A shortage of qualified supply teachers and classroom space were chief concerns at Tuesday night’s regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board, with trustees trying to make more from less. A report on the state of supply teachers outlined the use of unqualified substitute teachers—those who have […]
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Citing a need for more options for its players, the Muskie boys’ high school hockey team is awaiting word on whether it will get Midget ‘AAA’ hockey affiliation for next season. Muskie head coach Glen Edwards approached Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association president Lynn Kellar with the idea in April. […]
Last Friday afternoon, Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung was deemed what many in the district already knew—a site of national historic significance. Local MP Robert Nault, the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, unveiled the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada plaque on behalf of Heritage minister Sheila Copps, who could not attend. […]
Fort St. Pierre and the Lookout Tower at Pither’s Point will be closed to the public indefinitely—and perhaps permanently—if the necessary repairs have not been made, according to a report by Community Services manager George Bell at Monday night’s council meeting. The news came after a study was carried out […]
Hailey Heyens owes her dad one heck of a Father’s Day gift next month. The youngster bagged the biggest walleye at the eighth-annual Stratton fishing derby Satur-day—with a little help from her father, Ted. “He actually hooked it on,” said Heyens, 12, on catching the 3.8-pounder in the Rainy River […]
A special coaching clinic—focusing on ways to prevent forms of hockey abuse—will let its voice be heard here next week. The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association and Hockey Northwestern Ontario will host “Speak Out” next Tuesday night at the Red Dog Inn. Attendance is mandatory for those looking to coach […]
For a second year in a row, no election may be needed at Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc.’s annual general meeting next month as no one has stepped forward to sit on its board of directors. “We’re looking for more people,” board chair Craig Sanders said Tuesday, noting the deadline […]
The Northwestern Health Unit may end up taking legal action later this year as few district municipalities have responded to Dr. Pete Sarsfield’s request to implement bylaws banning smoking in enclosed public places before the end of May. “The response has been from across the spectrum. There’s only been one, […]
Emo council is hosting a meeting on the issue of smoking in public places tomorrow (May 23) at 7 p.m. at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Geoff Gillon, economic development officer for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s, will chair the meeting. For those who can’t make the meeting, signed […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee remains hopeful the final piece of its funding puzzle—federal dollars—will fall into place by next month. “We’re all anxiously awaiting,” committee member Susan Bodnarchuk said Tuesday. “We did recently have a little meeting with Jennifer Rasmussen [of FedNor] just to be sure things are in […]
More than two weeks after public service employees returned to work, provincial government offices still are trying to cope with the backlog caused by the almost two-month long strike. “We are working our way through the backlog of work accumulated in the duration of the strike,” said probation and parole […]
Registration is a little low for the annual Memorial golf tournament this Sunday at Kitchen Creek but organizers are hoping it will pick up before Saturday’s entry deadline. As of yesterday, only 30 golfers had registered for the 18-hole event, which can house a maximum of 120. “We usually draw […]
