With John Rafferty heading up this year’s local “Relay for Life,” a significant fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, plans are well underway for the annual event. They’ve applied to the Town of Fort Frances to hold the event June 27-28 from 7 p.m.-7 a.m. at Pither’s Point Park. “We […]
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Town council last night declared the west-end rink shack obsolete, and authorized the Operations and Facilitates division to demolish it in the immediate future. Operations and Facilitates manager Doug Brown noted in a report to council that the building has been vandalized on a regular basis during the summertime, and […]
As a follow-up to a budget meeting last week, the library board, town council’s committee of the whole, and the Rainy River District School Board will meet tonight to discuss possible cost-savings for a new library here. The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the committee room downstairs […]
A note to future fundraiser organizers: Provide the right incentive. The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team held its annual swim-a-thon on Saturday morning and for a few of the athletes, the festivities also included hurling a pie in the face of their coach. Swimmers with the club have been busy […]
While they won’t see any presentations per se, town council will have a full plate tonight with a veritable laundry list of requests ranging from financial donations to proclamations. Among the requests are: •a per capita contribution request from the Rainy River Future Development Corp. for project initiatives (this is […]
A two-month police investigation into allegations of assault has resulted in charges against two health care aides. Fort Frances OPP officers, along with the assistance of the OPP’s Northwest Region Crime Unit, have investigated allegations of assault on two residents at a local long-term care facility. Ellen Gibson, 23, of […]
The Fort Frances Museum will be holding a children’s archaeology activity day next Monday (April 21) to coincide with a school P.A. day. Two sessions will be held (from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.) for children aged five-11 at a cost of $5 per child/session. Call Katie at the museum […]
Town council will hold off making any decisions about proceeding with the new Fort Frances Public Library until it can first discuss the possibility of working with the Rainy River District School Board to combine the project with the building of a new Robert Moore School here. During a budget […]
The decision to wait on the new library came even as project manager Brian Avis presented council yesterday with a list of cost reductions to building plans. After the March 24 council meeting, the library building committee met once, and then met with Chamberlain Architects to critically review the building […]
Lena Duchnicki, of 908 McKenzie Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008. She is survived by her husband, John; daughter, Josie Schill; and son, Tom. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
At midnight last night, a group of students at Fort Frances High School began the feat of going without food for 30 hours as they participate in the annual “30-Hour Famine.” The event, which has been held at the high school in past years, raises money through sponsors and donors […]
With Phase One of the local Business Retention & Expansion survey having wrapped up at the end of March, community development officer Cassandra Parise will have her analysis of the results ready by June. During a Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce mix-and-mingle yesterday at La Flambée, Parise noted she has […]
