With the Fine Line Art Gallery’s spring art exhibit, “Think Green,” coming up next month, interested artists are encouraged to get their entries in by the end of March so staff have time to set it up. Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said last week the show will include […]
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When you buy a bunch of daffodils, you’re helping the Canadian Cancer Society fund important research that will help more Canadians survive cancer. Fort Frances Beta Sigma Phi members once again are proud to support these efforts to fight cancer. At the same time, it gives us all a chance […]
The Fort Frances Wal-Mart once again has shown its commitment to Canadian children by partnering with Breakfast Clubs of Canada to “Give Them a Taste for Learning.” The campaign will raise awareness and funds for school nutrition programs nationwide. Research shows poor nutrition has a direct effect on learning. If […]
While providing curbside collection of recyclables for downtown businesses falls outside of the town’s mandate, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said yesterday there are other options for Industrial Commercial Institutional (ICI) sector customers. “There’s ways of doing it. Here in town, anyone can phone Asselin Transportation and Storage and […]
With an greater focus on drug enforcement in Fort Frances, local OPP officers laid 61 percent more drug-related charges in 2007 than the year before. “There’s really no evidence for me to say that the drug issues have increased in the last few years, it’s just that we’ve dedicated more […]
FORT FRANCES—As dictated by provincial legislation, the town’s first round of semi-annual lead testing was completed prior to the April 15 deadline. But while nearly all the tests came back fine, due to one non-residential test result which exceeded half the standard prescribed for lead, the town will be required […]
The Women’s Healing Conference, “Maa’aawichige Agamig,” which was held last week at the Nanicost gymnasium here, was deemed a success largely due to the participation of attendees and the wealth of information presented. “It went really well and that’s because of the resource people we had,” explained organizer Frances Tabobondung, […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its 2008 budget last week, which included a 2.75 percent decrease in the levy to municipalities from the previous year. Mildred Beck, assistant manager of finance, explained the decrease is, in part, due to the commencement of the provincial upload […]
With the Rainy River District School Board busy getting J.W. Walker back in shape over the March Break, the mayor and administration offered a few words of thanks Monday night to all those involved in the gas leak and fire there two weeks ago. “I’d like to say how serious […]
With the Fine Line Art Gallery’s spring art exhibit, “Think Green,” coming up next month, interested artists are encouraged to get their entries in by the end of March so staff have time to set it up. Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said last week the show will include […]
FORT FRANCES—While her airplane art has appeared on numerous magazine covers, inside calendars, and reproduced as prints over the years, and continues to win awards, for the first time ever Cher Pruys has collected much of her work in a new book just released this month. Called “The Art of […]
FORT FRANCES—While a trail system is not going to become a reality overnight, the town will consider a recently-completed active transportation plan when it conducts a review of its official plan later this year. Heather Cram, with consultants Hilderman Thomas Frank and Cram, made a presentation to council Monday night […]
