It was a day of celebration, tradition and possibilities as Seven Generations Education Institute (SGEI) held a grand opening ceremony for its new campus on Couchiching First Nation last Wednesday. The Fort Frances campus, officially called Niizhwaaching Aanikoobijigeng Gikinoo’amaadiiwigamig, is a state-of-the-art project years in the making. The campus features […]
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Sam Odrowski
Construction along Second Street East is continuing to progress well with all water main, sanitary sewer main, and related sewer and water services now installed. But testing of the water main still needs to be done before it can be put back into service, according to Operations and Facilities manager […]
Sam Odrowski
The Ford government’s continued cuts and downloading of provincial costs onto municipal taxpayers was an area of concern for township representatives at a recent executive committee meeting in Thunder Bay. Coun. Wendy Brunetta told town representatives at a council meeting on Monday evening that attendees of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal […]
Ken Kellar
Seven Generations Education Institute’s (SGEI) new campus played host to an assortment of dignitaries and VIPs during its grand opening last Wednesday, but the presence of one person not at the event was acknowledged many times over. Delbert Horton was the founder and long-time supporter of what is now Seven […]
The town posted a Notice of Seizure at the Front Street and Victoria Avenue entrance to the shuttered paper mill property yesterday morning to notify the property owner that the town will be seizing personal property to sell at a public auction to recover nearly $500,000 in unpaid taxes on […]
Ken Kellar One of the new classrooms stands ready for use at SGEI’s new Fort Frances campus. Following the grand opening ceremony, visitors were invited to take an extensive tour of the new facility. There are nine regular classrooms at the campus designated for secondary, post-secondary and pre-employment training use. […]
Sam Odrowski Ashley Barker, left, Jon Barker, and local MPP Greg Rickford gathered in front of Barker Logging last Wednesday for a funding announcement of $170,341 to help offset Barker’s $850,000 investment to expand his production capabilities and retain employees.
Sam Odrowski Rainy River Meats processing manager David Donaldson, left, and Rainy River District Regional Abattoir intern Cassidy Teeple, joined local MPP Greg Rickford last Wednesday in front of Rainy River Meats in Emo to discuss the $31,500 in provincial funding for the intern position at the not-for-profit abattoir.
Ken Kellar “Ragged Road” band members Rod Parr, left, Peter Keen, Michael Dennis, Chris Marchand and Jhustin Czjakowski played the final barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms last Wednesday night. The band hails from Dryden and delivered a fun blend of rock and folk music with a touch […]
Ken Kellar Canadian rock legend Carl Dixon took to the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday to deliver a blend of hits from across his career as the first performer of the Tour De Fort season. Dixon, best known for his time in bands Coney Hatch, The Guess Who […]
Ken Kellar Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Ross Romano spoke to the crowd during the grand opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances Campus on Thursday. The minister stressed the importance of facilities like the new campus which offer students the chance for high quality post-secondary education […]
Ken Kellar Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford, left, presented SGEI CEO Brent Tookenay with a certificate from Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Education Stephen Lecce during the grand opening of SGEI’s new Fort Frances campus on Thursday.
