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 […]
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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 […]
Buyers navigated around exposed walls and piles of gyproc 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. “It’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
Indian Affairs minister Robert Nault and chiefs of eight Fort Frances area First Nations signed an agreement-in-principle here Tuesday that would see local First Nations make their own laws and decisions on education in the near future. The agreement is the first of its kind in Ontario, but local chiefs […]
The topic of whether it’s worthwhile to erect a large bass statue here as a tourist attraction will be brought up for discussion by Coun. Neil Kabel at Tuesday night’s council meeting. “I recently had a resident of Fort Frances, a taxpayer, who passed through Baudette, Mn. a couple weeks […]
The Fort Frances Block Parent Association is looking for volunteers to breathe new life into this crime prevention program. “We feel there has been a decline in the activity of people and there has been a low level of interest,” association chair Sandra Whalen said Tuesday morning. The association will […]
As owners toured the River Walk condominium project for the first time Saturday, they were told by contractors that move-in dates still were not set in stone. “What we are telling people, what we are expecting to do, is to have [some] people moving in Dec. 20 on the bottom […]
During a visit Saturday, skate park designer Jim Barnum said the local effort to get one built here next year is one of the most organized community initiatives he’s been involved with. “They are absolutely heading in the right direction. I hardly had to give them any advice,” said Barnum, […]
The wreaths are ready and uniforms pressed as the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29 prepares for the annual Remembrance Day services here Monday. Services will begin at Fort Frances High School at 8:15 a.m. with the Legion colour party. Then at 10:45 a.m., they will then start marching to the […]
Despite the mild weather and near absence of snow on the ground, the holiday spirit will be in the air here tomorrow as the “Christmas Store” kicks off the Yuletide season with an open house. “A lot of people seem to enjoy our open house. There’s lots to see, and […]
