The suspension on admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged was lifted Friday and new residents will begin moving in this week, administrator Jill Colquhoun said. The 135-bed facility currently has five vacancies. Two residents will be moved in this week and two next week, Colquhoun noted. Rainycrest’s overnight respite […]
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If you saw Rev. Mark Curtis on the street without his clerical collar, you might well mistake him for a lawyer or a salesman. You’d certainly sense he’s a man who is comfortable in the spotlight. But if he were to burst into song, you’d probably be completely confused, because […]
The two incumbent trustees for Fort Frances on the local public school board will have to fight to hold onto their seats as a newcomer entered the race prior to last Friday’s nomination deadline. Long-time trustees Gord McBride and Dan Belluz—the current chair and vice-chair of the board, respectively—are seeking […]
The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce held their annual general meeting at La Place Rendez-Vous last weekend, where they elected a new president and passed a number of resolutions relating to the forestry industry. Kelli Gothard-McKinnon of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce was named president, and Tannis Drysdale […]
With yesterday being the last for Bill Naturkach in his position as Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Fort Frances, Mark McCaig, CEO and president of the Fort Frances Power Corporation will take his place for the time being. “He’ll be acting as CAO with all the responsibilities that […]
Fort High students are pumped for the start of Homecoming week festivities tonight, although there was strong possibility just a week-and-a-half ago that no activities would be allowed at all. “There wasn’t supposed to be anything this year,” said Tyson Dennis, a member of the Student Athletic Association at Fort […]
Like the night before Christmas, the provincial election is only one sleep away—and the anticipation is beginning to mount for all the candidates. For incumbent Howard Hampton, the campaign trail has become a happy road after a good performance in the provincial leaders’ debate last Tuesday (Sept. 23). He believes […]
Developers are moving quickly to work on the old Fort Frances High School property on First Street East after town council on Friday approved an amended bylaw sealing a deal between the town and Charlie Morken, Steve Both, and Russell Pollard. “They’re working inside as we speak,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture will be celebrating Ontario Agriculture Week (Oct. 6-12) with a farm bus tour this Sunday (Oct. 5). A bus has been booked, which leaves Fairway-Shop Easy in Emo at 12:45 p.m. and the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market in Fort Frances at 1 p.m. It […]
There were a lot of new faces at this year’s Great Chili Cook-off, but the winners were old hands at cooking chili. Dr. Mike Gerstner and Sherry Armstrong of the Fort Frances Dental Centre took the prize on Friday for their chili called “Novocaine Special III—the numb-iest ever.” Gerstner has […]
Voters in Fort Frances and Dryden came out in droves last week to make their ‘X’ in advance polls for tomorrow’s provincial election. “We had to get extra ballots off to Fort Frances and Dryden,” noted Murray Affleck, the district returning officer for the Kenora-Rainy River riding. “That’s an indication […]
“It was absolutely amazing. I can hardly put it into words.” That’s how former local resident Hannah Carter described the 60-km “Weekend to End Breast Cancer” walk she participated in late last month in honour of her mother, Judy. “The amount of support the volunteers, and the people of Toronto, […]
