The city. It is a place where you can escape prejudice and just blend in. No one knows your ethnic background—and no one cares. Even if you are a visible minority, people don’t care. They accept it or they ignore it. They have lived in close quarters with strangers all […]
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With the new statutory holiday in Ontario (“Family Day”) coming up on Monday, Feb. 18, the Town of Fort Frances wants residents to know the day off won’t affect waste management here. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Monday that, in accordance with the curbside waste collection schedule distributed […]
Town council received a report from clerk Glenn Treftlin on Monday night, giving a breakdown of statistics and costs related to the Jan. 14 byelection here. Treftlin noted “the final costs of the election will not be known for sure until February when all invoices are received,” but the estimated […]
Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., yesterday confirmed the CT Scanner for La Verendrye General Hospital has been ordered. “After a comprehensive selection process, we are satisfied and confident that we have made an informed decision,” said Woods. “We have chosen a Toshiba Aquilion 64-slice CT Scanner,” […]
The girls of the BDO Stars team bested all Atom ‘A’ boys over the weekend here, capping the tournament title with a 5-4 win over the Keewatin Place Blues on Sunday afternoon.
Michelle Cain, a member of Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Upsilon, set up the “Sweetheat Baby Contest” at The Place Fine Foods here Saturday. People are encouraged to vote for their favourite “sweetheart” up until Feb. 10, with proceeds going towards the “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new […]
Students from Donald Young School were busy Friday preparing for their fifth production in as many years. This year’s musical will be “Mulan,” with performances slated for Feb. 27-29. at 7 p.m. Tckets will cost $6 for adults and $3 for students.
Members of the VALA Follies were busy rehearsing their dance numbers on the Townshend Theatre stage on Sunday in preparation for their upcoming annual performance. The VALA variety show, this year entitled “The Wacky River Criuse,” will run there this Friday at 7 p.m. and again Saturday at 2 p.m. […]
Braving the frigid temperatures last Wednesday morning, Naicatchewenin FN Elder Louie Councillor prepared the necessary materials to perform a traditional blessing at the future site of the Aboriginal secure custody youth centre on Eighth Street and Christie Avenue.
FORT FRANCES—With about 500 attendees and more than $15,000 raised, no one could deny the meatball and perogy benefit dinner for Dave and Jennifer Marr of Emo and their infant son, Benjamin, was a success. The event was held Friday at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria to raise money […]
RAINY RIVER—Members of the Rainy River District Municipal Association passed a resolution at their annual meeting Saturday in Rainy River asking that U.S. visitors with impaired driving convictions be allowed to cross into Canada “without penalty or unwarranted delay, provided that the penalty imposed on conviction has been satisfied and […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team’s funding at the provincial level was set to expire at the end of March, but it has been extended for an additional year. “It’s great news because now we can make plans for the coming year,” said SAPT co-ordinator Hugh Dennis. […]
