevention is education–and that’s the approach the local Northwestern Health Unit will be taking next week as “Safe Kids Week” is staged across Canada. “The emphasis this year is scalds and burns. [Safe […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board is expecting more flexibility in its budget in 2001-02 as its total student focused funding allocation is projected to increase by $715,608. This information was included in a report to trustees during the board’s regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night. But since the board […]
Keep French as a second language education alive in our schools. It was what the Northwest Catholic District School Board heard from Pierre Ouellette, executive director of Canadian Parents for French–Ontario at its regular meeting here last night. But while French Immersion programs have faced funding cuts across the province, […]
Striking Association of Community Living workers have now been picketing for 12 days here with no talks underway–and none scheduled. “No, there’s nothing at all. It’s pretty much status quo with last week,” noted Alanna Barr, executive director of the Fort Frances and District Association of Community Living. The 62 […]
With enrolment dwindling in French Immersion programs at some district schools, the local Canadian Parents for French will stress the importance of the program at tonight’s regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board. “We wish to commend the board for continuing to support the Core French and […]
After the area received almost 2.5 cm (one inch) of rain over the weekend and another 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) yesterday, Abitibi-Consolidated and Boise Cascade issued a press release noting Namakan and Kabetogama are expected to reach flood stages tomorrow. “Weekend precipitation in the watershed has pushed the probability that […]
Brent Tookenay was named the first general manager of the new Borderland Thunder on Friday. Tookenay, 35, has been an instrumental part in the organizing committee and player scouting for the team since the Superior International Junior Hockey League was formed in February. “I wanted to be involved in some […]
It’s inevitable–residential taxes will be going up because of Bill 140. During a taxation information session for Fort Frances council and administration Thursday, it was evident the town has no option but to make residents pay for the province’s decision to limit taxes on industrial, commercial, and multi-residential buildings beginning […]
