FORT FRANCES—The new council for Fort Frances started its four-year term Monday night after being sworn-in. And in his inaugural address, Mayor Roy Avis made it clear that teamwork will be a necessity for success. “Tonight, I would like to thank the citizens of Fort Frances for electing me mayor. […]
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EMO—Since community revitalization is at the forefront of many recent initiatives, Emo council was in favour of looking further into a proposal for a water spray park there. “When we were out west this summer, we took the kids to a water park that my friends recommended and it was […]
FORT FRANCES—Dryden trustee Robert vanOort was elected chairman of the Northwest Catholic District School Board during its inaugural meeting Saturday. Fort Frances trustee Anne Marie Fitzgerald was elected vice-chair. “I’d like to thank everybody very much for supporting me,” vanOort said after the results of the vote were announced. “I’d […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Schoo Board on Tuesday night approved a $2.5-million Energy Retrofit and Renewal Program with Honeywell Inc. “We wanted more than an energy retrofit program. We wanted to create an improved classroom environment so they are truly good places to learn,” said Raymond Roy, the board’s […]
Liberals from across Canada chose former federal Environment minister Stéphane Dion as their new leader Saturday—and Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff is pleased with the choice. “I’m really pleased. It augurs well for Northwestern Ontario,” Boshcoff said yesterday from Ottawa. “I could not have wished for a better conclusion.” […]
Sometimes it’s beneficial to make changes to reoccurring events in order to keep the interest up. The annual pre-Christmas “Holly Daze” celebrations in Emo on Friday and Saturday had a few new activities—such as a parade, a “beautiful baby” contest, and a gingerbread challenge—added to its schedule, which certainly did […]
FORT FRANCES—Members of the Local Food for Local People (LFLP) committee spoke with Pat Johnson, director of food safety for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, via a teleconference last week to propose interim solutions to processing district livestock locally until an abattoir can be built here. […]
You can’t win them all. The Muskie boys’ hockey team suffered their first defeat of the season—6-1 to the St. Paul’s Crusaders—in the championship game of the Genesis Hospitality high school hockey tournament in Brandon, Man. over the weekend. The loss snapped a string of 18-consecutive victories to start the […]
Hockey tournaments often are a great opportunity for coaches to experiment. The Muskie girls’ hockey team experimented with a number of different line combinations, and tinkered a bit with their goaltending, at the Northern Shield Classic over the weekend in Dryden. And as is the case with any experiment, the […]
FORT FRANCES—Hockey Northwestern Ontario hosted the first of six summits scheduled to take place throughout the region at the Memorial Sports Centre here Saturday afternoon. The summit—attended by more than a dozen local residents—was held to help determine the state of minor hockey in Northwestern Ontario and identify any areas […]
The Rainy River District School Board will elect a new chair and vice-chair for the next term at its inaugural meeting here tonight. Prior to that, the board’s trustees will be sworn into office—with some new faces around the table. Acclaimed is Fort Frances trustee Donna Dittaro, taking the place […]
FORT FRANCES—Before a crowd of about 50 people, including dignitaries and family, the new council for Fort Frances began its four-year term Monday night after being sworn-in at its inaugural meeting. New mayor Roy Avis, along with councillors John Albanese, Tannis Drysdale, Andrew Hallikas, Paul Ryan, Sharon Tibbs, and Rick […]
