Duane Hicks Fort Frances and the surrounding district will be getting more funds for upgrades to roads, bridges, and other local community infrastructure in the future. Municipal Affairs minister Bill Mauro, who also is MPP for Thunder Bay-Atikokan, was in town this morning to announce the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund […]
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By Jill Colvin The Associated Press NEW YORK — Donald Trump puts a premium on loyalty and has proven unable to let a slight go by unchallenged. He touts the facts that he likes ‚Äî and casts doubts on the ones he doesn’t. While he has a penchant for exaggeration […]
By Justin Juozapavicius The Associated Press CUSHING, Okla. — A magnitude 5.0 earthquake centred near one of the world’s key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows, triggering fears the temblor may have damaged key infrastructure and rendered century-old buildings unsafe in the latest Oklahoma town rattled by […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press Thanksgiving is a day for celebrating, where we enjoy the company of friends, share delicious food, and reflect on our country’s history and traditions. Throughout this celebration, though, there is one lingering thought in the back of our minds that cannot […]
By Karl Ritter The Associated Press MARRAKECH, Morocco — Climate negotiators started work Monday on implementing the Paris Agreement on global warming amid uncertainty over how the U.S. election will impact the landmark deal as temperatures and greenhouse gases soar to new heights. U.N. climate chief Patricia Espinosa told delegates […]
Heather Latter Puppeteer Chad Solomon introduced children gathered at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday to “Strawberry” before he got started telling a funny story of sustainability called “One Dish, One Spoon” as part of his “Rabbit and Bear Paws” presentation. Sponsored by Saulteaux Consulting and Engineering, the “Friends of […]
Staff Kiss My Pass have passed the former front-runner in the Fort Frances Women’s Volleyball League. Thanks to a five-point haul last night, the Kiss crew vaulted into first place with 35 points. That puts them two up on No Diggity, who had a season-worst one-point showing last night to […]
Duane Hicks Socorro Galusha (above) sang the Beatles’ “Come Together while below, Maria Gilbert, along with Emma Dykstra (not seen) and a chorus of friends, performed Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” during the opening night of the “The Evolution of Music” at the Townshend Theatre. The FFHS musical […]
Heather Latter Ben Morelli, left, along with “Friends of the Museum” members Samantha Manty, Mandy Lahti, and Sarah Marusyk, dressed as their favourite historical characters as part of the Fort Frances Museum’s “Night at the Museum” fundraiser held there last night. The fifth-annual gala featured wine and cheese, hors d’oeuvres […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board is pleased to announce it ratified the tentative collective agreement with the Rainy River District OSSTF Occasional Teacher Local at its regular monthly meeting Nov. 1. The board has 102 secondary occasional teachers. The new agreement is in effect from Sept. 1, […]
Staff With the deadline for nominations having closed yesterday, the committee tasked with choosing the “Citizen of the Year” for 2016 will have some tough decisions to make in the next week as it decides the nominee most deserving of the honour. A total of six nominations were turned in […]
By Kristin J. Bender The Associated Press San Francisco on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the developers of a sinking and tilting luxury high-rise, claiming they knew about the problems but did not disclose the information to potential home buyers as required by law. Millennium Tower was completed about eight […]
