Those visiting La Verendrye hospital won’t be paying for a parking spot there anytime soon. The board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities decided at its regular meeting last Thursday to push back the implementation date in order to look at fee options. Acting CEO Liz Clarke said the […]
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A strong desire to get a first-hand look at the culture of a country other than their own has landed six international students in school at Fort High. Three of them are here for 10 weeks. They’ve each been linked with a district host family that includes a teenager who […]
It was 1948 when Fran Mutch, Betty Heffelfinger, Eileen Green, and Sybil Mowe graduated from the nursing program at the old Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg. Last week, the foursome gathered in Fort Frances to catch up on each others’ lives and reminisce about their school days a half-century ago. And […]
Only a small group of people turned out for a public session here Monday night to discuss the role of school councils with the Education Improvement Commission but one message did get through loud and clear. Better communications and clearer criteria are needed. EIC co-chair Dave Cooke and commissioner Betty […]
“MacKeel,” the Celtic pop group which opens the “tour de Fort” season Oct. 5 at in the Robert Moore auditorium, has a very interesting album cover for their latest CD, “Plaid.” It shows a picture of two cows just standing in a green field while facing the camera chewing their […]
It was a “grand opening” in every sense of the word last Thursday night as more than 100 people from across the district crowded into Sunset Country Ford to celebrate its new location on King’s Highway at McIrvine Road. An hour into the celebrations, which included live music and a […]
Those attending last week’s “Northern Networks” trade conference are optimistic the contacts made in Wausau, Wis. could mean a new market to export products. But it’s not something that’s going to happen overnight. Bill Gushulak, who went on behalf of the town’s Economic Development Commission, noted there was so much […]
What started out as an idea from a friend came to fruition Monday as the Emo Community Children’s Chorus met for their first rehearsal at St. George’s Anglican Church. Two boys and 18 girls, hailing from Crozier to Stratton and ranging in age from eight to 13, have signed up […]
A group of 15 Chileans arrived in Rainy River District last week to see the Voyageur Panel OSB mill in Barwick. Hosted by Boise Cascade, last Tuesday’s visit was an integral part of the company’s plan to build an OSB mill in Puerto Montt, Chile. The visitors, including councillors, reeves, […]
Some 20 district municipal and business reps headed to Wausau, Wis. by bus at 8 a.m. today for the annual “Northern Networks” trade conference. And this year, with the low loonie on its side, the Canadian contingent plans to promote the strength of the U.S. dollar when it comes to […]
I was only six when Terry Fox began his “Marathon of Hope” in 1980. But even at that age, I got caught up in the excitement that surrounded the run. I mean, running across Canada was a pretty big thing on its own but to do it on one leg? […]
A high-ranking U.S. immigration official revealed yesterday there are no plans to enforce the law that comes into effect Oct. 1 that requires Canadians to check in at Customs before entering and leaving the States. Curtis Aljets, district director with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), said its border offices […]
