Staff The Fort Frances Kiwanis Club once again will be holding a Good Friday community breakfast this year, with tickets now on sale. The breakfast will take place Friday, April 18 at 8 a.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets cost $10 each, which are available at Green’s Brandsource and Lidkea […]
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Duane Hicks Dependence on technology is having an impact on post-secondary education, leaving educators wondering what they can do about it? This was the focus of “Are You Being Skunked By Technology?”—a presentation led by Jim Lees, counselling supervisor at Confederation College in Thunder Bay, here last Wednesday. Lees developed […]
Duane Hicks A local management biologist was recognized last month for his work with sturgeon over many years. Darryl McLeod, fisheries manager with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Fort Frances, was the recipient of the Kallemeyn Award, which was announced March 12 during a banquet at the 10th-annual International […]
Heather Latter It may not feel like spring just yet but the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club, along with “The Shops on Scott Street,” are planning their first-annual Community Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt for Saturday, April 19 from 10 a.m.-noon. “Kiwanis wanted to host an event in the community for kids […]
Duane Hicks Samantha Manty can’t wait to jump in and get started as the new director of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. Manty started her new job Monday, replacing Nicke Baird, who recently was hired as executive director at Northern Community Development Services (NCDS). “I am so excited about […]
Duane Hicks Nicke Baird is settling in nicely as the new executive director of Northern Community Development Services (NCDS). “I love it,” enthused Baird, who started in the position Feb. 10, replacing previous executive director Jennifer Greenhalgh, who retired after 18 years with the local organization. “I do see it […]
Duane Hicks Should Fort Frances be considered as a site for a casino? That’s a question local voters may see on the ballot for the Oct. 27 municipal election. Council agreed yesterday to the following question: “Are you in favour of council for the Corporation of the Town of Fort […]
Staff Rainy River District School Board •Director of Education Heather Campbell—$178,438 in 2013 (up from $175,077 in 2012); •Superintendent of Education Al McManaman—$146,910; •Superintendent of Education Casey Slack—$171,373; •Superintendent of Business Laura Mills—$156,109; •Assistant to the director Sylvia Parker—$131,568; and •Manager of Information Technology Stephen Danielson—$102,418. Newcomers to the “sunshine […]
Staff A report today out of Toronto indicates summertime schooling soon will be the norm here. According to a leaked memo, the Ministry of Education says a three-year study of changing weather patterns across Canada has led experts to deem the winter months impede learning. Lost days due to frigid […]
Duane Hicks The local OPP detachment has begun to use a new method of reporting that should save officers some time. Until now, officers have had to go to the detachment after responding to incidents, sit down at a computer, and file occurrence reports themselves. Officers now will be able […]
Staff The “Tbaytel for Good” program announced this morning that the Border Skating Club was successful in becoming the grand-prize winner of $5,000. The money will be used to replace the music systems at the Memorial Sports Centre. “I’m ecstatic,” enthused BSC board member Anne Renaud. “There were some really […]
Duane Hicks If you were creating a map of Northwestern Ontario and northeastern Minnesota, what businesses, trails, and landmarks would you include? That’s exactly what the “Heart of the Continent Partnership,” which now includes the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, will be asking area businesses and others in the near […]
