A group of people representing various fields dealing with children met upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous here Friday to discuss the future of children’s services in Rainy River District. The planning session was the first of many as the district prepares to implement the provincial government’s “Best Start” initiative, which […]
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With Hallowe’en less than a month away, so is a local tradition known as the “Scott Street Scare.” “We’re having it for sure. We’re just kind of getting things underway,” said head organizer Sandra McNay, owner of Masquerade Costume & Novelty here. Costumed kiddies are encouraged to come to Scott […]
Members of the Fort Frances High School Council will be commended by the Rainy River District School Board tonight for their efforts in bringing internationally-acclaimed author and speaker Barbara Coloroso to town last month. Coloroso presented a keynote address Sept. 16, as well as a day-long workshop for professionals in […]
It looks like the judges will have a hard time picking the winners for the 10th-annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce business awards coming up Oct. 29 as a slew of nomination forms were turned by Friday’s deadline. “We have a total of 85 nominations as of right now,” Chamber […]
The Town of Fort Frances lifted the boil-water advisory for all residents living east of Keating Avenue, as well as water customers on Couchiching First Nation, shortly after 9 a.m. today. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig noted the town got word from the health unit this morning that the water […]
Town bylaw enforcement officers responded to a bear report Thursday evening on the 1000 block of Portage Avenue—their 87th call of the past month. Officers went to the scene around 5:30 p.m. to find a 200-pound female bear in a tree, which they then tranquilized and relocated. “Everything went according […]
All Fort Frances residents living east of Keating Avenue, as well as water customers on Couchiching First Nation, remain under a boil-water advisory that the town declared shortly after noon Wednesday. “We were doing maintenance [at the water tower] and there was a loss of pressure in our system,” Fort […]
Ontario’s forest industry received a shot in the arm from the provincial government this morning, but more needs to be done to make the industry competitive on the global market, the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association said. “It’s a good first step, but it’s a small step,” said Fort Frances councillor […]
A dream has become a concrete reality. With components starting to arrive here Wednesday, final work on the Kiwanis skate park is underway—culminating about four years of hard work and planning by a local committee of parents and youth. The $250,000, 9,600 sq. ft. park should be ready for skateboarders […]
Does this sound familiar? “Nobody could possibly understand how I feel.” “If I start to cry, I’m sure I’ll never stop.” “I’m so bad that no one could ever like me.” “If I don’t hit something, I’m going to explode.” “If people knew what I was thinking, they would say […]
The Fort Frances Lions Club and Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Upsilon jointly are holding a dinner and auction to fund a walkway and ramp for the new handicap swing the local sorority is providing. This endeavour will help in the placing of the swing, as well as provide a walkway […]
Rev up the boat motor and hit the water. That’s what more than 80 anglers are set to do this Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 29-30) for the annual fall bass tournament hosted by Dale LaBelle. The weigh-ins start at 3:30 p.m. both days at LaBelle’s Birch Point Camp on Northwest […]
