The local winners have been named in the Fort Frances Lions Club peace poster contest, who now will be sent on to be judged at the “District” level. The winners are Chelsea Hill (Crossroads School), Casey Kerber (Robert Moore), Kurtis Gustafson (Mine Centre School), Kristina Webb (J.W. Walker), and Nicole […]
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The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the upcoming election of the executive and board of directors. Members will be voting for five members of the executive, and nine directors. Most current elected members are seeking re-election, Dawn Booth, Chamber manager said. “Each year, everybody has to […]
In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little cleaning up before the snow flies, the town will suspend the collection of tipping fees at the landfill tomorrow for half-ton vehicles and utility trailers. Tipping fees will be suspended from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on […]
The provincial government recently announced it is directing school boards to remove all junk food from vending machines in elementary schools. The Rainy River District School Board has only one elementary school with a vending machine that is accessible to students, and all elementary schools already have taken steps to […]
Many residents reported a fairly small number of trick-or-treaters at their doors this year, but plenty of costumed kiddies turned out at a number of Hallowe’en events here over the weekend. On Saturday, the annual “Hallowe’en Haunt” at the Fort Frances Museum turned out to be another success, said curator […]
After 17 years with the Town of Fort Frances, Bruce Spottiswood worked his last day Friday making sure—amid a myriad of other responsibilities—that the town’s water and sewer systems were running smoothly. Known as the town’s Environmental and Facilities Superintendent since Aug. 1, Spottiswood started with the town back in […]
Organizers are gearing up for another “Spirit of Christmas” later this month, with this year’s event marking the 10th anniversary of the annual fundraiser. “Things are starting to come in already,” said Linda Hamilton, who sits on the organizing committee. All funds raised will be divided between the local branch […]
After scrapping plans for a large concrete bowl design, the skate park committee is moving ahead with a new vision—and a renewed vigour—with its sights set on having one built here next spring. “We had an estimate done as to how much it would cost for full bowl and found […]
While town council was shocked to learn last Monday night that Shaw Cable might be pulling the plug on its community programming here, Mayor Dan Onichuk said this morning the situation isn’t as dire as first thought. The mayor met yesterday with Shaw regional systems manager David Inglis to discuss […]
The Fort Frances Communities in Bloom project is moving full-speed ahead. The committee first met on Oct. 5 and developed many great ideas for the project. The committee looked at a slogan, letterhead, contests, awards, advertising, fundraising, donations, and website ideas. Various ideas were gathered and now the committee is […]
The town’s new recycling contracts with Asselin Transportation and Metro Materials Recovery Inc. in Winnipeg kicked in Monday, meaning paper products and other recyclables no longer have to be sorted by residents. While the town had announced a few weeks ago that it would be switching to a “co-mingled” stream, […]
The Fort Frances OPP once again will be conducting “Operation Pumpkin” tomorrow night. This community policing initiative was developed in an effort to curb acts of mischief associated with “Gate Night.” It is a concentrated effort by police and various community partners, including the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, North Air […]
