At its regular meeting here Monday night, town council declined to be a corporate sponsor and give $5,000 in financial assistance to the third ManOMin Watershed Conference coming up Nov. 20-22 in International Falls. Coun. Deane Cunningham, speaking on behalf of the Administration and Finance executive committee, said that given […]
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Fort Frances officially gained a new congregation on Sunday when the Church of the Holy Spirit was granted full society status with the Free Methodist Church of Canada. “It’s truly wonderful,” said Pastor Garth Clifford. “It has been an exciting time. We’re now much more of a permanent congregation.” “We […]
With Monday night’s meeting being the last for the outgoing town council, the newly-elected one will be sworn in at an inaugural ceremony on Monday, Dec. 1. The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. The public is welcome to come out and watch new mayor […]
With a combined 62 years of experience in municipal politics, the outgoing mayor and three councillors had a chance to share a few words with town management and their re-elected fellow councillors during their final meeting Monday night. Making up a large portion of that experience on his own was […]
People with disabilities in the Kenora and Rainy River districts soon will have a new tool to help them find programs and services geared toward their needs. DIAL 2003 is a new directory produced through a partnership of Northwest Independent Living Services (NILS) and the Northwest Trade and Adjustment Board […]
After more than 20 years of teaching music in and out of class, spending countless hours heading up the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team, and even being willing to be responsible for dozens of high school students while travelling in foreign lands, John Dutton is in the spotlight as the […]
Town council on Monday night approved a report from the manager of Operations and Facilities ensuring the downtown area will receive a consistent level of winter control maintenance, which is in accordance with the minimum standards for municipal highways. Doug Brown’s report was put together in response to a complaint […]
Fort Frances OPP and the local McDonald’s restaurant launched a joint program Friday aimed at helping to comfort children who have been in traumatic situations. It’s called the Kid’s Comfort Program, and it supplies OPP officers with teddy bears they can offer to traumatized children they encounter in the line […]
Coun. Struchan Gilson gave an impassioned plea for citizens to stand up and take action against vandals at the Memorial Sports Centre during Monday night’s council meeting. “As a member of the Community Services executive committee for the past six years, a regular user of the ’52 Canadians Arena in […]
Last year, Nikki Wiedenhoeft of Fort Frances won two tickets to see Céline Dion in concert in Las Vegas. Earlier this month, she finally took the trip—and got far more than concert tickets. She got the experience of a lifetime. Wiedenhoeft has been a fan of the Quebec-born songstress for […]
Both incumbents were re-elected to the two Fort Frances seats on the Rainy River District School Board on Monday night in the first election for those seats in six years. The unofficial results put Gord McBride, current chair of the board and a trustee of 27 years, in first place […]
Bill Murdoch is no stranger to controversy. The MPP for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound has been tilting at windmills for more than 10 years and now it seems he actually may knock one over. Last week, Murdoch announced he is considering an offer from long-time friend and NDP House leader Peter Kormos […]
