Call it a necessary evil, but the $1.4-million repair job to the Portage Avenue underpass will see those travelling to and from the north end of town somewhat inconvenienced this summer. “The subway, as you can see, is in disrepair,” Raymond Roy, Superintendent of Works (Facilities), said Tuesday afternoon. “We’re […]
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Nearly a month after district high school teachers began job action to back contract demands, no progress has been made to end the dispute nor have classes been disrupted. In fact, it’s basically been business as usual for teachers, students, and the public school board. “Nothing has happened yet,” said […]
The town and Rainy River District School Board met for the first time this morning to discuss the fate of old Fort Frances High School on First Street East. “The board has no money to bring the building down,” Laura Mills, chief financial officer for the board, said yesterday. Estimates […]
If one of your “favourite things” is to sing-a-long to the radio (in the car or in the shower) or to movie musicals, you’re in luck. The Townshend Theatre will be the site of a movie sing-a-long this Friday to the classic, “The Sound of Music.” “We’re holding a sing-a-long […]
An unexplained light in the sky seen by some residents in the Thunder Bay area back on Saturday, March 8, as reported in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, also was seen by local resident Judy Carmody. “It was just a few minutes before 6 [p.m.],” she noted Friday. “I was at […]
While calling Monday’s announcement good news for local residents, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton said it’s more than a coincidence that the province’s decision to extend the 4.3 cent/kWh price cap to FFPC customers came just one week after he vowed to make the Fort Frances power situation […]
Though the teen years often are considered the toughest for youths, they can be equally challenging for their parents. And just as teens congregate into support groups at the mall or skate park, there now is a way for parents to band together in support of each other. The Parents […]
For the last two years, the ’52 Canadians Arena has been an ideal spot to hold the annual “chem-free’ grad festivities, but changes to fire regulations for the building may force the party to another locale. “We’re still not sure if we can use the old ice surface,” committee co-chair […]
After initially denying Fort Frances Power Corp. customers the benefit of the province-wide 4.3 cent/kWh cap on the price of hydro purchased on the spot market, the province announced Monday it has changed its mind. “After receiving additional information from the town, and after numerous conversations between town officials and […]
The competition definitely is healthy for the eighth-annual Chamber of Commerce business awards gala coming up March 29, with the total number of nominations finalized at 80. “Actually, I wasn’t really surprised to see that many,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Tuesday. “Last year, we had 72, I think. And […]
After receiving notice it will be getting even more money than last year from the Moffat Family Fund, the Fort Frances Community Fund is looking for some ideas as to how to spend more than $56,000. “There are a lot of people waiting for this,” said Fort Frances CAO Bill […]
With the mercury finally rising above the freezing mark this week, the last problem you’d expect to see is a frozen water line. But that is exactly what’s happening. Raymond Roy, superintendent of Public Works (Operations), said this is a particularly bad year if you’re a water line. “The extended […]
