Fort Frances resident Christine Jensen, 16, recently received a grant from the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies to use to achieve her academic and career goals. Tina Leimenstoll, who does independence planning at the local Family and Children’s Services office here, is responsible for applying for bursaries for the […]
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Despite a nearly $1-million cut in funding due to decreased enrolment, the Rainy River District School Board passed a balanced budget for 2004-05 during a special meeting here Monday night. The board has lost about 116 students since last year, which translates into a $1 million reduction in funding. “Our […]
A combination of organized recycling and public compliance has begun to pay dividends for Emo residents. Reeve Russ Fortier informed council at its regular meeting last Wednesday that the township has received a cheque for $1,326 from Waste Diversion Ontario as a result of Emo’s success with the “blue box” […]
There are changes in the air at the Rainy River Watershed Program with the resignation of program co-ordinator Martin Nantel, effective in two weeks. Nantel, who has been overseeing the program for nearly two-and-a-half years, is stepping down July 9 to take a position with Environment Canada in Thunder Bay. […]
Sioux Lookout resident Susan Barclay has filed the necessary papers to seek the NDP nomination for the proposed new riding of Kenora in the next election. Barclay had run for the NDP in the Kenora-Rainy River riding in 2000—garnering 21 percent of the vote while the party only received eight […]
The director of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care said the buzz is building over its annual fundraiser coming up Feb. 28, which this time around will be in the form of a chair auction and casino. “We’re starting to get some tables sold. It’s exciting. It think it’s going […]
It was close but no cigar for the local Taggs Bantam hockey team last weekend as they posted a 2-1- 1 record at a tournament in Thunder Bay to finish second in their pool. Another win would have propelled Taggs into the semi-finals— and a shot at the tournament championship. […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team improved their NorWOSSA record to 13-2-1 with a 5-3 victory over the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday night. With just four games left in the regular season, the black-and-gold also solidified their hold on first place—which means they would meet the fourth-place team in the […]
It was a long and busy weekend for Fort Frances’ two swim clubs, but both the Aquanauts and Cyclones proved they have the right stuff at the Northwestern Ontario regional championships here. The meet started Friday afternoon and ran until Sunday at the Memorial Sports Centre, with more than 120 […]
Topics varied from old to new as the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club held its annual general meeting here last Wednesday night (Jan. 28). The meeting began by recognizing the achievements of its junior members, who have been affiliated with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters for last two years. […]
After outscoring their opponents 13-4 in their three pool games at the John Taylor Piper Classic in Winnipeg, the Muskie boys’ hockey team ran into a hot goalie in Adrian Dowsett of the Oak Park Raiders in the semi-finals. And the rest, as they say, is history. Despite firing shot […]
The Fort Frances Visserettes competed in the regional championships in Thunder Bay on Jan. 23-24, where they did well against tumblers from Kenora, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Dryden, and the host city. “For a lot of the girls, it was their first time competing in public,” noted coach Mirela Bica. […]
