After several weeks of consultations with local stakeholders, an independent facilitator has recommended district municipalities pursue a permanent agreement with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. to take over administration of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. “The facilitator presented his findings and recommendations to the member municipalities of the board […]
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Imagine you’re working underground in one of the town’s storm sewers. It’s dark, cramped, and few people above ground even know you’re down there if anything was to go wrong. Then, that last fear comes horribly true. Who could help you? What could they do? That’s the scenario the Fort […]
Car-lovers get ready! The International Early Iron Car Club and local Business Improvement Association will be holding its annual “Scott Street Show ’n Shine” this Saturday (May 20). “Weather permitting, we’re expecting up to 100 cars this year,” said car club member Wayne Woods, adding the turnout was around 65 […]
The new Pre-Apprenticeship Electrical program at Confederation College campus in Fort Frances is going well since starting May 1. In fact, local campus manager Mike Cameron said the students are very excited about it. “The purpose of the program is to help students gain the academic preparedness for the Electrical […]
Parents at a public meeting Monday night to discuss strategies to bring back French Immersion in Fort Frances considered several options to make the program a success here. Immersion programs can be run with an early, middle, or late entry, and with multiple entry points. The program offered here by […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team edged the Dryden Eagles 2-1 on penalty kicks in the NWOSSAA ‘AA’ final here yesterday to advance to the provincial championship June 5-7 in St. Catharines. Muskie head coach Shane Beckett said the win was especially rewarding due to the fact Dryden had beaten Fort […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team suffered a heart-breaking 1-0 loss in overtime to the Dryden Eagles in the NWOSSAA ‘AA’ final here yesterday afternoon—costing the squad a trip to the all-Ontarios in Peterborough next month. Head coach Adam Craig said despite the loss, he was very proud of the way […]
One of the most popular television shows of the mid-1950s was a sit com called “Father Knows Best.” In the case of Kevin Bobczynski of Fort Frances, it’s a title that certainly rings true. Bobczynski realized a dream recently when he was selected 110th overall by the St. Michael’s Majors […]
One of the most popular television shows of the mid-1950s was a sit com called “Father Knows Best.” In the case of Kevin Bobczynski of Fort Frances, it’s a title that certainly rings true. Bobczynski realized a dream recently when he was selected 110th overall by the St. Michael’s Majors […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team suffered a heart-breaking 1-0 loss in overtime to the Dryden Eagles in the NWOSSAA ‘AA’ final here yesterday afternoon—costing the squad a trip to the all-Ontarios in Peterborough next month. Head coach Adam Craig said despite the loss, he was very proud of the way […]
In light of a change in federal government since the launch of the “Best Start” program last year, and a subsequent cut in funding, the Northwest Catholic District School Board has decided to channel its remaining share of the funding into a feasibility study for local day care rather than […]
She may talk a lot, but that’s only because she remembers everything. And being 93 years old, that means this woman has a lot of stories. Ina Wilson of Barwick can remember many of the oldest reeves and clerks of Chapple, as well as multitudes of people from across the […]
