Dear Editor, I understand that the administration at the Fort Frances High School is disappointed by the lack of “school spirit.” As a high school parent and an active participant at many of the events held at the school, I have spent a lot of time talking to the students […]
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If you weren’t already convinced that, yes, Christmas is close at hand—the opening of the Christmas Store at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market building on McIrvine Road here at 10 a.m. this Saturday should quash all your doubts. This is the 14th season for the popular holiday store run by […]
To the Editor, Regarding your article which appeared on the front page of the Friday, October 28, 2004, Fort Frances Daily Bulletin, we, as residents of Riverwalk Condominium, feel compelled to respond. Positive comments, rather than negative comments would have been more beneficial to everyone. Your headline, “A few condo […]
Dear Mr. Editor, My name is Bobby Gillon and I’ve spoken with quite a few local residents and we’ve come to a seven-point solution to the town’s economic woes. I’m not trying to interfere with the Re-inventing Fort Frances program, but instead I’ll be trying to invent the future of […]
A day-long community summit is being planned for Jan. 13, 2005, with the focus to be on issues that will impact the district in the next five years, council learned at its regular meeting here Monday night. “I think you’ll find the session on Jan. 13 to be quite informative, […]
Andrew Dault had the opportunity to do something that fans of hockey don’t often see in our great game. With 1,125 seconds having passed in the first period, and the score knotted at notta between the Borderland Thunder and the Dryden Ice Dogs last Friday here, Dault saw an opening, […]
Canada versus the States. That’s what it was really all about when the Muskie girls faced the International Falls Broncos this past Saturday night here. It was labeled as an exhibition game, but was it really? “I think this is always our biggest game of the year, because we want […]
A step forward may have taken place Monday night to help alleviate Rainycrest Home for the Aged’s financial woes, as council voted unanimously in favour of supporting a letter from Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. board of directors stating that Riverside and Rainycrest should be amalgamated. But any more details […]
Joyce Gosselin is a mighty busy woman. The 57-year-old Fort Frances native was named “Citizen of the Year” Monday night, and not even that honour can slow her down. On Tuesday, she went right back to her daily routine, working out at the gym and volunteering her time at the […]
Now that the presidential and congressional elections south of the border are behind us, some local cattle farmers are looking anxiously towards the future in the hopes that the nightmare that has been hanging over their heads for the last 18 months may finally dissolve in the sunlight of a […]
In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little cleaning up before the snow flies, the town suspended the collection of tipping fees for leaves, tree branches, grass clippings, and garden waste. And apparently the municipal landfill was a very busy place, with hundreds of vehicles […]
Council agreed to lend their support to a resolution passed by the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls, and agree that the Northwestern Health Unit not increase its levy in 2005 by more than three percent. Last year, the health unit was increased to $50 per capita—36 percent more than the […]
