“Something to Sing About” has announced the launch here of its new semester classes of Kindermusik—the world’s leading music and movement program for children from birth to age seven. Kindermusik fosters the total development of young children through a combination of music and movement. Parents with newborns, toddlers, and children […]
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FORT FRANCES—With the committee of adjustment having approved applications from Abitibi-Consolidated to sever the dam property here from the rest of the mill with the aim to start a separate hydro-generating asset, town council had to tell local union reps Monday night that it can’t stop the process at this […]
FORT FRANCES—With a split vote, town council Monday night defeated a recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee to waive landfill tipping fees for the purposes of contaminated soil disposal. The recommendation, made in response to a request from Glenn Witherspoon to waive tipping fees at the landfill to […]
You can’t win them all. That was the sentiment expressed by Heron Landing member Mike Dick following the inaugural Senior Men’s Open golf tournament there last Thursday. Dick—the heavy favourite heading into the tournament—had an uncharacteristically inconsistent round of one-over 73 to finish in second place behind Bill Hughes. “Off […]
The hot lunch nutrition program proposed earlier this year for students at Donald Young School in Emo is moving ahead. Beginning the week of Sept. 18, students there will be able to purchase healthy meals every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. “A number of local businesses have come on board offering […]
Junior and senior kindergarten teachers Cathy Richards, left, and Charlene Gustafson prepared their classroom yesterday at Crossroads School in Devlin. The classroom underwent a transformation as it was the Grade 8 room last year. —Heather Ogilvie photo
André Emond, foreground, and Jimmy Mack spent their last day of summer vacation fishing off the dock in Emo yesterday. Both boys entered Grade 7 at Donald Young School there this morning. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Karl Howells held up one of the five fish he and partner Dale LaBelle caught for all to see at the final weigh-in of the International Falls Bass Championship on Saturday. They finished in second place with a two-day total weight of 28.57 pounds. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Isabella Ward, four, made sure to use the handrails as she descended from the school bus during the “First Rider” program at Robert Moore School on Thursday. She said she learned to stay seated while riding the bus. —Melanie Béchard photo
Talyia Wilcott shared a moment with her Grade 1 teacher, Marilyn Stinson, this morning on the first day of school. The two had a look at a new book while waiting for the bell to ring. Students across the district headed back to class today but take heart, kids—you’ve got […]
FORT FRANCES—With the town’s committee of adjustment having approved applications from Abitibi-Consolidated to sever its dam property here from the rest of the mill with the aim to start a separate hydro-generating asset, local unions made a plea at Monday night’s council meeting to stop the process and take more […]
CEP 92 recording secretary Alllan T. Bedard was just one of the local union representatives who stressed to council last night the need to stall Abitibi’s application to start a separate hydroelectric company here. —Duane Hicks photo
