Heather Latter With still no deal between the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B and the Rainy River District School Board, teachers have decided to opt out of extra-curricular activities. “Everything stays in place as it was last year which, for other than the days we weren’t working, were […]
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By Youkyung Lee The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Consumers think smartphone makers are releasing too many new models each year, a consumer survey showed Tuesday. The survey conducted in six countries, commissioned by Greenpeace, showed that more than half of those who responded would prefer to change […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — Soft-serve, the often overlooked ice cream, is in the midst of a makeover. It’s being dipped in melted Belgian chocolate flavours, like key lime pie and white chocolate Oreo, before being slathered in toppings as the coatings harden. It’s being stuffed into […]
Staff Local resident Joshua Henry has earned a spot in the final of “Canada’s Greatest Explorer,” where he’ll have the chance to compete for the title along with the $25,000 prize. In the penultimate episode, which is available to view online on the Woods Canada Facebook page, the three remaining […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances has begun its search for a new fire chief/community emergency management co-ordinator. Frank Sheppard has been fire chief here since 2011, first serving as acting chief on an interim basis after former chief Gerry Armstrong retired in late 2010. The chief is responsible for […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The nation’s transplant network is taking a long-awaited step to ease a serious disparity: Where you live affects whether you get a timely liver transplant or die waiting. Desperate patients sometimes travel across the country to get on a shorter waiting list […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will bring a briefcase full of northern issues with them to Windsor next week. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. Paul Ryan and June Caul, Coun. Wendy Brunetta (representing the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association), and Fort Frances CAO Doug Brown will be attending the annual general meeting of […]
Staff Just who is responsible for trees in the downtown area? The Town of Fort Frances and BIA aims to sort this out by developing a tree maintenance agreement. The issue came to light after a recent request by the BIA that the town remove a tree from in front […]
Staff The Point Park beach is open again for swimming. The beach was declared safe to swim at yesterday after the most recent set of water sample results came back “all clear,” the Northwestern Health Unit reported. The beach first was declared off-limits July 29 as a result of routine […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances is undertaking the process to become a designated “Age Friendly Community.” Thanks to a provincial grant of $7,700, the town will hire a consultant to work with the local Age Friendly Community Committee. Together they will define local principles as they relate to seniors in Fort […]
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Bombardier’s railway division has won a $1.7-billion order to build 660 railway cars that will secure 1,000 jobs at its Derby facility in England. Britain’s Department for Transport said the contract, awarded by government-selected railway operator Abellio, is part of a broader […]
Heather Latter Shawna Holmlund, an Ottawa-based artist, has been conducting a weekly arts and crafts program at Rainycrest and she is looking for youngsters to help out. In fact, she had put the call out in late July for children ages five-10 to join in this past Saturday’s session. “I […]
