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 […]
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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 […]
Those involved in getting a skate park built here will get to hear some words of wisdom on the topic when Jim Barnum, a former competitive skateboarder and now a skate park designer in British Columbia, visits here Saturday. Steve Maki, who’s spearheading the project on behalf of the local […]
Pottery lovers should check out the Fort Frances Public Library, which currently is displaying the works of a local potter using an ancient firing technique. Terril Pentney’s raku pottery will be on display there for the next month. “It is wonderful. There are great ideas for Christmas presents. There are […]
If there was any doubt the public may not be interested in the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” project, it disappeared Wednesday night as an inquisitive crowd turned out for an open house at La Place Rendez-Vous. “We’ve estimated there was about 100 people who came through,” said committee chair Susan Bodnarchuk. […]
With FedNor funding still left over from the two mural projects, a local committee is looking into brightening up the town with a series of signs depicting historical scenes next spring. “We discussed doing a mural,” said Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley, who also sits on the town’s centennial […]
Business owners in Northwestern Ontario are itching to get into the fast lane on the information highway—but aren’t sure if their current vehicle has the necessary speed to succeed. That’s the gist of a new study conducted by the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce of 5,000 companies in the […]
