The call is out for written proposals as to how to spend $33,000 to help local families, children, or the less fortunate following the first meeting of the Fort Frances Community Foundation at the Civic Centre last night. About 20 people attended the meeting, during which there was discussion over […]
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Are you green, orange, blue, or gold? If you don’t know but are curious to find out, now is the time to sign up for a “True Colors” workshop next Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (in the old CN station). Running from 6:30-9:30 p.m., certified trainer Carol […]
A contingent of Borderland Thunder players stand a good chance at taking home some hardware this weekend. The team has seven nominees in the running for six trophies the inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League will hand out during a luncheon Saturday in Thunder Bay, SIJHL president Jerry Blazino said. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Like the recent Crozier Hall burn, Rainy River First Nations had quite a wait for the prescribed burn to take place at the Manitou Mounds. It finally went ahead last Tuesday (May 14). “We had to wait for the winds to die down,” said Martin Nantel, co-ordinator of the Rainy […]
Alberton Coun. Wayne McKay submitted his resignation, effective May 31, at a special meeting last Friday. Council accepted his resignation and will look for a replacement immediately. At the meeting, McKay indicated he’d been thinking about resigning for a long time, said Alberton Reeve John Milling. “He wanted to see […]
While they’ll be a little later than usual due to the late spring, forest tent caterpillars should be on the march here by the end of the month, Mark Breon, forest health technician with the Ministry of Natural Resources, warned Tuesday. But whether the infestation will be as bad as […]
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 […]
