A number of questions remain following Friday’s announcement that the Fort Frances jail will be closed in the spring of 2004 in the wake of a “super jail” earmarked for Thunder Bay. “The details haven’t been worked out yet,” Ministry of Correctional Services spokesman Ross Virgo admitted. The Fort Frances […]
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Those waiting to put that old couch out on the curb after spring cleaning may have to take it to the dump themselves as Fort Frances High School students won’t be doing their annual town clean-up this year. “It’s a big disappointment for a lot of people,” said retired teacher […]
With just 77 days to go until the parade of boats, the countdown for the sixth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is well underway. FFCBC board member Doug Cain gave an update to council at Monday night’s meeting, and stressed many changes have taken place since the first three-day tournament […]
After receiving provincial construction grants totalling $818,000, Fort Frances will begin a project to widen King’s Highway between York Avenue and Wright Avenue. The money has been handed over to cover a number of construction costs, some of which already have been completed by the town. “There’s two seasons in […]
“They’re like bricks in the foundation–they really are.” That’s what a former patient of La Verendrye, who wished to remain anonymous, had to say about the impact of the local hospital auxiliary on health services there. “The members of that organization have grounded in this hospital so many more accomplishments […]
Mathematics education has changed greatly since the Conservative government instituted the new mathematics curriculum in 1997, bringing it more in line with standards across North America. Instead of learning rote arithmetic, students even in the primary grades are acquiring beginning concepts from the strands of algebra, geometry, measurement, and data […]
When Geraldine Spence raised her hand to bid on the “Trail of Gold” print by Jake Vandenbrink at the annual Ducks Unlimited banquet here Friday night, she got caught up in the moment as auctioneer Telford Advent spurred on the offers. After a couple of minutes of lively and jovial […]
“It was quite a trip!” That’s about all Ryan McInerney could say after returning home Sunday from “Le concours/festival d’art oratoire” at Glendon College of York University in Toronto. McInerney, a student in the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program, and Katie-Lynn Bondett, a St. Francis student, went to the annual event […]
Although small and fuzzy, the forest tent caterpillar can become a real big problem–and the local Ministry of Natural Resources is expecting to see the insect menace rear its ugly head here very soon. Back in October, the MNR conducted egg-band counts in 72 areas across Northwestern Ontario, with results […]
After a presentation by the Northwestern Health Unit at Monday night’s regular meeting, town council agreed concerns over lack of funding for health programs must be brought to the province. Dr. Pete Sarsfield, CEO and medical officer of health for the health unit, was here to address council’s qualms about […]
The Northwest Tae Kwon Do club attended Master Kang’s Can-Am Games at the University of Manitoba last saturday, bringing home several medals. Teams were competing from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota. Instructor ken Anderson said he hopes to have more students competing next year. The club attends two tournaments […]
The International Bridge and Terminal Company confirmed yesterday a toll booth on the U.S. side of the international bridge here will start collecting tolls for northbound traffic by the end of the month. The booth on the Canadian side will collect tolls from southbound vehicles but it is expected to […]
