From a forest trail to a hectic event, you never know where you are going to bump into him. And from a large fire to a small frog, you never know where he’ll be aiming his lens. For about 20 years, freelance photographer Bill Morgenstern has been photographing Rainy River […]
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“If you ride one today, you’ll own one tomorrow.” That’s what the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders’ Association believes about the impact this unique animal has on its rider. Rachel Hill of Alberton would wholeheartedly agree. She has two of them and as far she’s concerned, there’s no finer horse in […]
Whether it’s learning to speak correctly, regain strength of a injured limb, or adapt to life at home with a disability, the rehabilitation department at La Verendrye hospital here can provide the services to keep people in step with their lives. Speech pathologists Lona Mohan and Lindsay Strickland have the […]
All Ann Cox of Fort Frances wanted was to keep herself focused on her goal towards achieving a diploma in Human Resources at the Confederation College campus here. She did that–and more. During convocation exercises for the graduating class of 2000 last Thursday evening at the Townshend Theatre, Cox also […]
A 31-year-old man who suffered severe brain damage as a teenager will include Fort Frances in his annual fundraising bike ride in August. Donny Stephen Little will cycle from Kenora to Fort Frances, Dryden, and then back to Kenora in three days. Little was a promising student with marks in […]
Dear sir: The Government of Canada says it needs a new Customs facility at Fort Frances, at an estimated cost of $3-4 million. The owners of the bridge are required–or being asked by the Government of Canada–to pay for the cost of the new facility. I had a meeting with […]
Dear sir: The recent resolution by town council to table any action on the announcement to increase tolls on our international bridge, coupled with the loss of toll booth jobs to the International Falls side, was a severe mistake and a lack of leadership. It should not require a public […]
Provincial legislation passed May 17 has left the town’s administration struggling to avoid costly delays to June’s tax bills. The new legislation requires all municipalities to include an individual levy breakdown with every property tax bill. But that information may not be prepared in time for the June billing dates […]
Two programs–the Provincial Homelessness Initiative Fund and the National Child Benefit Strategy–have been adapted to the needs of local families and approved by the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board. The programs, designed to fill in the gaps between existing social services, had to be formatted to suit local […]
They did it again. Fort High’s super mileage vehicle, fresh from the Super Mileage Challenge in Brainerd, Mn. last week, took third place in the modified class for the second year running. This marked the fifth year senior students in the Transportation Technology class at Fort High have taken on […]
With 2,811 U.S. vehicles carrying some 7,269 passengers crossing into Canada here last Friday and Saturday for the walleye opener, you’d think the flood would cause at least a bit of chaos here. Not in the least. Like the seasoned tourist town Fort Frances is, local businesses took it all […]
The Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board received a brief letter from Health minister Elizabeth Witmer confirming it has been designated as the land ambulance delivery agent for the area. DSSAB beat out the Town of Fort Frances, which also had applied to administer the ambulance service. “We’re up […]
