While things are going well for the local Salvation Army’s Christmas hamper program, Captain Angel Sandoval said he’s still looking for volunteers to help out with the kettle program. “We need volunteers,” he noted. “We’ve had to close some of the kettles, and we depend on [those] to give better […]
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Trustees from across Northwestern Ontario met with the new education minister yesterday in Thunder Bay to hear the new provincial government’s plans for education in the coming year and to express their concerns. Gerard Kennedy said the provincial government was interested in co-operating with trustees and school boards in working […]
Council passed a motion Monday night to name citizen appointees to various town committees for the term running Dec. 1, 2003-Nov. 30, 2006. The various committees, including the council reps previously named at the Dec. 1 inaugural meeting, are: •Accessibility Advisory Committee— Laurie Lundale, Joanne Davis, Lawrence Catherall, and Jennifer […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. announced late yesterday that all people visiting hospital patients in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River must wear masks. “There are reports of ’flu in the community and we want to do what we can to keep it from spreading into the hospital,” said Mary […]
Shaw Cable will introduce highspeed Internet to Fort Frances in the new year, regional system manager David Inglis said. “Plans are to launch Internet service in January,” he said, adding it most likely would be in mid to late January although no specific date has been set yet. The high-capacity […]
Wal-Mart Canada said its new store here won’t be open until mid- to late-January, not in time for Christmas as some talk around town has suggested. “It looks like we will be open for business in the new year,” Kevin Groh, manager of corporate communications, said Monday from Toronto. Store […]
The Clampetts paid a visit to Fort Frances last week, and the town welcomed them with open arms. Muskie Theatre’s production of “The Beverly Hillbillies” drew large crowds—and produced roars of laughter—during its four-night run at the Townshend Theatre. “The show was a great success,” said Fort High drama teacher […]
Two emergency response personnel from Fort Frances teamed up with students at Fort High last year to build a student First Response Team for medical emergencies—and the partnership is paying off. Beginning Nov. 3, five students at the high school began taking rotations for being “on call” at the school, […]
A Red Gut Bay First Nation man faces several charges following a single-vehicle accident Monday morning on Pearson’s Road, east of Fort Frances. Police said the 45-year-old driver failed to negotiate a corner on Pearson’s Road and entered the west ditch around 10:30 a.m. Emo OPP officers arrested the man […]
Christmas is not only a time for celebration, but one for community and family traditions. And one of those which lovers of music and pageantry can bank on again this year is the Christmas cantata at St. Mary’s Church. The popular event, which combines choral singing and recitation of passages […]
Hospitals in the region aren’t taking ’flu vaccinations seriously enough, says the CEO and chief medical officer of the Northwestern Health Unit, and they could see staff who don’t get their shots staying home this winter. “Last year, when the ’flu season was seeing few incidents, we went to the […]
While the final report was turned over to the town earlier this year, and the original steering committee no longer is directly involved with the project, the town’s economic development officer told council Monday night that ideas put forth by the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” initiative are by no means dead. […]
