Tuuli Harjunpaa decided to become an exchange student for two reasons–to learn English, and to play hockey. But when pressed, she did admit, in very well-versed English, that she’s here mostly to play hockey. Harjunpaa has been here since Aug. 27, and will spend the next 10 months with Debbie […]
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Frustration is mounting as the province once again has pushed back the deadline for the final costing of services being downloaded to municipalities Jan. 1. Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, who sits on the Provincial-Municipal Transition Team appointed to find how best to implement the recommendations of the “Who Does […]
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union and Canadian Union of Public Employees over the next week will ask its locals in Rainy River District to do whatever it takes to stop the Harris government from passing Bill 136. OPSEU will hold an information meeting and strike vote for its five […]
In a move that surprised Northern Action Group president Sybil Mowe, Fort Frances councillors yesterday changed their mind and decided not to put the bus issue to the electorate in November. During a special committee of the whole meeting at the Civic Centre, councillors all agreed they would defeat a […]
Unless the incoming trustees decide against it, Fort Frances will house the board office for the new public school board, as well as take over payroll operations. The recommendation for the board office to remain here was made by the local Education Improvement Committee at a meeting here Monday morning. […]
The Kenora-Rainy River District has found something it’s better than the national average on. But it’s not really something to be proud of. According to the 1995 International Adult Literacy Survey, 28 percent of adults here have great difficulty reading. They have very few basic skills to work with text, […]
There’s something about children and books. The two seem to go hand in hand since youngsters are captivated by the colourful illustrations in a picture book–and gobble up the words that are read to them. But how do you keep them interested in a book when the TV set and […]
He stopped going to school when he was 13. And when he turned 16–five days into grade 10–he officially became a high school drop-out. And he admits he doesn’t know what grade level he was actually at. But it wasn’t until he almost lost an arm in a bush accident […]
How do you feed 250 people in three hours–and still have food left over? Just as anyone helping out at the annual Seniors’ Fish Fry at Sunny Cove Camp on Sunday. It was like being in Santa’s workshop that morning, with close to 20 volunteers from the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s […]
Although exact numbers won’t be known until Sunday afternoon, about 140 people are expected to take part in this year’s Terry Fox Run here–if not more. Run organizer Cst. Steve Maki said people have been picking up pledge sheets all week, and started the door-to-door canvassing to raise funds for […]
The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition will get $25,000 over the next two years to work towards earning a “safe community” designation with the World Health Organization (WHO). And that could mean up to a 75 percent savings in Workers’ Compensation Board premiums for area businesses that choose to participate […]
A plebiscite is a way to measure public sentiment but municipal councils are not legally bound to act on results of such questions tacked on to the municipal election ballots. Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin said a “plebiscite”–the questions included on the ballot–usually zeros in on issues council wants to […]
