After a full year of planning and grunt work in preparation for the 14th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, new chairman Tom Fry likes where things are headed with less than a week to go—for the most part, at least. “It’s been quite an experience over the past 10 to […]
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The town will go ahead and decommission traffic lights at the intersection of Mowat Avenue and Church Street in the near future. Town council amended the Traffic Control Bylaw last night to get rid of the traffic lights and replace them with two yield signs along Mowat Avenue and two […]
The Fort Frances Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) is hosting its annual Odd Job Week from July 14-18. As part of the festivities, an Odd Job Scavenger Hunt is planned for Thursday (July 17) from noon-3 p.m. on Scott Street. Participants either can sign up alone or with a […]
The public is encouraged to have their say tonight as to whether or not the town should decommission traffic lights at the intersection of Mowat Avenue and Church Street. As reported last month, a traffic count conducted in May found traffic at that intersection had declined to such a point […]
A house on Boucher Road in Watten Township, near Nickel Lake, was struck by lighting and burned to the ground around noon Friday. The Watten volunteer fire department battled the blaze, with assistance from the Couchiching Fire Department under a “mutual need request.” The roof was fully engulfed in flames […]
The Icebox Radio Theater will hold auditions for a variety of summer projects on Monday (July 14) at 7 p.m. at the Rainy River Community College theater in International Falls. Actors and sound effects artists will be needed. The IBRT, fresh from live performances in the Twin Cities over the […]
It’s official—the CT scanner at La Verendrye Hospital here will be fully operational on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Patti Johnson, manager of diagnostic imaging for Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., said yesterday that work on the CT scanner room is continuing in preparation for the new equipment, which is scheduled to […]
The Fort Frances Community Clinic management and Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 65.08 reached a tentative contract agreement yesterday after 12 hours at the bargaining table. Both parties are expected to begin the ratification process next week and hopefully the situation will be resolved, Fort Frances Community Clinic administrator […]
Camp, hike, fish or swim? Recreation is on the rise and it’s important for those entering natural spaces to be aware of the impacts they have on the landscape. Join Park Naturalist Samantha Palm this Friday (July 11) for a presentation with hands-on techniques on “Leave No Trace” ethics. Learn […]
Local youth were among more than 500 peer leaders from Youth Action Alliances across the province who gathered in London, Ontario for the third-annual [take!action] Youth Summit on May 23-25, 2008. Sixteen youth from Northwestern Ontario, including James McInerney, a student at Fort Frances High School, represented the region at […]
Robert van Oort, Chair of the Northwest Catholic District School Board, is pleased to announce that the trustees approved the 2008/2009 Annual Budget, on Saturday, June 21. “Our trustees are committed to supporting the Catholic school system so that it meets the needs of all students and offers them excellent […]
There only are half as many physicians per 1,000 people in rural and small-town Canada compared to larger urban centres, according to a recent report put out by Statistics Canada. The consequence of having significantly fewer doctors and specialists usually means patients must travel further distances to receive specific medical […]
