The Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association board will meet in Kenora next Wednesday to discuss what impact the Harris government’s decision to break a commitment to fund half the program this year may have on its future. “We had hoped the government would handle half the operating cost this year but […]
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When Darrel Scott decided to quit smoking last September, he knew motivation was the key to his success. So the 26-year-old Fort Frances resident took up power lifting–and he hasn’t looked back since. In fact, his new-found passion for the intense fitness routine, which he’s learning from local weightlifter Rev. […]
Despite rumours swirling around town, Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan is assuring the town’s computer system has not crashed entirely. Allan, who also was the local “Y2K” co-ordinator, admitted yesterday the town has been running into problems with program conversions due to the so-called millennium bug, which has delayed […]
All eight people attending the first “Boat Safe” course offered here received a passing mark of 75 percent or better last week. The eight-hour course, held over two nights at Confederation College, lectured–and later tested–the participants on how to become safer boaters. The cost for the course was $79.95. The […]
Solar power. Wind power. Bio-mass. These are a few of the renewable energy sources Bill Perreault is hoping people will be interested in when the Seven Generation Education Institute hosts an conference on the subject Feb. 6 at the Couchiching Bingo Palace. “We want to make people more informed on […]
The first rehearsal of “Cinderella” became a magical reality last Tuesday night, with more than 20 performers learning their lines and becoming acquainted with their characters. Some are totally new to the acting world while others bring their experience and knowledge. Wendy Judson, the director and writer of the play, […]
Those who may have noticed more deer roaming around the west end of Fort Frances, and the west end of the district in general, may be wondering if the animals are moving in closer because they’re hungry or thirsty this winter. But Darryl McLeod, a biologist with the Ministry of […]
Arin Bowes may be another step closer to becoming a forensic psychologist after joining 75,000 other Canadians as a recipient of a Canada Millennium Scholarship. “It was surprising. I thought it was a joke at first,” she remarked via long distance earlier this week. The Bear’s Pass resident, in her […]
With a preliminary budget of $225,000 to host the World Health Organization conference here in 2002, the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is hoping to get some help from the town to get ready. Doug Langtry, former vice-chair of the RRVSC, came with “hat in hand” to Monday night’s council […]
The chairman of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. made it clear to councillors he wants to see Fort Frances back on board for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts next month. “We need your support, as well as all the communities in the district, if we’re going to do […]
On Jan. 11, the Fort Frances High school Millennium Reunion organizing committee will officially begin the six-month countdown to its July reunion. The countdown will take place at the committee’s first meeting of the millennium at 7 p.m. in the Fort Frances High School cafeteria. This open meeting is an […]
Despite being active only since Nov. 30, and members are new to this type of enforcement, the Kenora Joint Forces Drug Unit has been successful to date. Composed of the OPP and Kenora Police Service, the drug unit conducted 13 investigations that resulted in 21 charges against 15 people. Of […]
