Three people from the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Dryden District, known as the “I-Team,” have been trained to immobilize animals that pose a threat to public safety or themselves. As part of the training, the staff practised their marksmanship skills at the Dryden Rifle and Pistol Club’s range last Wednesday […]
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The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has extended the deadline for nominations for its annual business awards, which will be presented at a banquet later this month. The original deadline was last Friday (Oct. 1), but Chamber manager Dawn Booth said that’s now been extended to this Friday (Oct. 8). […]
It was an historic night for the students and families of J.W. Walker School last Wednesday night when the Rainy River District School Board celebrated the grand opening of the newly-renovated school. About 700-800 people packed into the school for the official opening ceremonies. Parents and children who could not […]
The president of the Ontario Public School Board Association paid a visit to Fort Frances on Tuesday on a short tour of Northwestern Ontario. Rick Johnson, who was named president back in June, said he hoped to make relations between the association and school boards more personal. “We’re trying to […]
While members of Locals 92 and 306 of the Communications, Energy and Papermakers Union of Canada ratified a new five-year deal with Abitibi-Consolidated back in July, some workers at the mill here still are working without one. Len Robinson, Human Resources manager and negotiator for the local mill, said Monday […]
At its regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night, the Rainy River District School Board heard a presentation on the various programs and partnerships it is involved in to ensure the academic success of First Nations students. Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay talked to the board about his experiences […]
Sons of Norway Vinland Lodge 1-193 will hold a business meeting at Nylan Huset on Rainy Lake tomorrow (Oct. 7) at 7 p.m. All community members from Koochiching County and Fort Frances with an interest in Nordic culture, including Sami, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, or Norway, are invited to attend. […]
The president of the Ontario Public School Board Association paid a visit to Fort Frances on Tuesday on a short tour of Northwestern Ontario. Rick Johnson, who was named president back in June, said he hoped to make relations between the association and school boards more personal. “We’re trying to […]
Emo will be looking to the private sector to help keep the district’s special-needs transport vehicle on the road, it was learned last week. As a result of discussions with officials from other district municipalities attending a meeting of the Northern Ontario Municipal Association in Thunder Bay, Reeve Russ Fortier […]
While it wasn’t looking like many people would show up for it just days before, organizers were encouraged by the turnout at the Valley Adult Learning Association’s inaugural “Laps for Literacy” fundraiser Saturday morning at Pither’s Point. “We ended up with 25 people. It turned out be successful,” VALA literacy […]
People from all over the district, and as far away as London, Ont., came out in droves Saturday for what turned out to be an opportunity to say a last farewell to one of the area’s best-known and well-liked characters. An auction was held in Morley Township for the estate […]
The final berths for the 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be selected by lottery tonight at La Place Rendez-Vous starting at 6:30. Doug Cain, the outgoing director of angler services for the FFCBC, said this morning that 46 names will be drawn from 142 hopefuls to complete the […]
