Shaping up to be bigger and better than ever in conjunction with the town’s centennial, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be “Celebrating 100 Years of Community & Lifestyle” during its 15th-annual spring home and leisure show, which starts tomorrow at the Memorial Sports Centre. “Everything is ready to […]
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Tenders for the renovation and expansion of J.W. Walker School are in, with the Rainy River District School Board expected to award the contract to Finnway Construction for $4,812,574 at its regular monthly meeting tonight. The board received three bids for the project, with the highest being $5,378,000. In February, […]
After months of having to settle for looking at the River Walk condominium from the outside, everyone will get a chance to have a peek at the display suite during an open house there tomorrow afternoon. The condominium, located at 611 Nelson St., will be open to the public from […]
The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care has directed the Community Care Access Centre for Kenora/Rainy River to cease admissions to Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. Rainycrest administrator Jill Colquhoun said yesterday this action was issued because “there have been areas of non-compliance identified which concern the resident care […]
The Northwestern Ontario “Smart Growth” panel, chaired by Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, turned over its final report to Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young on Friday during the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association meeting here. “Our advice lays out a plan that will provide young people with a better […]
The fire hazard index rose to “extreme” over the weekend as some much-anticipated rain never materialized. Harrold Boven, acting fire management supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources office here, said this morning that crews have had to fight three new blazes as of Saturday. The largest of the three—currently […]
Secondary school teachers in Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Atikokan on Friday voted 90 percent in favour of a tentative agreement reached with the school board last month. “We ended up with a 90 percent ratification vote,” said Brian Church, president of the local bargaining unit. “The bargaining team is […]
It was a good run while it lasted. It took two of the top three ranked teams in the province to sideline Simone and Natalie Desjardins at the all-Ontario badminton showdown in Milton last week as the Muskie sister duo posted a 2-2 record to finish in the top eight […]
A dozen area municipalities, including Fort Frances, are receiving more than $1.68 million from the provincial government to help pay for damages incurred during last June’s flooding. Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young made the announcement Friday during the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference here. “The Eves government is […]
On Monday, May 5, 2003, Brian Dean Carlson, husband to Sharon and father to Angela, Anthony, Johnathon, and Richard, passed away at his home. Funeral services were held in the Chapel of the Omega Funeral Home on Friday, May 9, 2003 at 1:30 p.m., with Pastor Steve Wilson officiating, with […]
Amy Harriet Mary Orme passed away peacefully at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. on Monday, May 5, 2003 with family by her side. She was born in 1914 in Gillingham, Kent, England to Arthur and Amy Noble. She grew up in England and trained there to become a […]
Gurtle (Bo) Readman, 92, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Mine Centre, Ont., passed away Saturday, May 3, 2003 at his residence. He was born Feb. 14, 1911 in Fort Frances to the late William and Eva Readman. Bo lived in Fort Frances until […]
