Creating opportunity and pulling Ontarians together is something the Liberals are pledging to do if elected in the next provincial election. But with a 38 percent recognition rate, the party is working first to raise the profile of leader Dalton McGuinty, who was here Saturday to speak to about 50 […]
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It’s been two years since parents and educators were mandated to elect representatives to individual school councils. But now that it’s time to elect new members, many school councils are finding this round of elections has been much like the first one–low in nominees. Mary Lynne Bondett, acting principal and […]
In an effort to bring home the message of how youth can be spiritual role models, local teens Shaunna Cuthbertson and Amanda Cotterill, together with a delegation of 13 others from Thunder Bay, will have their “day” in church when they lead services at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church here Oct. […]
With names like “Cactus Jack’s Death Valley Chili,” “Yer’ In Trouble Chili,” and “Labourin’ To Eat It Chili” about to be dished out at the third-annual “Great Chili Cookoff” on Friday, chances are there will be no shortage of adventures in taste. Slated to kickoff at 11 a.m. under the […]
“The sun is shining outside, and it will certainly be shining in this room, this day, for it is truly a memorable occasion.” With those words, Judge Robert Somerville set in motion a day to remember for 13 people from across Northwestern Ontario who were sworn is as Canadian citizens […]
The strength of the U.S. dollar is reversing traffic flows at the border here, with more visitors venturing into Canada to shop and fewer Canadians heading south. In September, 42,862 visitors passed through Canada Customs here, up almost 10 percent from last September. On the flip side, the number of […]
In the wake of merger announcements and the McKay task force report, there could be another bank moving into town. Canada Safeway confirmed it was “looking closely” at setting up a Bank of Montreal branch in its renovated store in Fort Frances. It all depends on the cost, available floor […]
Fort Frances town council will wait another two weeks before deciding who it will hire–if anyone–to analyze documentation to ensure it is paying its fair share of the “multi-use” project. Three companies were asked to submit proposals–KGS Consulting, Kuch Stephenson (which is working on the ice project here), and Engineering […]
Contract talks aren’t over but the striking Communications, Energy, and Papermakers union has agreed to let contractors cross the picket lines in order to dredge the basins at the mill’s lagoon on Eighth Street. Work was to start today after Abitibi-Consolidated went out for quotes on the project last week, […]
The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is taking the challenge–“The Seat Belt Challenge,” that is. Volunteers will be standing along streets in Fort Frances, Emo, and Atikokan this Saturday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. to count how many people are wearing seat belts as part of the annual provincial campaign, which runs […]
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 […]
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 […]
