Local officials are taking action after the International Bridge and Terminal Company and the Minnesota Dakota and Western Railway (joint owners), and their parent companies, Abitibi-Consolidated and Boise Cascade, announced last Thursday they wanted to sell the international bridge here. “We have a meeting [of the Border Sister Cities Task […]
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With Remembrance Day coming up Friday, and 2005 being the Year of the Veteran, the United Native Friendship Centre here will hold its the first-ever drum social to honour aboriginal veterans Thursday. The event will start with a veterans’ tea at 2 p.m. at the UNFC’s Circle of Life Centre […]
Fort Frances OPP would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating a missing youth over the weekend. Georgina Peetwayway was located on Manitou Rapids FNT yesterday around 12:30 p.m. She was returned to her residence without incident. The 15-year-old Off Lake Road resident was reported missing Friday […]
Local residents, along with the rest of Ontario, will be able to keep a closer eye on their energy consumption after the province announced last week it aims to spend $1 billion to install “smart meters” in every home by the year 2010. “The concept of the meters is they’re […]
Having hosted ’flu shot clinics across the Rainy River and Kenora districts over the past two weeks, the Northwestern Health Unit’s influenza immunization campaign is off to a strong start. Health unit staff administered about 350 vaccine doses at an open clinic at Robert Moore School here yesterday after having […]
Local viewers who tune in to watch “Shania: A Life in Eight Albums” on CBC TV on Monday night will see a familiar face that once graced the stage at the Townshend Theatre here. Richard (R.J.) Comeau has a small role in the made-for-television movie that’s based on the inspiring […]
Fort Frances High School’s annual musical revue—this year entitled “What’s In a Name?”—opened at the Townshend Theatre last night with well over 300 seats filled. Under the musical direction of teacher Chris Denby, the opening number saw 60 students take the stage to sing and dance, with more at work […]
The International Bridge and Terminal Company and the Minnesota Dakota and Western Railway (joint owners), and their parent companies, Abitibi-Consolidated and Boise Cascade, announced today the international bridge here is for sale pending any necessary government approvals. The companies have determined that owning the bridge is not a core business […]
The Grade 10 students in Nancy Gillon’s “Discovering the Workplace” class have been working hard planning a talent show to showcase the many talents of Fort Frances High School. The show, entitled “Falling into Talent,” will be held next Wednesday (Nov. 9) at the Townshend Theatre. All proceeds will be […]
The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 Ladies Auxiliary reminds everyone that their annual Remembrance Day tea is coming up this Sunday (Nov. 6) from 2-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Legion. Admission is $3 per person, which includes sandwiches, dainties, plus tea or coffee. There also will be numerous items […]
In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little cleaning up before the snow flies, the town will waive the collection of tipping fees at the landfill this Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for half-ton vehicles and utility trailers. But the only waste that will be […]
Students across Rainy River District continue to show overall improvements in their EQAO scores, particularly when those scores are examined over time. “We’re quite pleased that we’re continuing to show growth,” Jack McMaster, the new education director for the Rainy River District School Board, said Monday. The Education Quality and […]
