Last Thursday’s meeting here on men’s wellness issues only drew 10 participants but those who did arrive were “very eager to discuss the issues,” the facilitator said. Bill Morgenstern, who helped facilitate the meeting at Huffman School in conjunction with the Northwestern Health Unit, said Fort Frances had one of […]
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The middle of February–the traditional time for Canadians to book cruises in the exotic Caribbean. But given the lowly Canadian dollar vis-a-vis the American greenback of late, going on a cruise paid for in U.S. funds isn’t all that economical. So Fort Frances Little Theatre is offering local residents a […]
It’s tax time. As most adults fumble through their 1997 income tax return, or are still procrastinating about it, a group of students has started learning how to make their money work for them. “What you learn in this course can make you a millionaire.” That’s the catchy subhead of […]
The Rainy River District Municipal Association may have to wait before it sees an independent audit on the Northwestern Health Unit because the Kenora District Municipal Association failed to pass a similar resolution at its annual meeting in Dryden. “That didn’t even come to the floor,” Dryden Mayor Roger Valley, […]
A good safety idea or a colossal waste of money? Students at Fort Frances High School appear split on the public school board’s latest initiative to install security cameras on its buses. Trustees made the decision at the board’s regular meeting here last week. Chair Gord McBride said the cameras […]
Nine child victims of the fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear accident will be coming to Rainy River District for six weeks this summer as part of a national Canadian relief effort. Susan Affleck of Rainy River, who works with the local movement of the Canadian Relief Fund for Chernobyl Victims […]
Plans are in the advanced stage for the Emo Figure Skating Club’s annual ice show slated Sunday, March 15 from 1-4 p.m. Dress rehearsal will be Wednesday, March 11 from 4-7 p.m. All parents have their instructions indicating what number(s) their child(ren) will be participating in, and what is required […]
What the stampede is to Calgary, the bass tournament is to Fort Frances. That’s how Mayor Glenn Witherspoon summed up the annual three-day event in July after the results of an economic impact study, done by the Rainy River Future Development Corp., were released at Monday night’s council meeting. It […]
Last week was graduation day for students at Sturgeon Creek and Donald Young School who participated in the Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE) program taught by Fort Frances OPP Cst. Mark Boileau. Students had to write an essay on “Ways to Say No” after viewing skits on the subject. Sturgeon […]
La Vallee council is puzzled after being told it will be subsidizing child care on an 20/80 split with the province starting this year. It isn’t sure if the $4,000 it’s been told to pay by the province will go to the private-owned day care centre operated at Crossroads School […]
Donald Young School’s inaugural career fair for students in grades seven and eight last Friday passed the test with flying colours, scoring high marks with both teachers and students. DYS teacher Kim Bolen and principal Nancy Fretter, who organized the fair, were all smiles as students from their school, Sturgeon […]
This is the month to think about your heart–yours and everybody else’s. February is “Heart Month,” and the heart flag is now up at the Civic Centre to remind people that this is the month when we pledge to try to beat down Canada’s #1 killer. In Fort Frances this […]
