Heather Latter At age 11, Tylyn Silander saw a World Vision commercial on TV and immediately knew she wanted to help children in Third World countries. Right then and there, she packed her suitcase and insisted she would move out if her mom didn’t agree to sponsor a child. Now […]
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Peggy Revell The public will have a chance to reminisce and wax nostalgic about Mine Centre School as part of a celebration set for May 26 to mark the closing of the old school and the opening of a new one. “Basically, it gives people an opportunity to walk through […]
Peggy Revell A Fort Frances resident is aiming to raise money to help Haitian refugees as part of a humanitarian trip she will be taking to the Dominican Republic in August. “I always wanted to do something like this,” said Jacki Geravelis-Houghton, a server and supervisor at Boston Pizza here, […]
Duane Hicks With more than 100 forest fires continuing to burn across Alberta, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources is sending support there. Fire management headquarters from across the Northwest and Northeast Regions have dispatched four 20-person crews, four strike team leaders, and one agency rep. Fort Frances headquarters has […]
Press Release The quest for strong hearts and healthy lifestyles is something we all want to be a part of. This month, Community Living Fort Frances and District is doing just that. CLFFD is assisting the Heart and Stroke Foundation in its ongoing search for healthy hearts. This Thursday (May […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. at St. Patrick’s School in Atikokan. This meeting will include a presentation on the budget by Superintendent of Business Chris Howarth. That will be followed by presentations from various board committees. With the […]
Duane Hicks The town will be investigating potential sites for residential development, including the second phase of the Kaitlyn subdivision here. During the May 3 meeting of the Administration and Finance executive committee, the next phase of the Kaitlyn subdivision was brought up. The town purchased land that would be […]
the OPP Closing date for applicants is May 27 The Rainy River District detachment of the OPP is pleased to announce summer student opportunities. This year, the OPP has two different summer student initiatives. The first is the Summer Experience Program (marine assistant), which pays $10.25 per hour, commencing June […]
the OPP The Rainy River District detachment of the OPP recently has received several complaints from local citizens that an unknown male has been calling them offering assistance to fix their computer. The male states he works for Microsoft, and that they have received an error message from the person’s […]
Zoey Duncan The Rainy River District Victim Services Program celebrated the tireless efforts of its volunteers with a dinner last Tuesday night (May 3). Program volunteers provide practical support services to victims of various distressing and traumatizing incidents. The need for strong community support was reinforced by keynote speaker and […]
Duane Hicks Five local students were named winners in the Town of Fort Frances’ recent poster/slogan contest to raise awareness about recycling. The winners were St. Michael’s students Carson Noga and Adam George, from Tracy Wright’s Grade 3 class, and J.W. Walker students Cassidy Lampert, Calie Clendenning, and Maddy McKay […]
Duane Hicks Town council and administration will be developing a strategic plan to cover the term of the current mayor and council, and they’re looking for input from the public to help them set those objectives. They will meet Thursday, June 16 at Sunny Cove Camp starting at 9 a.m. […]
