There isn’t a Christmas I can remember, as a child, when my family and I didn’t make the annual trek out into the bush for a real Christmas tree. Most times my dad had gone out earlier in the year and tagged the perfect tree with ribbon so we could […]
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While students at two Thunder Bay high schools may be turning in jeans and T-shirts in favour of school uniforms next September, both the Northwest Catholic District School Board and the Rainy River District School Board have no such plans for now. “It came up at one school council meeting […]
The Rainy River District School Board has hired a Toronto man for a four-month term to design a website to increase the public’s access to information. “The Ontario government has a centralized data base, linked to many of the school boards across Ontario,” Nelson Chan noted last week. “But so […]
It was a matter of principle for Coun. Struchan Gilson and Coun. Dave Bourgeault, who voted against the bylaw to amend council’s previous decision on the names of the rinks at the new Memorial Sports Centre. Council changed its mind at a special meeting Dec. 2, going with “Ice for […]
As Rainycrest Home for the Aged awaits word from the Ministry of Health on the status of its proposal for a special needs unit here, administration remains certain the addition will go ahead–one way or another. “Our job is to meet the needs of district seniors, and whether we get […]
“We love ‘La Nina’! The [weather’s] beautiful, unbelievable!” Those words summed up how Brady Hupet and his buddies felt after teeing off at Kitchen Creek Golf Course yesterday afternoon, setting personal records for the latest “out of season” golf game they’d ever played. With temperatures hitting almost four C (40 […]
This week marked a very important date for Robin’s Donuts as its new store opened for business here yesterday morning. The new location–at 786 King’s Highway–is roughly 1,500 square feet in size and features seating for 30. And unlike the downtown store, it is strictly non-smoking. The idea of building […]
The Town of Fort Frances took time out to say “thanks” to its employees and volunteers during its annual appreciation dinner Friday night at the Red Dog Inn. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon noted about 25-30 percent of the population of Fort Frances and the surrounding area volunteer their time to make […]
Lisa Lindo likes to “play.” It’s an aspect of her music which hits you the moment she walks on the stage, picks up the microphone, and begins singing–all the while flashing you a brilliant smile that seems to be a permanent feature on her face. Lindo and her jazz trio–featuring […]
The Rainy River District School Board showed its appreciation for those who help out with school sports at last night’s meeting when they presented staff and community coaches with this month’s “Recognition of Excellence” award. Teacher Jason Kabel and Adrian Chapman, coach of the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, were […]
Dustin Davis, seven, has made a lot of people proud after using what he had learned from the “Risk Watch” program upon finding a gun near his home last week. “Everybody in the school wants my autographed,” he smiled when talking about his “newfound fame.” Last Wednesday. the grade two […]
More than 30 years of experience as an adult trainer for Girl Guides at both the provincial and local level has landed Marnie Cumming of Fort Frances the job as deputy provincial commissioner for the Girl Guides of Ontario. Cumming was appointed to the position by the provincial commissioner a […]
