Diane Maxey of Fort Frances is headed into the New Year with many sentiments on her sleeve. 2005 will be an unprecedented path, when, for the first time since 1973 she will go it alone after losing her husband, Jim, to a lengthy illness nine months ago. Her story isn’t […]
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Christmas is a time for people to come together—whether they be family, friends, or perhaps just neighbours. And one enduring tradition exemplifying this is the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s community Christmas dinner. Now in its 17th year, the annual dinner was held Saturday afternoon at Knox United Church and once […]
After a two-hour session behind closed doors Tuesday morning, the board of management of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here voted to rescind a motion passed at a special meeting in November, effectively taking the option of establishing a contract with Extendicare Inc.—a private health care company—off the table. “It […]
While the holidays are thought of as a time when people gather and keep warm indoors while they celebrate, the keeping warm part of the equation sometimes can result in problems. And the Fort Frances Fire Department certainly can attest to that as firefighters responded to several calls in town […]
The death toll from epic tsunamis that rocked 11 countries rose to 44,000 people today after Sri Lanka and Indonesia significantly increased their confirmed deaths. Rescuers struggled to reach remote locations where thousands more likely were killed by the deadliest tsunami in 120 years. Government officials warned the toll could […]
In simultaneous pre-Christmas cover stories, Time and Newsweek magazines sifted with skepticism the narratives of Jesus Christ’s birth in Matthew and Luke—the only accounts we have since no other chroniclers recorded the Nativity of this obscure peasant. It’s far less important than those historical debates, but there’s also a small […]
With residents now able to put out a wider range of materials in their “blue boxes” for pickup, no doubt most will be relieved this Christmas to find out that unlike previous years, wrapping paper is an acceptable recyclable here. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown confirmed this Monday, adding […]
The Town of Fort Frances received a letter from the City of North Bay regarding the need to reconcile Community Reinvestment Fund dollars, sparking a discussion Monday night about whether or not municipalities will ever get paid by the province. In its fall economic statement, the province committed to a […]
Two local mill unions still haven’t taken a ratification vote on a proposed contract reached late last month. “They’re still reviewing the documents,” said Len Robinson, Human Resources manager and negotiator for Abitibi-Consolidated. “The vote is going to take place in early January,” he added. “We haven’t heard any specific […]
The Ontario government’s proposed new anti-smoking legislation not only would ban smoking in all enclosed public places, but also limit the display of cigarettes in stores—much to the frustration of local merchants. “I’d just as soon they kept their nose out of my business, honestly,” said Craig Sanders, owner of […]
FORT FRANCES—Town council approved a report at its meeting Monday night to give $400 to the Fort Frances Curling Club to help host the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ playdowns here Jan. 5-8. “I support them 100 percent. We should try to give as much support through the public relations budget as […]
FORT FRANCES—Ontario restaurant owners will have the option of allowing patrons to bring store-bought bottles of wine with them beginning sometime in the new year, but some local restaurateurs are less than enthusiastic about the plan. The “Bring Your Own Wine” program will allow consumers to bring store-bought wine into […]
