Premier Dalton McGuinty was in Thunder Bay on Monday to unveil an energy rebate plan for northern pulp and paper mills, but the response in the north has been lukewarm at best. “The solution that they announced today is much too little and much too late,” Ontario NDP leader and […]
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Though heavily involved in volunteering with everything from the day hospital and chemotherapy unit at La Verendrye Hospital to St. John’s Anglican Church and the Canadian Cancer Society, June Keddie never expected to be named the 2006 “Citizen of the Year.” So when she got the phone call from the […]
The local Business Improvement Association will be holding the 49th-annual “Parade of Lights” this Saturday (Nov. 25) and this year’s holiday event is shaping up to be one of the best of late. “I think we’ll get a good turnout and it will be a lot of fun this year,” […]
The “Old Bags Lunch” originally scheduled for Sept. 30 now will be held in the spring. Joan Allison, with the special events committee for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, noted a suitable date could not be secured before Christmas and therefore it would be held in the spring. Stay […]
The parishioners of St. John’s Anglican Church here are holding their third-annual St. Andrew’s supper at the church hall on Thursday, Nov. 30. St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland so the dinner will feature traditional Scottish fare, such as haggis and neeps, roast beef and all the trimmings, […]
For many, one of the greatest joys of Christmas is the sense of wonder children experience when they see a present under the tree with their name on it. But sadly, some youngsters go through the holiday season without getting a chance to have that kind of magic moment. Family […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will receive a number of reports tonight in its final meeting before the new board is sworn in next month following last week’s municipal election. Among those to be reviewed are the director of education’s annual report for 2006, as well as an extensive […]
Tickets for the upcoming concert entitled “Glorious Christmas” went on sale today, and those wanting to go had better get their tickets as soon as possible. The Yuletide collaboration between Diane Maxey’s Fort Frances Choraliers and Katherine Williams and the Borderland Community Orchestra is expected to be a sell-out here, […]
FORT FRANCES—The Town of Fort Frances saluted 2006 “Citizen of the Year” June Keddie, as well as retirees and employees who have reached 25 years of service, at its annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. As she was greeted on stage by 1994 “Citizen of the Year” […]
An 18-year-old Fort Frances male was charged with assault with a weapon following a disturbance on the 100 block of Fourth Street West shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday. The teen is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 18. Then around 9:30 a.m. yesterday, Fort Frances OPP arrested two men for […]
With the terms of the current council coming to an end next month, so to are the terms for those sitting on the town’s numerous boards and committees. As such, the Town of Fort Frances is looking for interested residents to get involved in their community on a committee level […]
FORT FRNCES—As Christmas draws nearer and local residents and businesses decorate for the holiday season, the Fort Frances Power Corp. wants people to keep in mind that LED lights are a smart alternative. And while the FFPC is not be holding an LED Christmas light exchange program in partnership with […]
