The public will be able to get more information on—and provide input into—the Namakan River hydro development project, being proposed by the Ojibway Power and Energy Group (OPEG), during an open house here tonight. The purpose of the session, which will run from 7-9 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous, is […]
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A women’s healing conference is being held March 3-6 at the Nanicost gymnasium here. This event is hosted by the Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services Inc. Counseling Unit and funded by the United Church Healing Fund. This conference is open to all women interested in healing focusing on both […]
The Fort Frances OPP has been notified there may be an increase in counterfeit bills in our region. The Thunder Bay Police Service’s Economic Crime Unit has identified a number of counterfeit $20 and $5 bills that, at first glance, appear legitimate. A closer inspection of the currency, however, will […]
The third-annual Women’s Health Symposium is in the works and organizers are looking for exhibitors to participate in the event—which this year is entitled “Indulge, Inspire, Inform, and Go Green.” Potential exhibitors are urged to submit their booth registration and information to committee members well in advance of the event, […]
The Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances held its annual Valentine’s meeting last Thursday at La Place Rendez-Vous, with 15 members and their sweethearts present. The guest speakers for the day were Anne Marie Vanderaa, with the Coming Together for Kids Coalition, and Grace Silander of the Rainy River District Safety […]
Fort Frances High School administration and the Rainy River District School Board are trying to resolve a testy situation after a controversial video involving six students was posted on the Internet. The roughly two-minute long video depicts the non-native female students dancing to the sounds of a pow-wow while acting […]
Drawing a sold-out crowd of more than 270 people, the 10th-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner held Sunday night at La Place Rendez-Vous raised about $19,000 to provide financial aid to local families facing medical expenses. The guest speakers for the evening all said they had no doubt the money raised […]
Those who enjoy the musical hits of ABBA, Rod Stewart, and Tina Turner won’t want to miss a concert slated for Saturday, March 1 at the Townshend Theatre here. “ABBAmania” will offer up one night of performances by these legends, featuring Dave Battah as Stewart, Sonia Ndongmo as Turner, and […]
After selling every last one of the tapestries made for the town’s centennial in 2003, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is aiming to bring them back again this year. Chamber officer manager Dawn Booth said yesterday the initiative has been in discussion by the Chamber’s events, projects, and marketing […]
With the deadline having elapsed Friday, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. has a total of 35 district businesses participating in its fifth-annual customer service challenge. “The last couple days, they’ve been coming in,” program co-ordinator Crystal Godbout said late Friday. “We reached 29, and I was excited. We reached […]
Do you have old bottles of pills and capsules that you never used up just sitting on a shelf in your house? Well, now is the time to toss them out! The local seniors’ coalition, sponsored by the New Horizons for Seniors Programing, is holding its third-annual “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout […]
Town council last night referred a request from the Downtown Scott Street Business Improvement Association for recycling pick-up to the Operations and Facilities executive committee for its recommendation. “In the Downtown BIA, we have 53 different buildings housing over 84 businesses/offices creating recyclable waste,” BIA chair Russ Ling wrote in […]
