FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its draft budget for 2007 last week, which included a 2.93 percent increase in the levy to municipalities. The jump is attributed largely to the “Ontario Works” program, which has seen a large increase in demand in the last year. […]
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FORT FRANCES—Wanda Barker, manager of the local Super 8 Motel, was honoured with the company’s Manager of the Year award at the company’s international convention in Las Vegas last week. “It’s a great honour,” Barker said. The award was presented at the gala dinner at the end of the weekend […]
After previously deciding to ask the province to fund 100 percent of the Portage Avenue underpass project this spring, town council last night lowered that amount to 50 percent in order to hopefully improve its chances of receiving any dollars. The decision to change the town’s funding application to the […]
Town council will be asked this evening to authorize the “Fun in the Sun” committee to submit a financial request to the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Celebrate Canada!” program. “Fun in the Sun” chair Paul Bock said the committee applies for the funding each year to help pay for July […]
The body of a Couchiching resident reported missing on Rainy Lake was found this morning, Fort Frances OPP said just after noon today. Nick Mainville, 50, of Rainy Lake Blvd., was located on Couchiching First Nation around 9:15 a.m. Police said he died as a result of a snowmobile collision. […]
FORT FRANCES—The Atikokan Crisis Centre is hosting a free luncheon next week for all women interested in learning more about the centre, or in discussing issues of importance to women. “We often hear that women in the west end of the district have difficulty accessing the services we provide,” said […]
FORT FRANCES—Local firefighters Capt. Joe Bobczynski and Greg Allan were among the 2,200 firefighters and emergency workers who attended Wednesday’s memorial tribute in Winnipeg for two fallen colleagues. The ceremony at the MTS Centre marked the end of a week of public mourning for Winnipeg firefighters Capt. Tom Nichols and […]
The Muskie girls’ volleyball program saw mixed results at the NorWOSSA championships yesterday in Dryden. The senior squad played some of their best volleyball of the season en route to the silver medal. But the juniors stumbled against a team they’d not lost to all season and were eliminated in […]
Those wanting to attend the seventh-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner this Sunday (Feb. 18) at La Place Rendez-Vous had better have their tickets already as the event is sold-out. Georges Blanc, who helps organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous and a member of the local Knights of […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with a 60 percent chance of flurries. Look for an overnight low of minus-15 C (five F) and southwest winds at 10-15 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be cloudy and much milder, with a 40 percent chance of isolated flurries. Expect a high of minus-four (25) […]
While figuring out their income tax may not be difficult for some, it can be stressful to others—especially if they can’t afford to hire a service to do it for them. But the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau once again is offering a helping hand, with volunteers donating their time to […]
After nearly 14 years as CEO and medical officer of health with the Northwestern Health Unit, Dr. Pete Sarsfield has announced he will be retiring in December. In an interview Friday, Dr. Sarsfield said that at age 62, working 60-80 hours a week, and spending sometimes half the year travelling […]
