Tony Marinaro was thrilled when he heard his company had won an award, but he didn’t realize its prestige until attending the annual Northern Ontario Business Awards last week in Thunder Bay. “It was really amazing,” enthused Marinaro, director of operations of Kish-Gon-Dug Canada, which is located at Naicatchewenin First […]
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Members of the Rainy River Valley Food Council have decided to postpone its “Taste Local! Taste Fresh!” event, which was being planned for late October. “I hate to say it but I’d be more comfortable doing it next summer,” said Rainy River Elk Company owner Deb Cornell, who also is […]
After more than a year of fundraising, Robert Moore School installed its new playground equipment last week. “It’s been a real community effort,” said vice-principal Brad Oster. The school council there was involved from the beginning, in the 2005-06 school year when fundraising efforts began in earnest, Oster explained. The […]
Former Fort Frances resident Jim Pattison, a Canadian certified pedorthist from Prince Albert, Sask., was selected for the second year to attend the Calzateenia conference, sponsored by CIATEC, on Aug. 18-19 in Leon, Mex. As last year, Pattison was the only Canadian in attendance and each day he addressed more […]
In an unprecedented step, all three living former Fort Frances mayors have come together to endorse Roy Avis for the job in the Nov. 13 election. “Roy served as member of my municipal council for six years. He will be an excellent mayor and move Fort Frances in the right […]
FORT FRANCES—With mill closures continuing to make the headlines, town council supported a resolution from the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union to call for an all-party committee of the Ontario legislature to immediately conduct hearings throughout the province to address the forestry crisis. CEP national rep René Lindquist was on […]
FORT FRANCES—Experiencing financial burdens and unable to pay its realty taxes since mid-2004, the Fort Frances Curling Club is asking the Town of Fort Frances to write-off all its taxes owing to date. In a report to council, Treasurer Laurie Witherspoon said the curling club, as of Oct. 5, 2006, […]
FORT FRANCES—While Canada’s role in Afghanistan has been the subject of debate lately, students at J.W. Walker School here are learning about the war there—and the men and women serving in that country. “What we’re trying to do is get the kids connected to what’s going on in the world,” […]
FORT FRANCES—Starting this week, all of the traffic lights in Fort Frances will be switched over to more energy-efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) versions, Fort Frances Power Corp. CEO Jim Kibiuk said Thursday. He noted the FFPC hopes to convert all of the lights at all the intersections in town […]
FORT FRANCES—As part of its long-term plan for the outdoor rinks in Fort Frances, the town will be holding a public meeting later this month to get input on what local residents would like to see. The meeting is slated for Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Civic […]
A national rep from the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union will speak to council tonight about the town’s support of an all-party committee to address the forestry crisis in Ontario. CEP rep René Lindquist will be presenting council with a resolution to call on the province to strike such a […]
FORT FRANCES—While encouraging fire safety is always part of their mandate, local firefighters will be getting out to stress that message to the public during “Fire Prevention Week” (Oct. 8-14). “For the most part, Fire Prevention Week is an opportunity to reinforce the whole fire prevention message, especially for our […]
