Staff The 2008 construction season of the Portage Avenue underpass is coming to an end. As of yesterday afternoon, the east side retaining wall was to have been completely poured. But some work still remains to be done, and next Monday through Sunday (Nov. 10-16) the underpass will be closed […]
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the OPP Fort Frances OPP are seeking public assistance in locating a missing female youth. Trivena Andy, 14, of Devlin was last seen Wednesday around 2 p.m. at Fort Frances High School. Andy did not attend her last-period class and she failed to meet her ride home from school. Police […]
Peggy Revell Local photographer Jennifer L’Hirondelle, left, one of the mentors at last night’s “Skills Work! For Women” networking dinner, showed Fort High student Carrie Bragg the ins and outs of her camera. Held at La Place Rendez-Vous, the dinner gave youth from across the region the chance to meet […]
Duane Hicks With Remembrance Day coming up on Tuesday, Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 member Ed Bogacki was among the team of volunteers selling poppies yesterday. They will be out at locations around town, including the LCBO, Safeway, Canadian Tire, Wal-Mart, and along Scott Street, prior to Nov. 11. Proceeds […]
Jessica George Mothers and their infants both got a workout yesterday morning during the “Mommy and Me Yoga” program at Moss Yoga. The program is in its second-last class. However, another session for mommies with babies aged 0-1 is planned to start up again in the new year. The program […]
Jessica George The Grade 9 band showed off their newly-acquired musical skills with three pieces last night at the Fort Frances High School’s Music Department fall concert. Conducted by music teacher John Dutton, the Grade 9 band, the intermediate band, and the senior band entertained a full crowd at the […]
Peggy Revell Mark Kowalchuk, left, helped Jayden Bombay add a ribbon to his name tag during F.H. Huffman School’s first “Read to You, Read to Me” session of the new school year. The program encourages literacy by having volunteers from the community paired up with students for one-on-one reading and […]
Staff Domtar Corporation announced Tuesday that it will permanently shut down the paper machine and converting operations of its Dryden mill. This will result in the permanent curtailment of Domtar’s annual paper production capacity by approximately 151,000 short tons of uncoated freesheet paper and will affect approximately 195 employees. Dryden […]
Laurel Beager – International Falls Journal Boise Inc. will temporarily idle two of its paper machines in response to a decline in orders, which may result in layoffs of some employees. Bob Anderson, Boise public affairs manager, said yesterday that employees had been recently notified of the changing schedules. “There […]
Paige Desmond When Ian Crowe of Kenora went snowboarding with a friend, he thought it would be a day of adventure and fun. Little did he know that day would change the rest of his life. “I was just like almost all of you in this room,” Crowe told district […]
Peggy Revell Almost 20 residents were on hand during last night’s Rainy River District School Board meeting to support a presentation calling for the board to respond publicly to questions surrounding the hundreds of thousands of dollars that went missing from Fort Frances High School over a three-year period. The […]
Dave Ogilvie The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 has announced its plans for Remembrance Day 2008. The day will begin with a service in the Devlin Hall at 10 a.m. Ceremonies at the cenotaphs in Devlin (11 a.m.) and Emo (11:45 a.m.) will follow. A lunch then will be held […]
