Trip draw
Joan Foley, left, drew the winning ticket for October’s “Trip of the Month” draw yesterday morning at International Travel Services here as Fort Frances Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on. Willie and Jenn Johnson will be heading to sunny San Diego, a trip valued at $3,600. Next month’s trip is to Honolulu ($4,000).
RRHS program saluted
Rainy River High School will be receiving the Rainy River District School Board’s monthly Recognition of Excellence for indigenous education at its meeting there tonight.
RRHS principal Jim Chorney said the school incorporates indigenous culture in daily school routines and lessons.
New digs
Mike Canfield of BDO Fort Frances settled into his new office yesterday at BDO’s new location at 607 Portage Ave. (the old high school next to H2O Power). BDO moved from its former 375 Scott St. location over the weekend, with a grand opening set for Friday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., including a charity barbecue and office tours.
One new fire probed
One new fire in the Northwest Region was investigated by fire personnel between Sept. 29 and Oct. 3.
Nipigon Fire #40 was located on an island about six km southwest of Longlac.
The 0.1-hectare blaze was reported by a person out kayaking and fire personnel responded.
It is now “out.”
Meanwhile, two fires remain active in the region.
University tour
Fort High student Maria Gilbert, right, spoke to Marilla Bender, an admissions and recruitment officer from Carleton University in Ottawa, yesterday afternoon during a session of the University Information Program (UIP).
Get your money!
Jeremy Bertrand, with the Ontario Ministry of Finance, offered a presentation entitled “Get Your Money!” to those attending a seniors’ fair at the Sister Kennedy Centre here this morning. Hosted by the Older Adult Centres’ Association of Ontario, the four-hour event included a variety of informational booths and several speakers.
Syria peace efforts plunge as US suspends talks with Russia
WASHINGTON — International efforts to end the fighting in Syria have been dealt a serious blow, with the United States suspending direct contacts with Russia on halting the war, and chilly relations are turning even frostier after Russia put a hold on a plutonium disposal deal with Washington.
Weird science: 3 win Nobel for unusual states of matter
STOCKHOLM — British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for studies on exotic matter that could result in improved materials for electronics or quantum computers.
Scientists: Endangered frog rebounding in Yosemite park
FRESNO, Calif. — A native California frog once on the brink of extinction is making an encouraging comeback in Yosemite National Park, raising hopes for amphibians like it worldwide that are dying off at an alarming rate, researchers said Monday.