“Don’t throw out your empty shoe boxes!”
That’s a message Marg Rousseau of Fort Frances wants to get out to people as part of “Operation Christmas Child”—a charitable effort that sends shoe boxes filled with gifts to poverty-stricken children in Central America and Southeast Asia.
With a late start to its 1999/2000 season, Fort Frances Little Theatre will spend much of its time rebuilding this year, club president Cathy Richards said yesterday.
It was a chance to gather and share information for Doug Langtry, who is just back from attending the World Health Organization’s annual meeting in Vienna, Austria.
This year’s theme was “Networking for Safe Communities,” with keynote speakers from around the world sharing their information on safety programs.
The Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre at Couchiching will hold its grand opening this Monday (Oct. 25) at 10 a.m. to showcase the numerous services available to First Nations members throughout Tribal Area #10.
“I used to see staff in the hallway who would say this day would never come—well, here it is.”
The first words uttered by principal Terry Ellwood during the grand opening of the new Fort Frances High School last Wednesday summed up the spirit of the moment.
About 300 district residents turned out to witness the historic moment and get a firsthand look at the facility.
Medical professionals across the district could be one step closer to better understanding what impact a disease called Blastomycosis has had here when a case study on it is released next week by the Northwestern Health Unit.
The study was done under the direction of Bill Limerick, team leader for Healthy Environment at the health unit’s administrative head office in Kenora.
Last week’s speech from the throne by new Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson shows the federal government’s “balanced approach” to social spending and tax reduction, local MP Robert Nault said Friday.
But Ontario NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton said the federal Liberals still come up short in the areas of health care and education funding.
Elementary and secondary students at several district schools are getting a helping hand from college students now that the Rainy River District School Board and Confederation College recently implemented the “Tutors in the Classroom” program here.
Rainycrest residents may be segregated to provide more specialized care within the next two years, with public input being sought when the board presents its proposal in Kenora later this month.
As part of the proposal process, the board will hold a public session for all municipalities of Rainy River District on the afternoon of Oct. 28 at the Travelodge.
The North West Region of the Ontario Provincial Police remembered its roots here last week as it honoured Cst. Kenneth Campbell, the first OPP officer in Fort Frances.
