The Canadian Press MONTREAL—AbitibiBowater’s restructuring plan has won the required support from a majority of its U.S. creditors. As was the case last week with votes in Canada, creditors of Bowater Canada Finance Corp. failed to approve the plan. Aurelius Capital Management and Contrarian Capital Management opposed the plan as […]
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Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School board is celebrating student achievement with the release of the testing results from Education Quality and Accountability Office. “The board’s EQAO student achievement results are continuing to shine across our communities,” said Education Director Mary-Catherine Kelly. “I am extremely pleased with the many […]
Staff “Tour de Fort” will be around for another year. “There will be a 19th season,” board president Ken Avis said this morning. The fate of the 2011-12 season hinged on passport and ticket sales for the current season. As of last week’s initial deadline, organizers still had not sold […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased that its 2009-10 Education Quality and Accountability Office scores show significant improvement in Grade 9 mathematics, as well as in Grade 6 reading, writing, and math. Grade 3 math remained stable while there was a slight decrease in Grade 3 […]
Press Release The Ontario government will offer the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil to about 84,000 girls in Ontario schools once again this fall. The school-based vaccination program is aimed at protecting young women against cervical cancer. HPV infection is very common. It is estimated 75 percent of sexually-active Canadians […]
Staff A number of local residents ended up running by the “giant” in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The group was headlined by Meghan Spooner and Shelley Sisco, who completed the full marathon. Spooner finished 26th overall in a time of 4:29:26 while Sisco was 38th (5:00:04). In the half-marathon, […]
Staff Be sure to pick up a program for the first few games of the Muskie boys’ hockey season. The team is boasting 11 new faces on its 21-man roster, seeing only 10 players returning from last season’s OFSAA squad. Goalie Devin Stromness, defencemen Chris Cousineau, Judd Gardiman, and Tyson […]
Duane Hicks Faced with an overwhelming amount of donated goods, the local Salvation Army thrift store is turning away donations of clothes, toys, and other household items until further notice. Capt. Marlene Sandoval said yesterday the thrift store always has welcomed and appreciated donations, which, in turn, are sold at […]
Duane Hicks An integrated rewards card could be a means to boost business among area retailers, according to Terry Garrett of Sonoma, Cal.-based Sustaining Technologies. Speaking about the benefits of such a program to delegates attending the annual Northern Networks trade conference last Thursday at La Place Rendez-Vous here, Garrett […]
Duane Hicks With the focus on “Local Solutions for a Sustainable Future,” more than 125 delegates from across Northwestern Ontario, Minnesota, and Wisconsin converged on Fort Frances last Wednesday and Thursday for the annual Northern Networks trade conference. Local organizer Tannis Drysdale said she felt the conference was successful without […]
Duane Hicks As part of the national celebration of “Culture Days” (Sept. 24-26), district residents are encouraged to drop by the Fort Frances Museum this Friday through Sunday and help work on the “What Hooks You Here?” community rug-hooking project. Consisting of four panels each depicting seasonal activities in the […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances introduced a resolution to the Rainy River District Municipal Association last week, asking district municipalities to help foot the bill to run the airport here, but it will take some time before any decisions are made. The resolution, drafted by Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, […]
