An investigation surrounding the circumstances of the sudden death of a 62 year-old Fort Frances man yesterday is underway by local OPP. The man, Allan Williams, was found lying in the backyard at 612 Portage Avenue at about 6 p.m. last night. According to police a suspected passer-by found Williams […]
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District businesses and individuals were in the spotlight Saturday evening during the eighth-annual Chamber of Commerce business awards gala at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The winner of the Business of the Year (1-15 employees was Home Suite Home, while La Pace Rendez-Vous took home the Business of the Year […]
Breaking centuries of tradition, the Ontario government released a budget yesterday at a car-parts plant with promises of more money for health and education and a property-tax cut for seniors just months before an expected election. With the legislative chamber empty save for a lone protesting member, Finance Minister Janet […]
The results are in and they’re good. The Easter Seals Society held their “Penny Power for Easter Seals” campaign at six district schools last month, and it was a huge success. “We raised $3,126.63,” said Christa Werenko, chair of administration for the local Easter Seals. “We surpassed our expectations and […]
Fort Frances Power Corporation customers will receive rebate calculated at the rate of one cent per kilowatt hour on the number of kWh consumed between May 1 and Dec. 1, 2002 thanks to the benefit of the historical power agreement with Abitibi-Consolidated, the FFPC announced yesterday. “It’s good news for […]
The necessity to re-examine trustee distribution throughout the Northwest District Catholic School Board region by provincial legislative decree, and a difference of opinion between northern and southern trustees, led to a stalemate at the ballot. The Northwest District Catholic School Board held its monthly meeting here Saturday morning and one […]
After one year of meetings and sharing their enthusiasm for locomotives, landscapes, and miniature bridges and buildings, the Fort Frances Model Railroad Club is aiming to finish a set-up large enough to fill a room in the old CN station here by this fall. “The more people can relate to […]
After having the report of what local residents can and cannot dispose of during “Pitch-In Canada and Amnesty Cleanup Week” (April 19-26) sent back to committee for further discussion, town council has settled on an expanded but not all-inclusive list. Meant to clean up the town for the centennial celebrations […]
Mayor Larry Crawford and city manager Carl Holder of Paris, Tenn. will get a taste of what Fort Frances is all about April 30-May 3 when they come to visit what still may become their home town’s “twin city.” And CAO Bill Naturkach, who is on a hosting committee along […]
A date has been set for the next round of contract talks between high school teachers, who are in phase one of job action, and the local public school board. They will meet April 8-9 in an effort to resolve the dispute dating back to last fall. District high school […]
Given even the slightest possibility of an incident stemming from the war in Iraq happening here in Borderland, sirens on both sides of the border have ceased—only to be sounded during an actual emergency, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said at Monday night’s council meeting. The decision came after some consultation with […]
Dare to be different. The Girl Guides of Canada has taken this saying to heart since awarding its time-honoured Girl Guide Cookie Campaign contract to Canadian cookie manufacturer Dare Foods Ltd. of Kitchener, Ont. After a 40-year relationship with Nabisco/Christie Brown & Co., the Girl Guides awarded the contract to […]
