After 18 years in municipal politics in Fort Frances, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon was honoured by a crowd of about 140 family members, friends and acquaintances old and new Saturday, during a roast and toast at La Place Rendez-Vous. “I was humbled by the kind words of my peers,” said Witherspoon […]
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A new era began for Aboriginal businesses in the Fort Frances area when Kenora-Rainy River MP and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Robert Nault announced the formation of a new joint project last week. Speaking to a group of Aboriginal, business and government partners at the Couchiching Bingo […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will discuss ways to distribute an expected $486,000 in additional funding from the Ministry of Education for their Rural Education Strategy Plan at tonight’s regular meeting of the board. The money, which must be spent at schools that qualify for Distant Schools Allocation, will […]
With Hallowe’en now less than two weeks away, the fifth-annual “Scott Street Scare” is shaping up to be another howling good time, organizer Sandra McNay said. “It’s going pretty well,” she remarked from her Scott Street store, Masquerade. “We’ve gotten probably half the candy we did last year, but there’s […]
It’s not too late to register for either of two seminars on how to start a small business being held this coming Tuesday (Oct. 21) at the Rainy River Future Development Corp. office. Business investment officer Angela Halvorsen, who will be teaching the seminars, said this morning that the 9 […]
After 18 years as an elected official for the Town of Fort Frances, including the last 12 at the helm, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon will be bid farewell tomorrow night at a roast and toast at La Place Rendez- Vous. “I look forward to hear what people have to say. But […]
After years of hard work and sticking to its guns, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board has succeeded in convincing the provincial government changes need to be made to the land ambulance funding formula. DSSAB CAO Donna Dittaro reported at last night’s board meeting that a meeting with […]
Town management and administration have been able to reduce a shortfall in the 2003 budget from almost $1.5 million to about $515,000 after spending three weeks going through the books and tracking down accounting errors left by former municipal staff. “It doesn’t look as bad as we thought,” treasurer Peggy […]
In March, 1982, a group of 10 Rainy Lake Region Tribal Chiefs were confronted with a problem of monumental proportions—far too many of their young people were sick, dying, and running afoul of the law due to issues of domestic violence, substance abuse, and severe behavioural disorders. The existing system […]
In an act of community sharing and co-operation that epitomizes the Thanksgiving Day holiday tradition, Huffman School hosted a feast last Friday that taught students about togetherness and friendship. Huffman staff, students, and parents held the event in partnership with representatives of the Town of Fort Frances, Couchiching First Nation, […]
There’s an old saying about how a little child shall lead them. And perhaps it’s time some people took the lead from our younger citizens and thought twice before dumping their garbage along the banks of the beautiful Rainy River. Last week, a group of Grade 5 and 6 students […]
Norfab, the local fabrication company and success story, added another feather to its cap by bringing home the inaugural Judge’s Choice award from the Northern Ontario Business Association awards ceremony last Thursday night in Thunder Bay. “We feel excellent about winning the award,” said Bill Boulton, Norfab’s national sales and […]
