About 100 residents showed up at the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” open house last Wednesday night at La Place Rendez-Vous, with several voicing either support for—or constructive criticism of—the proposed project. Tony Kadikoff, past provincial president of the Elks Club, said he knows a thing or two about what a community […]
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Under direction from town council, a letter will be sent to the Rainy River District School Board to find out what it will be doing with the old Fort Frances High School building on First Street East that has been sitting vacant for three years. “Council’s no longer looking at […]
Buyers navigated around exposed walls and piles of gyp roc to get one of their first views of the River Walk condominium project here Saturday. While changes still are being made and the move in date has been delayed, owners seemed happy with their new homes for the most part. […]
Terry Parisien wishes his old team the best of luck. But now that the sentimentality is out of the way . . . “I’m going to show them they made a real bad decision,” said the 20-year-old defenceman for the Dryden Ice Dogs, who returned to the Ice for Kids […]
A professor of film studies and pop culture was called to the stand as an expert witness yesterday at the trial of Don Smith, the Woodyatt man accused of creating and distributing obscene material on the Internet in October, 2000. Under examination by defence lawyer Darren Sawchuk, Dr. Barry Grant […]
Christmas Day may be more than a month away but the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau already is gearing up to make sure this year’s community dinner is as successful as in the past. And volunteer bureau co-ordinator Vanessa Hebert, who is organizing the dinner for her first time this year, […]
With committees in place and local skateboarders willing to help out, the fundraising aspect of the skate park project being spearheaded by the Kiwanis Club is moving full steam ahead. And the first show of generosity from the private sector was Ted Brockie, owner of Brockie’s Jewellers, who gave a […]
Jean and Lin Boileau have been chosen as the 2002 “Citizens of the Year” following unanimous approval by town council at last night’s regular meeting. “There were many excellent nominations this year. Choosing the ‘Citizen of the Year’ is one of the hardest jobs you can have,” said Coun. Deane […]
It’s almost 50 years since the end of the Korean War and as time marches on, members of the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 Ladies Auxiliary here are worried those who marched, flew, and sailed in the major wars of the 20th century are fading from the minds of younger […]
The grand chief of Grand Council Treaty #3 said he doesn’t understand the federal government’s move to withdraw from self-governance negotiations since, in his view, all the proper paperwork requested had been completed. But Indian Affairs minister Robert Nault, also the MP for Kenora-Rainy River, said yesterday that he stands […]
The Fort Frances OPP’s “Policing for Results” telephone survey which started last month is moving full speed ahead, with volunteers likely to reach the quota of 375 by month’s end. “We’re doing very well. There’s been 239 surveys completed so far,” Cst. Al MacDonald, community services officer with the Fort […]
Jean and Lin Boileau have been chosen as the 2002 “Citizens of the Year” following unanimous approval by town council at last night’s regular meeting. “There were many excellent nominations this year. Choosing the ‘Citizen of the Year’ is one of the hardest jobs you can have,” said Coun. Deane […]
