Peggy Revell Students heading into the new full-day Junior Kindergarten program at St. Michael’s School will see a slight delay this week as construction wraps up on newly-renovated classrooms. The school will be ready for children, noted Northwest Catholic District School Board director of education Mary-Catherine Kelly, explaining that for […]
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Peggy Revell After years of anticipation, Confederation College celebrated the opening of its new multi-million dollar, 40,000 square foot Regional Education Alliance for Community Health (REACH) building Thursday morning in Thunder Bay. “This is the true embodiment, I believe, of our vision which is to enrich lives through learning, and […]
Duane Hicks Motorists will be clearly reminded to mind their speed and watch out for pedestrians and cyclists starting this school year with the establishment of a “community safety zone” along King’s Highway, from just west of the Fort Frances Cemetery to just west of the McIrvine Road intersection. With […]
Peggy Revell A community walk and guest speaker will mark this year’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day locally. Held every Sept. 9, local organizers are hoping to get the message out about the day and hopefully have even more people involved, noted Erin McMahon, aboriginal FASD and child nutrition […]
Press Release Fort Frances residents will have the unique opportunity to meet each other and develop new friendships when Fort Floral hosts the 17th-annual FTD Good Neighbour Day event on Wednesday, Sept. 7. Beginning at 8 a.m., Fort Floral (located at 310 Scott St.) will give away 2,500 flowers in […]
Heather Latter Some district farmers have volunteered to participate in farm safety training this September as Safe Communities Rainy River District helps pilot the new “Passport to Farm Safety” training that will soon be available to farmers and their employees. “Safe Communities Canada has always had a ‘Passport to Safety’ […]
Staff With a negotiation deadline looming, Confederation College is preparing should its support staff go on strike as early as tomorrow. “I’m really quite hopeful that the negotiated settlement will occur,” stated Jim Madder, Confederation College’s president, about the ongoing negotiations between college support staff—represented by the Ontario Public Service […]
Peggy Revell Crew worries race maybe played role It wasn’t the small town welcome that they expected. A crew—composed mainly of black men—working the region’s forest were dismayed after running errands in Fort Frances ended up with a small visit from local OPP. It was an upsetting experience, commented Leonard—a […]
Heather Latter Local artist Lindsay Hamilton recently helped distribute funding to artists and arts organizations based in the province after sitting as a juror on the Ontario Arts Council earlier this year. The OAC, which offers more than 50 grant programs to provide assistance for specific activities and operating expenses, […]
Duane Hicks “Jesus: Legend of Lord?” is the topic of a lecture series and discussion group starting here next Wednesday (Sept. 7). Led by Rev. Jacob Quast, pastor at the Church of the Lutheran Hour, the group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre […]
Press Release The Métis Suzanne Rochan-Burnett Volunteer Award was given to Gordon Calder of Fort Frances. While attending this year’s Métis 18th-Annual General Assembly in Parry Sound, Ont. with his daughter, Roz, Gordon was the well-deserved recipient of the Volunteer of the Year Award. He was honoured with this award […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources has been very successful putting “out” the many fires in the region recently, with less than half the active fires one week ago. There are currently 42 active fires burning in the Northwest Region, down from 52 active fires as of the same time […]
