With its agreement with the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association set to expire June 30, and an offer on the table from the City of Dryden to operate recycling services here, the clock is ticking for town council to make up its mind about what do. “We don’t have anything concrete […]
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With Robin’s Donuts here having banned smoking at its downtown location for a six-month trial period as of Monday, at least one other local business soon will follow suit. As of June 1, Pizza Hut is going completely smoke-free, said manager Brenda Kellar yesterday. “We think it’s going to help […]
The balloons and streamers are gone, foreign delegates are back in their home countries, and volunteers are taking a much-needed break. But those involved in organizing the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities here agreed it was an overwhelming success. “It went very well […]
Parents of babies and toddlers are encouraged to drop by the Fort Frances Public Library on Thursday (May 16) for “A Taste of Mother Goose”—a preview of its early literacy program. The event takes place downstairs in the children’s department beginning at 6 p.m., and is open for parents of […]
The Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living is trying to help young adults with disabilities to make the move from school to work with its new “Transitional Planning Project.” Allene Perusse, one of the co-ordinators, said the program has been in the works for some time. “Our contract […]
With the opening of the electricity market May 1, town residents will notice their next utility bill from the Fort Frances Power Corp. will look quite different—and perhaps a little confusing. But FFPC CEO Mark McCaig hoped to shed some light on what customers will be seeing when they open […]
While students and the public may have been wondering what the OPP was doing at the high school last Thursday afternoon with a drug-sniffing K-9 unit, police said it simply was a “pro-active measure.” “No charges were laid and no drugs were found,” Fort Frances OPP Cst. Al MacDonald said […]
Town council will look at a proposal from the City of Dryden regarding its takeover of recycling duties from the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association at Monday night’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson said Monday morning the issue is one the town has looked at ever since NORA’s […]
Students, parents, and staff of St. Michael’s School participated in several activities as part of Catholic Education Week held April 29-May 3. Activities—planned to complement the theme, “Beacons of Hope”—included daily prayer readings, an environmental cleanup, a career fair, family gatherings, and the “Jump Rope for Heart” program. A mass […]
Local Canadian Alliance party members took the opportunity Saturday to discuss their new leader as well as policy changes that will prevent the bitter infighting that sparked the leadership race in the first place. David Leskowski, who has been named to the national council, the Canadian Alliance party’s governing body, […]
After announcing last month that Robin’s Donuts’ downtown location would go smoke-free for the next six months, Guy Donaldson and Kelly Spicer are ready to implement that policy starting Monday. Donaldson noted he’s gotten much feedback about the initiative up to this point. “I would think that, for the most […]
With pipers, presentations, and tears, organizers brought the 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities to a close here late Thursday afternoon. Delegates from 33 countries, along with more than 100 volunteers and local residents, watched the closing ceremonies at the Ice for Kids arena. Lindsay Cawston and […]
