Peggy Revell Senteos, SmartBoards, sympodiums, and Moodle would seem like words from a strange language for the average person but they’re everyday fare for students and staff at Fort Frances High School as it continues to expand its use of technology to improve student learning. “[Students] don’t think twice about […]
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Peggy Revell “Strengthen and Inspire the Anishinaabekwe” was the theme of a two-day conference 30 women attended at East End Hall here last week, which also marked a local celebration of International Women’s Week. Held March 9-10, the conference was hosted and organized by the women enrolled in the Seven […]
Duane Hicks A review by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board of its formula for the apportionment of costs could have a major impact on the Town of Fort Frances’ 2010 budget. At its March 10 meeting, DSSAB passed a resolution to review the funding formula after a […]
Duane Hicks Work on the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is moving along on schedule and on budget, with a grand opening set for June 21. The local “Friends of the Library” toured the building Friday afternoon, at which time project manager Brian Avis provided a status […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—The local seniors’ coalition once again is encouraging district residents to take a look inside their medicine cabinets while doing their spring cleaning this month. From now until March 31, the public can take all their out-of-date or unused medications they don’t need anymore, bring them to […]
Press Release Due to maintenance procedures taking place at Rainycrest Long-Term Care here, the entire facility will be under a boil-water advisory effective Monday, March 15 starting at 1 p.m. This advisory will remain in effect until further notice.
Duane Hicks After first reporting last week that local student Adam Armit had entered a video in the Doritos “Viralocity” contest, the Times has learned four other local students also have entered—and would love to see the community rally behind them, as well. Just this week, Jerome Tuesday, Jenna Nowak, […]
Staff A recent display classified ad looking to hire “mystery shoppers” has been identified as scam, and the Fort Frances Times is asking the public not to respond to it. The ad, which ran in the Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 3, and March 10 editions of the Times advertises […]
Press Release More detailed information now will be provided in custody and access court cases before decisions are made, better protecting children in times of family breakdown and distress. On Monday, new provisions under the Family Statute Law Amendment Act, 2009, came into effect. For children and families involved in […]
Press Release Ontario is strengthening and improving access to justice by making the family courts easier to use, more focused, and more affordable. Improvements to family justice will: •provide more information to families up front about the steps they need to take and the impact on children when relationships break […]
Press Release A health care milestone for the Kenora-Rainy River District was reached yesterday at the Dryden Regional Health Centre. Dr. John Porter gave Gary Rumpel of Kenora a “new knee.” Rumpel is the 1,000th patient to receive a knee arthroplasty through a northwest regional tri-hospital joint replacement program. The […]
Press Release The NDP supports the Progressive Conservative resolution advocating for a “Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week,” NDP education critic Rosario Marchese said last Thursday. “The New Democrats support any initiative that focuses attention on bullying and the government’s failure to deal with it,” said Marchese. “What we have is […]
