Most people remember leaving home for the first time–searching for education or experience, or just a change of pace. And it’s something now facing those Fort High graduates who are heading off to pursue their post-secondary studies this fall. “It’s the first time we’re going to split,” said Ian Martin, […]
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Safety will continue to be a message ringing loud and clear in district schools this fall as more and more students in grades K-8 once again will learn from the “Risk Watch” program. “It’s coming along quite well. The pilot program was a success and we hope to continue that […]
Those waiting to find out whether La Verendrye hospital here will be getting a hemo-dialysis unit anytime soon will have to hold on at least a month, the CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities said Tuesday. “I’ve heard nothing at this time,” noted Wayne Woods. “But it will be a […]
These days, a dance recital won’t just feature happy little kids on their toes. Chances are, you’ll see some of their mothers on stage, too. More and more grown women are taking introductory dance classes and even are proud to strut their stuff on stage, noted Borka Gauthier, instructor of […]
After being denied a request for beds for a unit for the cognitively-impaired by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care back in May, Rainycrest administrator Kevin Queen said the home for the aged here now will be looking seriously into developing the new unit itself. “We are proceeding on […]
The Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board will be in charge of social housing here as of Jan. 1, Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Tony Clement announced Tuesday at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa. “The province is determined to transfer an improved and more cost-effective […]
Almost 70 district students will be spending a little more time under police supervision than they’re used to when the Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education (DARE) camp gets underway Monday at Sunny Cove. “We’ve got a few things to iron out but, for the most part, we’re ready,” said Fort […]
Although they’ve received only a dozen or so surveys back from anglers after last month’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, the director of angler services is liking what she’s seeing on the forms. “This provides a good source of information for next year–and there’s been lots of positive feedback so […]
“Safeway.” Not many 11-year-olds would say that when asked what their favourite part of Fort Frances is. But that’s exactly how Dmitry (Dima) Fedoruk, a native of Belarus, answered. “In his country, they don’t have such a place where everything is there,” said Fedoruk’s host mother, Cathy Zin, explaining his […]
Construction of a new Canada Customs and Immigration facility on Church Street here could begin in a matter of weeks after Fort Frances council gave the go-ahead at a special meeting yesterday afternoon. “I’m not happy with the customs facility but it’s the best we can have with this location,” […]
Just days before the Human Resources Centre of Canada for Students (HRCC-S) closes its doors for the season, its placement officers are proud to announce a successful summer. The centre, a division of the federal government which works to match up students and employers for the summer, said they placed […]
The Terry Fox Run–which almost didn’t happen here in Fort Frances–now has a seven-person committee to head it after a meeting Tuesday afternoon. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau stepped in last Friday and has now organized a group to manage the annual run next month. “[The meeting] went very well,” […]
