A round of applause went out Thursday night after the Rainy River District Social Services Board agreed to purchase an office building in order to deal with a lack of space at its current location. “The DSSAB staff are ecstatic about the board’s decision to acquire the building at 450/460 […]
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The Town of Fort Frances got a financial shot-in-the-arm Monday night when Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff handed Mayor Dan Onichuk a cheque for $162,137.22—its first instalment of funds from the “New Deal for Cities and Communities.” “I am so pleased to see these funds flowing to our communities,” […]
It was a success in everyone’s eyes. That was the message voiced by the OFSAA hockey tourney committee and town council when committee co-chairs Greg Ste. Croix and Terry Ogden appeared at Monday night’s council meeting to thank the Town of Fort Frances and all its residents for making last […]
Last Thursday’s provincial budget included big money for Toronto but little for Northwestern Ontario, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton charged. “This budget is all about the McGuinty government trying to purchase two by-elections in the Greater Toronto Area in the next 10 days,” Hampton said Friday. “There’s very […]
Town council passed a resolution Monday night officially requesting the state, province, and possibly the government of Canada pursue buying the international bridge here and doing away with the tolls. Mayor Onichuk said Monday evening the motion was meant to clarify what Fort Frances, the City of International Falls, and, […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team was eliminated from the all-Ontario boys’ hockey championship with a 4-0 loss to the Grand River Renegades (Kitchener) during the quarter-finals here Friday night. The black-and-gold came out strong and outplayed the Renegades in the first period. However, a few lucky goals by Grand River—and […]
A Devlin couple was in Louisiana earlier this month lending their hand to help victims of Hurricane Rita—a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast back on Sept. 24. Rita caused $10 billion in damage and all but destroyed parts of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. […]
e Businesses—local and otherwise—all will be required to get licences after town council Monday night passed a revised bylaw to licence and regulate businesses, taxis, and trades carried on within Fort Frances. A public meeting was held prior to council’s vote, at which time Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president […]
When Fort Frances hosts a major event, like the Ontario Scott curling playdowns back in late January-early February and the all-Ontario boys’ high school hockey championship last week, it’s only natural to sing the praises of the organizing committees and volunteers who ensure their success. Often lost in the shuffle, […]
Dear editor: Back on Dec. 21, I wrote a letter to you entitled “Mill Closures: Threat or Opportunity?” The letter was a challenge to Fort Frances residents, Abitibi-Consolidated management, and union workers alike to consider a win/win outcome and work together to keep our mill in production and Fort Frances […]
Dear editor: Now that the well-deserved accolades have been appropriately distributed throughout the town and district for the recent OFSAA boys’ hockey tournament, please permit me to thank the many businesses which took the time to decorate their stores and offices in the Muskie black and gold colours. This not […]
Dear sir: I would like to commend the crew that was in charge of running the OFSAA boys’ ‘AAA/AAAA’ hockey championship website. Being a former resident of Fort Frances, I have been keeping track of the Muskies throughout the season and the playoffs. I would like to say job well […]
