School boards will not be able to compose a list of proposed school closures by the Harris government’s Dec. 31 deadline, said John McLeod, the acting director of education for the local public school board. But the Ministry of Education and Training doesn’t sound like it will be giving any […]
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About 100 people were on hand last Thursday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open Confederation College’s new permanent home at the “multi-use” facility here. Those on hand then got a chance to walk through the site, and enjoy some refreshments. Campus manager Don Lovisa said he was pleased […]
“Friends of the Library” are hoping to pull in some serious dollars from their third-annual dinner/dance next month in order to help finance a security system for the local library. Slated to get underway at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 at La Place Rendez-Vous, a literary-theme silent auction and […]
The Little Rascals slo-pitch team is planning a “Halloween Howl” next Friday at the Red Dog Inn but the proceeds won’t be going to the team–they will be going to the local Easter Seals Society. “It’s staying right here,” assured organizer Joanne Davis, who said they were hoping to sell […]
A “spending survey” conducted during this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship revealed that more than $1 million was spent here as a result of the tournament and its activities. Total money spent by American visitors was an estimated $367,500, followed by Rainy River District residents ($341,820), Ontarians ($223,020), Fort […]
Conditions weren’t the best to be tromping through a Scottish cemetery but Fort Frances resident Gordon Ross was on a mission–he was looking for his ancestors. After hours walking between the tombstones in the wet, dreary weather, he and his brother hit paydirt. A chiseled, thin slab, a piece of […]
On paper, it met the standards but Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. decided to put its new front entrance to the human test Monday afternoon to make sure it met wheelchair accessibility requirements. Volunteer Lorraine Sokoliuk wheeled around the million-dollar new entrance at La Verendrye Health Centre, which opened Monday […]
They’re still unpacking boxes and putting up blackboards but for all intents and purposes, the local Confederation College campus finally has a permanent home. And they’re ready to celebrate! The college will hold its grand opening tomorrow, complete with a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m., just one week after moving into […]
Atikokan residents may have been drinking water with disease-causing bacteria for more than a month due to delays in getting test results. And Mayor Dennis Brown said he wants to know why. “I certainly, as the mayor, am concerned that it did take so long,” he noted yesterday. While the […]
Some 30 Scott Street businesses have agreed to keep their doors open after hours on Halloween night for the hundreds of costumed youngsters who are expected to “haunt” the downtown core. Slated to run Oct. 31 from 4:30-7 p.m., the second-annual “Scott St. Scare” once again is being billed as […]
“Plugged In!” will be back on the air Nov. 5 on Videon Channel 9 and it has a whole slew of new ideas for viewers. The first episode will be about Remembrance Day, and will include a “streeter” segment featuring people’s thoughts on the occasion. “We’ll be asking ‘What does […]
Local artists Ann Evans and Cheryl Westover will join forces later this week when they host a two-day show of their unique collections of artwork. Dubbed “Elegant Glass and Wonderful Wood,” the show will run Friday from 4-9 p.m. and again Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. […]
