Dear editor: I want to credit Fort Frances for such an awesome sports facility. I retired this past summer and my wife and I, rather than go south this winter, have followed our grandson’s hockey team to a few tournaments and there isn’t a rink so beautiful as yours. So […]
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After having consulted with staff, students, and parents since September, and facing one potential “crisis” in November, principal Ian Simpson revealed a plan for making Fort High safe to the public school board at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. “Fort Frances High School has taken a pro-active stance towards creating a […]
The Rainy River District School Board on Tuesday honoured three district students and Abitibi-Consolidated with this month’s “Recognition of Excellence” for their participation in the prestigious Shad Valley summer program. “This is a terrific opportunity for students, not only academically but for life skills as well,” said Fort Frances High […]
A cross-Canada trek to promote organ donor awareness has been rejuvenated after a five-day break in Fort Frances. “We are addressing a very important problem in this country–we are addressing a shortage of tissue and organ donations,” said George Marcello, who left Tuesday for Dryden after arriving in town on […]
The Rainy River District School Board has taken one step closer to consulting the public on an expanded J.W. Walker School here, sending out requests to architectural firms for quotes on drawings. The decision to send out the letters to 10 firms was made at a meeting of the architectural […]
Dear sir: I am writing this letter in regards to the pulpwood spill at the corner of Portage Avenue and Nelson Street. So far, this spill, along with the one which occurred in the 900 block of Scott Street a while back, have both dumped their load on vacant ground. […]
The co-chair of the Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Coalition is expecting to receive word this week on which drivers will be allowed to make the trip to Elk Island National Park in Alberta to pick up the new herd. “I am hoping that I will get the call someday this […]
Residents in Fort Frances have been leading the way when it comes to recycling. “Fort Frances really participates the best of all the municipalities. We have over 80 percent participation and that’s excellent,” said Cindy Buttner of Buttner Enterprises Inc., which handles the Blue Box pickups here. Buttner noted the […]
The closure of the Fort Frances Jail, area services boards, and uncontrollable levies will be just a few of the items sure to be discussed during the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s 10th-annual general meeting in Atikokan this Saturday. With president Emily Watson having been defeated in La Vallee in […]
The key to success in Northwestern Ontario, according to Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault, is a stronger partnership between First Nations and municipal councils. “It doesn’t take a lot to see where the numbers are in this riding, it’s with the First Nations,” Nault, the local MP […]
“I like to try to have something different. If you have more of a variety for people, they’re better off, and you’re better off.” That’s the policy Vanessa Hebert has held since she opened “Weeza’s Gifts Etc.” in Emo on Jan. 2., offering everything from candles to figurines to miniature […]
Rainy River regained its snowmobile bylaw when town council held a special meeting Monday morning to pass a revamped one. The new bylaw (#1381-01) prohibits the driving of motorized snow vehicles (snowmobiles) on sidewalks or pathways specifically designated for pedestrians. It also changes the areas in Rainy River that snowmobiles […]
