Dear editor: On Nov. 11, as is our custom, my sons accompanied me to Barwick to take part in the Remembrance Day ceremonies. Imagine our surprise when we were told that the “powers that be” decided that this year there would not be a ceremony in Barwick. Why? No one […]
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Dear sir: It has come to my attention that the new ice facility in Fort Frances is going to be named after the 1952 Allan Cup winning hockey team. When the people of Fort Frances rallied to have a new ice facility built in this town, they appropriately named the […]
Cathy Bruyere was all smiles after learning renovations needed at the Gizhewaadiziwin Access Centre on Couchiching would go ahead. “I think it’s very positive,” Bruyere said of Friday’s announcement that the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. was providing $3.22 million in capital funding for health care centres across the region. […]
Dear sir: On Second Street East, the Fort Frances Lions Club is using its energy to develop a children’s play area and park. They are using funds from their projects, government and town grants, and citizen pledges to accomplish this major project. Upon completion, it will be known as the […]
Grade three students under the Northwest Catholic District School Board improved in the areas of reading, writing, and math over last year, trustees learned at Saturday’s regular monthly meeting. The biggest jump came in math, with students showing a 17 percent jump compared to 1998. Still, the local results of […]
“Ice for Kids” is so livid over town council’s decision to name the new ice surface “52 Canadians Arena” that it has withdrawn its pledge to run the canteen there to raise the additional $200,000 local share needed for the $7.3-million project. And that has the town wondering how to […]
Muskie Theatre’s four-night run of “Fame” came to a close Saturday in front of yet another sold-out Townshend Theatre. After the last show, the cast and crew took down the set and then had one final get-together in the cafeteria at Fort High as members of “Fame.” The moment was […]
The district Substance Abuse Prevention team paired up with the local chapter of Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving last week to bring Drug Awareness Week to Fort Frances High School. Activities began last Monday with the “Day of the Dead.” Every 27 minutes, the Grim Reaper would take a student […]
Town council has approved in principle the latest design for a new Canada Customs facility here at its regular meeting Monday night. “Option K-9” involves building the new facility on the south side of Church Street near the corner of Central Avenue. The Ontario travel information centre would be moved […]
CN still needs a final blessing from the province on its certificate of approval to bring the diesel fuel cleanup project up to full speed, council was told Monday night. The town was informed through a progress report, dated Nov. 15, by CN environmental engineer Harri Liivamagi. CN dug three […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said the town was “off to the races” after council agreed to sign the cellular phone service operating agreement between itself, Atikokan, and Thunder Bay. Doug McCaig, chair of the Fort Frances PUC and a member of Northwest Mobility, was joined by Geoff Gillon of the Rainy […]
The first ManOMin watershed conference is slated April 28-30, 2000, with hopes of it becoming a regular event in the future. Jennifer Mercer, co-ordinator for the Rainy River First Nations Watershed Program, said the name of the conference has a double meaning. First of all, ManOMin is an abbreviation of […]
