While the Aquanauts were competing at a regional swim meet in Dryden last weekend, there was one notable exception. Kim Kirk was here at home resting in preparation for this weekend’s Junior National swim championships in Calgary, where she will compete in the 100m and 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke […]
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Suddenly lost in the glare of the arena debate, and word council has to chop almost $1 million more from the town’s 1998 budget if it wants to keep a lid on taxes for the fifth-straight year, is the question of whether 384 parking meters should be re-installed in the […]
Dear Mr. Behan: President Clinton talks of destroying Iraq’s capability to produce “weapons of mass destruction.” Prime Minister Chrétien talks of “cleaning up that mess over there.” And Mr. Nault, our elected member of Parliament, says he is “disappointed that we didn’t finish the job last time by ‘permanently removing’ […]
The town could get senior government dollars for an arena project without building two new ice surfaces–as long as what is built boosts area tourism. And the town still could be eligible for funding even if it decides to build a second ice surface unattached to Memorial Arena. That was […]
Identifying the origin of an antique teacup or arrowhead wasn’t new territory for the artifact experts who headed up Saturday’s “treasure clinic” at the Fort Frances Museum. But it was the first such event of its kind here, and despite a relatively poor turnout, it was a marked success in […]
Kids with an interest in collecting stamps, coins, sports cards, or even pogs are being encouraged to get involved in the “Kids Treasure Swap” at the Fort Frances Museum. The program is designed to offer area kids the chance to trade their doubles or interesting finds with each other. If […]
It was a scene right out of PBS’s “Antique Roadshow” at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday when area experts shared their knowledge of antiques and artifacts with the treasure-toting public. Dubbed “The Treasure Identification Clinic,” the four-hour gathering was held in conjunction with Heritage Month–an annual promotion aimed at […]
Sheila McMahon has seen the local United Native Friendship Centre’s literacy program go through a lot of changes since its inception 10 years ago. Now executive director of the UNFC here, McMahon was the first literacy program co-ordinator. “The first year I had 10 clients,” she said, noting the current […]
Should the town build a new double-rink facility, or put a second ice surface next to the existing Memorial Arena? That is one of three questions Fort Frances council wants the public to answer before it decides what kind of facility it will build here. As the town signs off […]
The executive of the Kenora District Municipal Association has decided it won’t join in the request for a programmatic audit on the Northwestern Health Unit–at least not yet. And that has the Rainy River District Municipal Association wondering if it will have to go at it alone. “I don’t know […]
Town council will take another stab at the proposed 1998 budget next month, with almost $1 million still needing to be cut if it hopes to maintain a tax freeze for the fifth consecutive year. But whether that can be done won’t be known until the March 16 budget meeting […]
Evelyn Brown was honoured as 1997 Senior of the Year for La Vallee in recognition of her dedication to the community. A very quiet person by nature, but someone who loves people, Brown visits the sick and shut-ins in the hospital or their homes, taking along baking. She also volunteers […]
