Staff Fort Frances OPP officers and the North West Region Crime Unit, under the direction of OPP Criminal Investigation Branch Det. Insp. John Horne, are investigating the death of a 20-year-old Fort Frances man that was reported to police early this morning. Police received a call around 1 a.m. requesting […]
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the NDP Ontario NDP leader Howard Hampton and Northern Development critic Gilles Bisson are expressing serious concern over the potential sale of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.’s hydro dams in Iroquois Falls, Kenora, and Fort Frances. “Scrambling to raise cash to weather the crisis in our forestry sector, Abitibi is purportedly looking at […]
Peggy Revell Some 125 hams will be filling the Salvation Army’s food hampers this holiday season thanks to the support of the local Wal-Mart store. The big donation came as the year rolled to an end and there still were funds set aside for charity projects, explained manager Darryl Skinner. […]
Press Release The Rainy River District Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel and the Rainy River District School Board jointly have ratified a proposed four-year agreement, which is in effect from Sept. 1, 2008 to Aug. 31, 2012. An earlier agreement was met through the Provincial Discussion Table […]
Press Release As winter sets in and the cold wind blows, events at our local Legion are heating up. The poppy campaign is over for another year. Thanks to the generosity of Fort Frances residents, this year’s campaign raised more than $13,000. A percentage of this money will be spent […]
Peggy Revell Originally slated to be completed by the New Year, reconstruction of the J.W. Walker School gymnasium now is expected to be finished by the end of January. “The original completion date was at the end of December [but] the contractor needed another month,” explained Raymond Roy, manager of […]
Peggy Revell It’s been another successful year for the “Adopt an Angel” program, with all 150 “angels” accounted for. “I’d just like to thank everybody for contributing to the program,” said Jacquee Loerzel of Family & Children’s Services, which organizes the event that’s now in its sixth year. The program, […]
Paige Desmond With each Christmas season, it can become increasingly difficult to find a gift for that someone who has everything. This year, to cross those people off your list, it might be time to get them something that will help someone else in their name. Charitable donations as gifts […]
Dave Ogilvie When the life of Minnesota Sen. Paul Wellstone was cut short by a plane crash on Oct. 25, 2002, many people across the state, as well as the U.S. and Canada, mourned the loss of a great man and social activist. One of the many who personally felt […]
Duane Hicks User fee bylaw up for vote While town council is expected to pass a new user fee bylaw at its regular meeting Monday night, as well as receive a draft budget, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said it’s still early stages for what undoubtedly will be a very […]
Peggy Revell As school closes down for the Christmas break this Friday, Robert Moore principal Penny Newman also will be saying her good-byes as she retires. It was “just time” to retire, noted Newman, who will be retiring alongside her husband, Jim, who is a teacher at Robert Moore. “We […]
Duane Hicks While still looking for two more directors to fill vacancies on the board, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce elected a new executive at its regular meeting yesterday. Cathy Emes (Skills & Employment Source) will be president for 2009 while Pam Andersen (Enterprise Rent-A-Car) will be first vice-president. […]
