A little over a week after its initial launch, the Fort Area Exchange has seen no intravenous drug users turn in their used needles for sterile new ones. “There’s been no use on our end of things,” said David Schwartz of Gagne Pharmacy here, one of the program’s four local […]
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Organizers have been meeting here monthly to continue planning for the 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities, an initiative of the World Health Organization, which is being hosted by Rainy River District in May, 2002. The conference is expected to attract hundreds of delegates from around the world. “We’ve got […]
After looking over the grade three and six testing results at its meeting here Tuesday night, the Northwest Catholic District School Board is aiming to improve scores in the areas of reading, writing, and math.
Dr. Pete Sarsfield put aside his hat as the CEO and chief medical officer of the Northwestern Health Unit’s here last Friday evening and put on his one as author. About 15 people crowded into St. Jude’s Gourmet Coffee Shop on Nelson Street, where Dr. Sarsfield explained the why, what, […]
Dancers from Dancemakers Studio here had the chance to hone their skills last weekend at a workshop in Thunder Bay under the tutelage of Corrina (Corrie) Mae Rolf of Brooklyn Center, Mn. Rolf, who comes with an extensive dance repertoire, directed the group in four different styles of dance: jazz, […]
Hours of volunteering has paid off for Bill Gushulak, who last week was selected as the Citizen of the Year for 2000 in Fort Frances. The Citizen of the Year committee chose Gushulak for his community involvement over the years–culminating this past July with the Fort Frances High School “Millennium” […]
Details of the $700,000 pilot project at Walker/MacKenzie schools here are expected to fall into place next week as a request for proposals is due back Monday. “The request for proposals is out right now. We want to see what vendors come back with what,” said Stephen Danielson, computer systems […]
Dr. Gerald A. Niznick is a former Fort Frances resident who has made it big in the world of dentistry, or prosthodontics to be precise. Dr. Niznick’s company, Paragon Implant Co., which specializes in selling dental implant inventions, recently was purchased by a Swiss orthopedic company, Sulzer Medica, for $100 […]
A pigeon control program conducted at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here over the past three months has not caused any ill effects on the overall bird population, several sources told the Times. Linda Wall, a supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources here, said she was unaware of any recent trend […]
In an effort to curb the spread of blood-borne diseases like hepatitis and HIV/AIDS, the Fort Area Exchange is now offering a needle exchange for local intravenous drug users. A partnership between the Northwestern Health Unit, Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, Riverside Community Counselling, and Gagne Pharmacy, used needles can be […]
After an evening of German food and traditional music last Friday at the Ukrainian Hall, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association already is planning to stage Oktoberfest again next fall. “Oh, we’re definitely going to have it again,” said Bev Kotnik, who organized the event along with RLMA members Linda Rajala […]
The seventh-annual Conservation Dinner, co-hosted by the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club, was held Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Although the crowd on hand wasn’t as big as in past years, those who did turn out had a good time–all while lending […]
