As a follow-up to the “Fun in the Sun” and “Meet Me At The Border” activities in recent weeks, several members of council and administration praised the success of the events. CAO Mark McCaig pointed out the Friends of the Library’s “Teddy Bear Picnic” was a smash hit once again, […]
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The third-annual Fort Frances School of Celtic Arts is taking place this week, with a wrap-up concert slated here tomorrow evening. The school is divided into two components: bagpiping classes at Confederation College campus and dance classes at Fort Dance studio. School director Bruce Lidkea said that students come from […]
The Canadian Diabetes Association is looking for volunteers interested in promoting the health of our community of Fort Frances. Through packaged presentations to workplaces, community groups and other organizations, you can inform people what they can do to prevent developing Type 2 diabetes, and how those who are already affected […]
After over 30 years, Chuck Arpin is letting go of the reins as the primary owner of Pinewood Sports & Marine, and reverted to being a partner along employees Bob Fichuk, Al McTaggart, and Tammy Grinsell. Arpin explained in an interview Friday the move will allow him to be “officially […]
Gerald Armstrong has accepted the position of fire chief for the Town of Fort Frances on a permanent basis, effective July 24, 2006. Armstrong has been acting in an interim capacity, replacing former fire chief Steve Richardson since the middle of May. Armstrong brings with him 30 years of experience […]
Town council voted in favour of a bridge financing agreement with the Kiwanis skate park committee to help them pay off some $107,000 in outstanding fees. Under the agreement, the town will pay the outstanding invoices to contractors, and the Kiwanis Club and skate park committee will continue fundraising activities […]
While the Kiwanis skate park was completed last fall and has seen plenty of use by local youth ever since, a substantial bill for the work remains outstanding. As such, the Kiwanis skate park committee and the Town of For Frances have been talking over several months to come up […]
Edward Jones ranks highest in customer satisfaction with full-service investors in Canada, with top ratings from clients in five of six drivers that determine overall satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2006 Canadian Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study (SM). In the inaugural survey, the firm received the highest […]
FORT FRANCES—After more than a month of monitoring for signs of West Nile virus, no birds submitted to the Northwestern Health Unit for testing have come back positive so far. Al Mathers, environmental health officer with the health unit, said a few ravens and crows from both the Kenora and […]
Youngsters are invited to get revved up about reading this summer in the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Driven to Read” program. The library once again is offering its summer reading program for kids aged three and up—anyone who can read or listen to a book read to them by others. […]
Shortly after 3 a.m. today, the Fort Frances OPP received a report of a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner on Scott Street. The vehicle was located by police and a 37-year-old Alberton Township man subsequently was arrested and charged with operation of a motor vehicle with a blood […]
There were five new fires in the region yesterday, including one each in the Dryden and Red Lake districts and three in Thunder Bay District, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire management program reported this morning. Although some of the fires proved challenging, burning in storm-damaged timber and showing some […]
