Peggy Revell Kathleen Mueller admits she doesn’t like to be in the limelight. But for the area’s Catholic community, she’s a shining star. As an educator with the Northwest Catholic District School Board, over her 31 years of education Mueller has taught everything from JK to Grade 8 and co-ordinated […]
News
Mitch Calvert The future of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is in jeopardy unless four vacant director positions are filled by next week. That was the consensus reached by the remaining directors at a meeting last Wednesday evening. “Everything’s on hold at this point,” FFCBC chairman Tom Fry stressed. […]
Duane Hicks Whether they’re helping a person re-adjust to their every-day life after a stroke or aiding a young child with a physical disability, occupational therapists see a wide range of clients and help them in many different ways. But what exactly is occupational therapy? With October being Occupational Therapy […]
Heather Latter With the strike of nearly 600 unionized “DriveTest” employees now into its eighth week, local residents are really feeling the impact. The strike means those needing to complete a written test or a driving test to obtain a new class of licence (i.e., G1, G, D, or A), […]
Duane Hicks Under the federal government’s Pulp and Paper Green Transformation Program, AbitibiBowater has qualified for “black liquor” credits in the amount of $33,213,351 thanks to its mills in Fort Frances and Thunder Bay. AbitibiBowater was among the 24 companies, representing 38 pulp and paper mills across Canada, that qualified […]
Staff With an eye set towards environmental stewardship and reducing energy costs, the Rainy River District School Board is heading into Phase II of its Energy and Facility Renewal Project with Honeywell Inc. Approved by the board at last week’s monthly meeting, the project will see $2,557,822 in funding that […]
Peggy Revell They’re youths who always are there to lend an ear, confide in, and be a shoulder to cry on, and a newly-launched program at Fort Frances High School is aiming to train these “natural helpers” so they form an even better support system for their peers. “It’s the […]
Heather Latter When former Fort Frances High School music teacher John Dutton retired this past spring after a teaching career spanning nearly 30 years, many people were aware the person taking his place would have big shoes to fill. But Lisa Loney, who has 13 years of music teaching experience […]
Heather Latter Five individuals from surrounding First Nations’ communities gathered together last week to learn to make documentaries from award-winning documentary filmmaker, Aron Ranen of San Francisco’s “Digital Video Workshops.” The workshop, hosted by the Fort Frances Chiefs Secretariat, was meant to give participants the skills and knowledge to be […]
Heather Latter Given some confusion over the seasonal ’flu and H1N1 vaccinations, a recent poll suggests many Canadians are not planning to get either one of them. But Dr. Jim Arthurs, acting medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit, is recommending everyone get both. “Do I think it’s […]
Duane Hicks While it still will be called Kiwanis Sunny Cove Camp, the well-known site will be owned and operated by the Town of Fort Frances from now on. Town council voted unanimously last night to authorize the purchase of Sunny Cove Camp—an agreement explained to the public at an […]
Duane Hicks The repaving of Central Avenue is supposed to go ahead this Thursday and Friday, but whether it happens will depend on, well, the weather. “The weather doesn’t look good,” Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council last night, adding that in order to get the paving in, […]
