The Association of Municipalities of Ontario is demanding the province keep its promise–or else. But what they’ll do if the province doesn’t has not been discussed yet, AMO president Michael Power said last night from Toronto. “I think what we have to do, to be very blunt, is that we […]
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The Little Amik Winter Carnival has come and gone–but what a carnival it was. Heather Herbert, executive director of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said this year’s edition was an “overwhelming success,” noting many events were filled to capacity. Even new events, like as the cribbage, chess, and Nintendo […]
Costs will be divvied up throughout the district as Rainy River District Ontario Works takes over management of child care, social housing, Family Benefits Allowance, and Ontario Works. And that means some municipalities will be billed for child care even if they don’t have day cares, toy libraries, and resource […]
It’s an off-Broadway musical revue about the best of Broadway. Fort Frances High School’s “Broadway Musical Revue,” which runs today through Friday at 8 p.m. in the J.A. Mathieu Auditorium, will feature songs from “Phantom of the Opera,” “Les Miserables,” and “Tommy” just to name a few. “There’s an awful […]
Four women enrolled in Confederation College’s International Business course will get an invaluable training lesson in their field when they travel to Mexico at the end of the month. Anita Barker, Lori Godin, Angela Halvorsen, and Patti Jorgensen take the course at the Fort Frances campus through tele-conferencing with the […]
Last Thursday’s meeting here on men’s wellness issues only drew 10 participants but those who did arrive were “very eager to discuss the issues,” the facilitator said. Bill Morgenstern, who helped facilitate the meeting at Huffman School in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, said Fort Frances had one of […]
The middle of February–the traditional time for Canadians to book cruises in the exotic Caribbean. But given the lowly Canadian dollar vis-a-vis the American greenback of late, going on a cruise paid for in U.S. funds isn’t all that economical. So Fort Frances Little Theatre is offering local residents a […]
It’s tax time. As most adults fumble through their 1997 income tax return, or are still procrastinating about it, a group of students has started learning how to make their money work for them. “What you learn in this course can make you a millionaire.” That’s the catchy subhead of […]
A good safety idea or a colossal waste of money? Students at Fort Frances High School appear split on the public school board’s latest initiative to install security cameras on its buses. Trustees made the decision at the board’s regular meeting here last week. Chair Gord McBride said the cameras […]
Nine child victims of the fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident will be coming to Rainy River District for six weeks this summer as part of a national Canadian relief effort. Susan Affleck of Rainy River, who works with the local movement of the Canadian Relief Fund for Chernobyl Victims […]
What the stampede is to Calgary, the bass tournament is to Fort Frances. That’s how Mayor Glenn Witherspoon summed up the annual three-day event in July after the results of an economic impact study, done by the Rainy River Future Development Corp., were released at Monday night’s council meeting. It […]
Donald Young School’s inaugural career fair for students in grades seven and eight last Friday passed the test with flying colours, scoring high marks with both teachers and students. DYS teacher Kim Bolen and principal Nancy Fretter, who organized the fair, were all smiles as students from their school, Sturgeon […]
