Now just a week away, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual community Christmas dinner is shaping up well, organizers said. But some more donations are needed if they are to provide for the more than 200 people they’re expecting Dec. 25 at Knox United Church. “We’re still short on hams. […]
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It looks like Dr. Pete Sarsfield won’t exactly get what he wanted for Christmas this year. The Northwestern health Unit has not received any word as to whether its stance on banning smoking in public places will be recognized by the province. “We haven’t heard anything,” the CEO and medical […]
Town council said Monday it would decide by Feb. 29 whether or not it would sign a new three-year deal with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. And while Mayor Dan Onichuk said “all factors need to be weighed” before any decisions are made as the town works on its […]
Council made its nominations for the Rainy River District Municipal Association (RRDMA) boards at Monday night’s meeting. Mayor Dan Onichuk was nominated for president of the RRDMA while Tannis Drysdale was nominated for vice-president. These are one-year terms. Mayor Onichuk also was appointed as the Fort Frances rep on the […]
Local MP Robert Nault was shut out of Paul Martin’s cabinet last week as the new prime minister made sweeping changes to the line-up, but vowed he would run again here in the next election despite the setback. “My priority has always been to serve the constituents of Kenora-Rainy River […]
The Northwestern Health Unit’s infant hearing program received a $35,000 donation from the Lions Club on Monday to help buy new screening equipment. The Lions 5M International Hearing Foundation presented the cheque to the health unit to purchase seven tympanometers for the Kenora-Rainy River district. The new machine is a […]
Town council did not decide Monday night whether it will sign on with the Rainy River Future Development Corp. for another three years, but it did give the RRFDC its word it would have an answer by Feb. 29. In the interim, council extended the town’s current contract with the […]
Council directed Clerk Glenn Treftlin to reschedule four council meetings in 2004 at its meeting Monday night. The meeting slated for May 24 was changed to May 25 due to Victoria Day while the Oct. 11 one was rescheduled to Oct. 12 due to Thanksgiving. The Dec. 13 meeting was […]
A recent study revealed 85 percent of people in Rainy River District read the Fort Frances Times, and 70 percent read the Daily Bulletin, while only 31 percent read any daily newspaper like the Winnipeg Free Press or the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal. The same study showed a similar trend […]
With the town’s centennial year coming to an end, Marla Simpson’s time as centennial co-ordinator is over. But having turned over a final report to the committee of the whole of council as to the Centennial Celebrations Advisory Committee’s activities for the past year or so, she took a few […]
Is seems Fort Frances finally is getting on the map—and online—when it comes to high-speed Internet. With the recent announcement that Shaw Cable will be offering high-speed Internet connections through cable early in the new year, and the announcement in October that Pwi-di-goo-zing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory Services’ application for broadband infrastructure […]
For people thinking about a high-speed Internet connection at home, the choices can be confusing. The following is a brief description of the three main technologies available for high-speed Internet connections, also known as broadband, and some of their advantages and disadvantages. The three broadband technologies are: cable modem, DSL, […]
