FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is working to make a landing pad for helicopters to transport people for emergency purposes a reality here in the next year. Dan McCormick, the board’s health services manager, updated town council Monday night on what’s been done—and what still needs […]
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FORT FRANCES—A group of 50 Grade 5 boys from across the district went camping this week. But besides exploring the wonders of nature, they also discovered the joys of reading and writing. The Rainy River District School Board hosted a literacy camp at Sunny Cove on Monday and Tuesday to […]
Town council got an update Monday night on upgrades being done to the war veterans’ cenotaph site in the Fort Frances Cemetery. The upgrades began last month after parks and cemetery staff met with members of the local Royal Canadian Legion to ensure the proposed upgrades were agreeable to all […]
FORT FRANCES—Twelve Fort High students who wrote special exams back in May to give them a leg up at university now are faced with having to rewrite the exams—or simply accept a refund—after their original ones were lost. “All of our exams were lost,” said Fort High principal Gord McCabe. […]
FORT FRANCES—The outgoing president of the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists said she’s pleased with the success of the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail in Alberton since its official opening back in July. “The biggest thing this year was the bog opening,” Henriette Verhoef said in her report at the group’s […]
Maybe it was the weather, or maybe it’s the event’s growing reputation. Whatever the reason, a record crowd turned out for the seventh-annual “Fly-in Drive-in BBQ” on Saturday at the Fort Frances Airport. Bruce Caldwell, who has organized the fly-in barbecue since its inception, said Monday that about 400 people […]
Now that students are back in class, local CN police officer Cst. Pete LeDrew is encouraging parents and guardians to make sure their children know about safely crossing the railroad tracks going to and from school. Cst. LeDrew said late last week that parents should make sure their kids know […]
The Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club will be holding its annual Drive-Thru Breakfast next Thursday (Sept. 21) at Tim Hortons, with residents invited to come by early and pick up their bag of goodies in support of local children’s activities. Club members, as well as local volunteers and members of […]
Need to know how to write a successful proposal for funding? How about learning what the Carver model for governance is and how boards operate? Then now is the time to sign up for workshops on these two subjects, which will be held later this month and next at the […]
Council approved the town’s timetable for the 2007 budget process Monday night, with a public meeting slated to kick things off on Monday, Sept. 25. Citizens or organizations are encouraged to present council with their suggestions and comments on what municipal services and projects they want to see in the […]
With the nomination deadline in a little over two weeks, more nominees for the local municipal and school board elections are coming in. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft filed his nomination papers Monday, being the most recent addition to the list of those running for seats on town council. That list so […]
FORT FRANCES—Although not monitored, Linda Wall, Rainy Lake area supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources here, said it’s possible there are slightly more skunks and raccoons in the area this year. “I haven’t had any reports that would indicate to me that there are more than usual, but we […]
