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 […]
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The local Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students (HRCC-S) will be putting Mayor Glenn Witherspoon behind bars on Wednesday to promote student employment. “Jobs . . . or Jail” is a competition between the town and the HRCC-S to encourage community members and employers to hire students for their […]
Keeping a watchful eye over CN Rail property in the district for more than 18 months now, Cst. Pete LeDrew has been working hard to promote safety around train tracks and clamp down on trespassers. And while trespassers have been warned and charged during that time, incidents have not been […]
The reconstruction of Front Street will take longer than expected— 12 days to be exact—due to unavoidable circumstances, Bruce Spottiswood, acting manager of Operations and Facilities, said this morning. “The original date for completion was July 15,” he noted. “But because of July 1 [with the official opening of Phase […]
A 40-year-old Dryden woman remains in critical condition in a Thunder Bay hospital after the spare tire from a trailer being towed by another vehicle slammed through the windshield of the van in which she was a passenger yesterday on Highway 502. Joyce Butts was airlifted from the scene to […]
There’s going to be new face in the local outfitters business in the next few weeks—three new ones, to be exact. Lorne Caul, owner of Northland Trail Outfitters, has taken the idea of eco-friendly expeditions a step further by bringing in a trio of llamas to complement the 10 horses […]
Charlie Turgeon has been setting up the Canada Day fireworks ever since the town started having them about 25 years ago. His partner, Bill Caul, isn’t sure but he figures he’s been at it for about nine or 10 years now. These two men—along with several members of Caul’s family— […]
While the past five days have been jam-packed with activities, “Homecoming Week,” being held in conjunction with Fort Frances’ centennial, will culminate tomorrow with Canada’s birthday bash. “Everything is ready to go,” said Dawn Booth, a Fun in the Sun committee member and co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
The Fraser Institute released its “report card” on Ontario elementary schools last week, placing the Rainy River District School Board tied for ninth place overall. The report used the province’s Education Quality Assessment Office results for Grade 3 and 6 students as a basis for the ranking system, as well […]
On the heels of a trip to the Rainy Lake mermaid last summer, a group of local artists is turning their collective creative eye to the Devil’s Cascade on Rainy Lake next Saturday (July 12). “The last time was successful, so we wanted to do something again this year,” said […]
The laws of physics were put into question yesterday evening as Fort Frances Crime Stoppers held its annual Great Rubber Duckie Race on the Rainy River near the Sorting Gap Marina. “We went upstream,” said John Jordbro of the local Crime Stoppers chapter. “For the first time in history, the […]
With Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway recently completed as the community’s newest attraction, the town is taking a hard line to make sure dog owners mind their four-legged friends when using it. Rick Hallam, superintendent of Planning and Development, said this morning that a local resident and businessman […]
