The president of the Emo Chamber of Commerce for 2001 said she will continue to build on promoting the town to the rest of Northwestern Ontario. “What I’d like to see is the Chamber of Commerce become more active in the community as a group, and promote Emo and the […]
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“Creative Memories” consultant Joy Lockman is looking forward to the upcoming class she’ll be holding for scrapbook lovers this Saturday (Feb. 3) at the old CN station here. As a consultant for the international organization, Lockman has been busy honing her skills over the past four years. And she’s hoping […]
An audit the Rainy River District School Board’s finance committee submitted to the Ministry of Education last month shows the board is meeting regulations for average class size and teaching assignment. Local elementary schools housing JK-grade three average 20.92 students per class, well under the required standard of 24, while […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s beautification project committee is looking for the public to give input on which ideas to pursue during an open meeting Tuesday night at the Red Dog Inn. Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Tuesday morning that “quite a few” ideas have been faxed in by […]
With 2001 being the International Year of Volunteers, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is hoping to see more people from the community giving a little of their time to a good cause this year. “This is about the ninth or 10th year I have been doing […]
Cathy Kowal is happy to be home after having completed a 42-km run at Walt Disney World in Florida some 10 days ago to raise money and awareness for arthritis research. The First Nations police officer had been training for the marathon for the past eight months with the help […]
ort High students Brandon Morrison and Branda Avis will be joining two others in a cross-Canada walk to raise organ donor awareness. “I think it’s an amazing opportunity because you get to meet so many people,” said Avis. “It’s going to be the experience of a lifetime,” added Morrison. Morrison […]
After having consulted with staff, students, and parents since September, and facing one potential “crisis” in November, principal Ian Simpson revealed a plan for making Fort High safe to the public school board at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. “Fort Frances High School has taken a pro-active stance towards creating a […]
A cross-Canada trek to promote organ donor awareness has been rejuvenated after a five-day break in Fort Frances. “We are addressing a very important problem in this country–we are addressing a shortage of tissue and organ donations,” said George Marcello, who left Tuesday for Dryden after arriving in town on […]
The Rainy River District School Board has taken one step closer to consulting the public on an expanded J.W. Walker School here, sending out requests to architectural firms for quotes on drawings. The decision to send out the letters to 10 firms was made at a meeting of the architectural […]
The co-chair of the Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Coalition is expecting to receive word this week on which drivers will be allowed to make the trip to Elk Island National Park in Alberta to pick up the new herd. “I am hoping that I will get the call someday this […]
Residents in Fort Frances have been leading the way when it comes to recycling. “Fort Frances really participates the best of all the municipalities. We have over 80 percent participation and that’s excellent,” said Cindy Buttner of Buttner Enterprises Inc., which handles the Blue Box pickups here. Buttner noted the […]
