Alberton council voted last week to allow the Town of Fort Frances to provide water service to residents of Alberton after some residents there had requested it. Users would have to pay for the service. In a recorded vote of 3-2, Alberton council decided to allow water service from Fort […]
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Following notice the townships of Emo, Dawson, and Lake of the Woods are pursuing the formation of an Area Services Board (ASB), Fort Frances has joined the initiative—and plans to take a leadership role. “There was a reluctance on our part as a municipality to get on with this,” said […]
The Rainy River District Autism Group hosted 150 participants from across the region interested in learning more about the mysterious disability. The group organized the two-day conference, which wrapped up today, at the Couchiching Bingo Palace to increase public awareness about coping with autism. “The number of [autism] cases are […]
Not only did Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault weather the largest cabinet shuffle in recent history yesterday, his ministry has been given a secretary of state for the first time in almost two decades. In what he called his biggest shuffle ever, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien added […]
It was anything but a happy ending in Bryan Bonot’s quest for the provincial senior men’s curling title last week at the Granite Club in North Bay. The Stratton-based rink, including third Terry Lee, second Ron Martinuk, and lead Ted Stewart, finished last with a 1-4 record in the six-team […]
The familiar confines of Fort High’s “Fish Tank” and Rainy River Community College across the river in International Falls may be mere kilometres apart but for first-year hoopsters John Sivonen and Sarah Noonan, the change from high school to college has taken some adjusting. “I have a completely different role […]
Chapple held its regular monthly council meeting last Tuesday (Jan. 8), with Bill Clink taking the oath of allegiance as reeve after longtime reeve Cecil Wilson announced his retirement. Also on hand for the meeting were Couns. Peter Van Heyst, Rick Neilson, and Rilla Race, Road Supt. James Teeple, and […]
Cleaning up a portion of Highway 11 and keeping track of local wildlife populations are just two of the projects the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists are tackling this year. The club is committed to encouraging conservation and wise use of the environment, noted Bill Morgenstern, who was elected president […]
Rainy River First Nation reps met with local municipalities at the Red Dog Inn here last week to discuss the progress of their land claims negotiations. “There’s nothing etched in stone. Things are still up for negotiation,” said Rainy River F.N. Chief Gary Medicine. “There’s no land set aside, no […]
A departure from previous productions like “Beauty and the Beast,” “Murder at Rutherford House,” and most recently, “The Gin Game,” Fort Frances Little Theatre is poised to stage “Deathtrap” in April. They just need a few actors. “People are welcome to get aboard,” director Cathy Richards said. “We’ll probably hold […]
The local Tagg’s ‘AA’ Bantams allowed four-straight goals in the third period to lose 5-3 to War-road in the ‘A’ final of a hockey tournament in Roseau, Mn. last weekend. They had led 3-0 after the first period on goals by Jamie Davis (two) and Andrew Perrault. But it was […]
While Fort Frances has not filed an intent to leave the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association like many other area municipalities, questions were raised at Monday night’s council meeting as to the town’s future with NORA. One concern was how communities that may be leaving NORA affect those that stay. “As […]
