Marty Johnston, 14, of Rainy River, won his first game last Monday in the Canadian National Chess Championships at Kapuskasing in the Under 16 Boys category. He defeated Alex Livingston, with a rating of 1634. In his second game later that day, he played the second highest rated player there, […]
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The Town of Fort Frances reached a memorandum of understanding with Stratton Equipment Sales and Service at an in-camera session of the committee of the whole Monday night, outlining the principles of an agreement for the partial demolition of the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East. “It’s […]
After months of uncertainty, the Fort Frances Nursery School has finally found a home. “It was perfect timing,” said Sandra Weir of the nursery school, adding that they were required to leave their old location at the end of last month as the school year ended. “Our stuff has already […]
Of the 48 Canadians participating in a walk for diabetes in Bermuda this fall, only one is from Ontario: Marilyn Angus of Barwick. The 44-year-old grandmother will walk 26 miles, or about 42 km, as a member of Team Diabetes Canada in the Great Walking Marathon in November. “It’s going […]
The Kenora-Rainy River District Community Care Access Centre is still struggling to recruit board members, including one from Fort Frances, after the majority of the board of directors resigned in January 2002. “We’ve made several attempts. There’s just not much interest,” said Kevin Holder, Interim Executive Director of the district […]
The first major summer storm to hit the region rolled into the district last night with loud and low rumbling thunder, high winds and the blaring of emergency sirens. According to Environment Canada and the Weather Network last night, severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for much of the Rainy River […]
Plans for a skate park may get the go-ahead as early as this week if council and the skate park committee can reach an agreement on funding and user fees, the committee of the whole decided at last night’s meeting. As it stands, the proposed skate park will infringe on […]
Town council will consider a local resident’s proposal for a “ghost centre” on the La Verendrye Parkway at their regular meeting tonight at the Civic Centre. In a letter to council, Melvin Haukaas has proposed taking down the “Walking path only” signs along the waterfront and putting up new signs […]
With construction already underway in town on a new Tim Hortons and Wal-Mart, news that Canadian Tire has plans to expand here should come as no surprise. But with the expansion will come a new Mark’s Work Warehouse and perhaps a gas bar. “I’ve received an application for site plan […]
Former local resident Hannah Carter will take the fight against cancer to the streets in September when she participates in a 60-km walk for breast cancer in honour of her mother, Judy. A social in support of her efforts to get pledges for the “Weekend to End Breast Cancer” fundraiser […]
With periodic dousings of rain and cooler temperatures of late, the Ministry of Natural Resources has gotten a bit of a break battling forest fires in the Fort Frances area. “We don’t have any fires burning in the district, and the fire hazard is ‘low’ to ‘moderate,’” said Marnie Brown, […]
The local Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students’ first “Jobs … or Jail” event was a success yesterday, having recruited 26 odd jobs for students looking for work. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon agreed to sit in a large wooden “jail” in the courtyard in front of the Fort Frances Museum […]
