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 […]
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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 […]
The closure of the Fort Frances Jail, area services boards, and uncontrollable levies will be just a few of the items sure to be discussed during the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s 10th-annual general meeting in Atikokan this Saturday. With president Emily Watson having been defeated in La Vallee in […]
The key to success in Northwestern Ontario, according to Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault, is a stronger partnership between First Nations and municipal councils. “It doesn’t take a lot to see where the numbers are in this riding, it’s with the First Nations,” Nault, the local MP […]
By Jack Tynan
Staff writer
Staff writer
One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is to quit smoking but it’s also one of the most difficult to keep. “Most people will try to quit smoking and fail,” admitted Ken Ranta, regional director for the Canadian Cancer Society. “For those who have already fallen off the wagon, […]
The United Native Friendship Centre here has started the year off with a bang, moving some established programs–and new ones–to a second building. Services such as the Aboriginal Family Support Program, formerly located beside St. John’s Anglican Church on Church Street, now can be found at the corner of Mowat […]
