Always on the go with a full calendar to match, Patti-Jo Reid actually took a rare moment to pause two weeks ago when she found out she’d been chosen as the 2005 “Citizen of the Year” for Fort Frances. “I was surprised when I found out. When Mark [Kowalchuk] and […]
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The $14.5-million Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye Hospital here are moving along according to schedule, with more than 85 percent of the job done and February targeted as a completion date. “We’re pretty excited about it. It’s been a lot of work for a lot of people,” Larry Cousineau, […]
For the first time in years, it looks like the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will have to hold an election to determine its board of directors for 2006. The decision came after its general membership meeting yesterday at La Place Rendez-Vous, at which time it became clear more new […]
Sylvia Wagner has loved hats all her life. Now, she’s combining that passion with her artistic talents by putting them together for the newest exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum, “Head Travel: 100 Years, 100 Hats—From Bonnet to Baseball Cap.” The Thunder Bay artist’s exhibit, which will run at the […]
A closed meeting last week on the state of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here revealed some encouraging facts, but the future of the home still has to be decided. “The ministry [of Health and Long-Term Care] told us there have been some tremendous improvements at Rainycrest,” said Emo Reeve […]
The Grade 8 class at St. Francis School here has created a thing of beauty to be a joy forever. Teacher Colette Fafard had been covering murals in her weekly art class, including the works of Mexican artist Diego Rivera. The class decided to try making their own mural. “The […]
The local Salvation Army is proposing a new event to get the community on its feet to help the needy. The “Santa Shuffle,” a 1.1-km run, will be held Saturday, Dec. 3 at 10:30 a.m. beginning at the Salvation Army’s headquarters (316 Victoria Ave.) Participants are asked to collect pledges, […]
After almost two and-a-half years on the job, Town of Fort Frances treasurer Margaret “Peggy” Dupuis has resigned and will be moving on to a job in Sioux Lookout. “She was an excellent treasurer and we’re gong to miss her greatly,” CAO Mark McCaig said this morning. “Her arrival coincided […]
The Town of Fort Frances saluted its retirees and employees who have reached 25 years of service, as well as 2005 “Citizen of the Year” Patti-Jo Reid, at its annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. As she was greeted on stage by 1994 “Citizen of the Year” […]
The quality of resident care has improved at Rainycrest Home for the Aged over the last several months, and a new administrator has been hired. That was some of the information presented to the home’s board of management and district municipal leaders at a closed-door meeting with the Ministry of […]
Domino’s Pizza of Canada is expanding its number of restaurants—and is interested in seeing a franchise open here. “We are adding units across Canada as a part of our new growth strategy,” Paul Monger, director of Franchise Development & Real Estate for Domino’s Pizza of Canada Ltd., wrote yesterday in […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board on Thursday night approved an updated “Best Start” plan and will continue to move forward on implementing the program. Kim Gardiman, the DSSAB’s children’s services manager, presented the “Best Start” Child Care Service Plan 2005-07 to the board at its regular monthly […]
