I must confess that convening a community Christmas dinner which provides 200-plus meals, and relies totally and completely on the generosity of volunteers, gave me a few sleepless nights last month! After all, and it really is quite amazing, the annual community Christmas dinner depends on several kinds of contributions […]
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Jim Martindale’s “chilly dip” into a lake near Terrace, B.C. won’t soon to forgotten by the Fort Frances resident, who was among about 20 hardy souls to take the plunge New Year’s Day. The annual “Kermodei Bear Swim” was organized by the Kinsmen Club of Terrace, of which Martindale’s son, […]
Project manager Brian Avis was expecting some “strong advances” this week on the new arena, with all construction material now on site or on order. Crews will be focusing on exterior cladding, interior work, and mechanical work, Avis said in his regular report to council Monday night. The staircases leading […]
The Northwestern Ontario Recycling Association board will meet in Kenora next Wednesday to discuss what impact the Harris government’s decision to break a commitment to fund half the program this year may have on its future. “We had hoped the government would handle half the operating cost this year but […]
When Darrel Scott decided to quit smoking last September, he knew motivation was the key to his success. So the 26-year-old Fort Frances resident took up power lifting–and he hasn’t looked back since. In fact, his new-found passion for the intense fitness routine, which he’s learning from local weightlifter Rev. […]
Despite rumours swirling around town, Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan is assuring the town’s computer system has not crashed entirely. Allan, who also was the local “Y2K” co-ordinator, admitted yesterday the town has been running into problems with program conversions due to the so-called millennium bug, which has delayed […]
All eight people attending the first “Boat Safe” course offered here received a passing mark of 75 percent or better last week. The eight-hour course, held over two nights at Confederation College, lectured–and later tested–the participants on how to become safer boaters. The cost for the course was $79.95. The […]
Solar power. Wind power. Bio-mass. These are a few of the renewable energy sources Bill Perreault is hoping people will be interested in when the Seven Generation Education Institute hosts an conference on the subject Feb. 6 at the Couchiching Bingo Palace. “We want to make people more informed on […]
The first rehearsal of “Cinderella” became a magical reality last Tuesday night, with more than 20 performers learning their lines and becoming acquainted with their characters. Some are totally new to the acting world while others bring their experience and knowledge. Wendy Judson, the director and writer of the play, […]
Those who may have noticed more deer roaming around the west end of Fort Frances, and the west end of the district in general, may be wondering if the animals are moving in closer because they’re hungry or thirsty this winter. But Darryl McLeod, a biologist with the Ministry of […]
Arin Bowes may be another step closer to becoming a forensic psychologist after joining 75,000 other Canadians as a recipient of a Canada Millennium Scholarship. “It was surprising. I thought it was a joke at first,” she remarked via long distance earlier this week. The Bear’s Pass resident, in her […]
With a preliminary budget of $225,000 to host the World Health Organization conference here in 2002, the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is hoping to get some help from the town to get ready. Doug Langtry, former vice-chair of the RRVSC, came with “hat in hand” to Monday night’s council […]
