The Northwest Catholic District School Board has announced the first round of casualties from the ministry’s new funding model, declaring 4.75 teaching positions as surplus. The decision was made at Saturday’s regular board meeting in Dryden, during which the 1998-99 preliminary budget, which predicted a $117,000 shortfall, was presented to […]
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Fort Frances resident Julian Morelli left for Washington, D.C. last night to observe meetings with U.S. reps that could result in an international border council being formed here to deal with issues that affect people on both sides of the river. Morelli, who’s attending the meetings on behalf of local […]
The fire hazard remains “high” for much of the region, and there’s little or no rain in the forecast to bring moisture levels up. As such, most municipalities across Northwestern Ontario have suspended all burning permits, and are not issuing new ones, until the fire hazard drops. “We haven’t had […]
Kim Jo Calder, manager of the Emo Research Station, has taken every advantage of the early spring, with many of the cereal crops for her performance trials already in the ground there. Calder started seeding the middle of last week although she said the ground was worked up and ready […]
St. George’s Anglican Church Mission House has a special thanks to the many people who have donated such excellent quality clothing and household articles to its thrift shop. They also acknowledge the many regular patrons who support their weekly sales, noting the response of donors and buyers alike has been […]
Rainy River First Nation (Manitou Rapids) is out to restore the river to its pristine beauty–and they’re trying to recruit other municipalities along it to help them.
More than 160 women from across Northwestern Ontario are expected to gather in the west end of the district Friday for the start of the Catholic Women’s League 45th-annual convention. The convention will attract C.W.L. members from the Thunder Bay Diocese, which includes Marathon, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Red Lake, […]
With Rainy Lake having its earliest “ice out” on record last week, local boating stores are enjoying record sales while fly-in fishing services and resorts are well ahead of schedule. In fact, all signs are pointing towards a promising summer ahead. “The fact that we’ve had a poor snowmobiling winter, […]
Dean Patrow of Fort Frances lifted his way to three national records at the recent Canadian Drug-Free Powerlifting Championships in Taber, Alta. Patrow, 42, smashed Canadian records by squatting 672 pounds and bench pressing 407 pounds. He also deadlifted 590 pounds. The combined total of 1,669 also was a Canadian […]
The Boreal West Round Table, one of three involved in the “Lands for Life” process, has been given an extension to develop a Crown land use plan for Northwestern Ontario. The original deadline had been set for this month but it has been extended until June 30–and may even be […]
The local Northwest Tae Kwon Do club performed well at the Cy ’98 Can-Am Games in Winnipeg last Saturday, bringing home six medals. Thirteen members from here attended the tournament, competing against 390 fighters from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Minnesota. Jordan Nastiuk (black stripe) and Mathew Ivall (green belt) led […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club held its annual dinner and awards presentation last Saturday, culminating a successful season which saw local curlers advance all the way to the provincial level Coach of the year awards went to Rob Roy Donaldson for leading the Muskie boys’ team of Bill Crewson, Chris […]
