A Reef Point Road resident’s life may have been saved early Wednesday morning due to a working smoke alarm, Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson said. The Watten Fire Protection Team responded to a fire reported at 4:20 a.m. after the only person home at the time woke up when […]
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Striving to keep alive the long-standing tradition established by the now-defunct Rotary Club, the Business Improvement Area has taken up the sleigh reins with the Santa Claus parade. “We’re quite excited about it,” BIA co-ordinator Laurie Beadle said Thursday morning. “We’re still sorting out some of the details, there’s some […]
A women’s health fair Sunday evening drew less people than expected, with only about 15 women showing up at La Place Rendez-Vous to learn about everything from osteoporosis to nutrition. “I think we’d make sure we didn’t conflict with another event next time,” said Pharmasave owner Kim Metke, referring to […]
Appointed by Rainy River Federation of Agriculture members as the sole choice for the job, Bernie Zimmerman was named president for a second term during the organization’s annual dinner/dance Saturday night at the Devlin Hall. And Zimmerman already is looking towards the future, noting the “image” of both farmers and […]
The Fort Frances Nursery School presented plans for an addition to J.W. Walker School at a building committee meeting last night, but it will have to wait for approval at the Rainy River District School Board’s next meeting before moving ahead. “We wish to secure a permanent location for the […]
After saving one of her troop from drowning during a canoe trip last August, local Girl Guide leader Sandra Tibbs was honoured Saturday with the Girl Guides Canada National Gold Award of Valour. The award was presented to her by the girl she saved, Emily Taylor, at a meeting in […]
Just seven months after making her debut on the fashion scene, former Fort Frances resident Eryn Reid is being hailed as a rising star in Canadian design. This past week, Reid showed her second collection, “Smashed dolls in the Park,” to impressed crowds at the Liberty Grand in Toronto. “One […]
While the number of so-called “traditional” families is on the decline in Fort Frances—and right across Canada—over the last five years, Rainy River, Atikokan, and Alberton actually saw a slight rise in the percentage of married couples with children. According to data from the May, 2001 census released yesterday, and […]
The future of the French Immersion program here was weighed again at the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s regular monthly meeting Saturday in Sioux Lookout. “There was really no decision made on it. We actually intend to come back to the board with a full report on projections for the […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” project took another step forward to determining what needs to be changed to improve the town following a meeting last Friday. “Re-Inventing” chair Susan Bodnarchuk said yesterday that about 25 people attended the meeting, including local business owners as well as reps from Abitibi-Consolidated and the […]
Whether it was making business contacts or touring the Wisconsin Dells, area delegates who attended the ninth-annual “Northern Networks” Trade Conference in Baraboo, Wis. last week found something they liked about the trip. “I think the most enlightening thing for me was the way Wisconsin Dells was developed,” said Fort […]
The Fort Frances Nursery School presented plans for an addition to J.W. Walker School at a building committee meeting last night, but it will have to wait for approval at the Rainy River District School Board’s next meeting before moving ahead. “We wish to secure a permanent location for the […]
