Anyone who was planning to turn up on Scott Street this evening and participate in the Business Improvement Area’s inaugural “Downtown Clean Sweep” can put their brooms away—it’s been postponed until further notice due to the unseasonable weather. “‘Operation Clean Sweep’? How about ‘Operation Snowman,’” BIA chair Ted DeBenetti remarked […]
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The ice is officially “out” on Rainy Lake as of Wednesday, Rusty Myers Flying Service reported after head pilot Mike Pawlikowski saw the North Arm finally was clear. To the chagrin of some, it’s five days later than last year—and 16 days later than in 2000—but not really unusual at […]
A family fun walk at Robert Moore School on Thursday morning was the first local step for the six-week “Summer Active 2002” initiative—a nationwide program aiming to “move millions.” About 60 students made the walk, which starting at 7:30 a.m. with a pancake breakfast. “Everything turned out great,” said Elaine […]
Canadians were called to action Thursday morning as Paul Kells, founder of the national Safe Communities Foundation, committed to having 500 nationally-designated “safe communities” in Canada by 2007. Kells was speaking before delegates from 33 countries here at the 11th International and Fifth National Conference on Safe Communities—an initiative of […]
Pipers, a children’s choir, and hundreds of volunteers, parents, and community members gathered on Tuesday morning to welcome the world to Fort Frances for the World Health Organization’s 11th International and 5th National Conference on Safe Communities. “Welcome to the greatest district in Ontario and also the safest,” said Mayor […]
Got old batteries, cleaning fluids, aerosol containers, or paint cans lying around but don’t know how to get rid of them? If so, the Rainy River First Nation Watershed Program, in co-operation with the Town of Fort Frances and other district municipalities, have a solution when Household Hazardous Waste Day […]
Firefighters were called to 18 Elmcrest Dr. in the Lakeview Trailer Court just before 2 p.m. on Monday to extinguish a fire. “When we arrived, the front of the trailer was totally engulfed,” said firefighter Kirk Armstrong, adding the fire began in the living room. “We ran two lines [of] […]
The World Health Organization’s safe communities conference actually kicked off Monday with a pre-conference at Couchiching First Nation aimed at youth. More than 100 delegates aged 14-29 from Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, and even as far away as Norway attended the all-day event, which featured guest […]
Seniors coping with dementia, depression, and substance abuse in Rainy River District now have a new place to turn to with the opening of the District Mental Health Services for Older Adults. The program, run under the Fort Frances Mental Health Association, officially opened its doors to the public Tuesday. […]
One doesn’t have to know Ducks Unlimited chairman Barney Maher that well to be drawn in by his enthusiasm—especially on the 20th anniversary of the local chapter’s fundraising banquet here Friday night. “All right people,” Maher said, microphone in hand, to spruce up silent auction bids. “We know there’s plenty […]
Local MP Robert Nault, also the minister of Indian and Northern Affairs, was in Fort Frances Tuesday to attend the World Health Organization conference, but overhauling the Indian Act was never far from his mind. Nault had a film crew with him to document discussions [including this interview] on the […]
The race is on to see who will be this year’s Fun in the Sun royalty—and for the first time since 1999, the guys have stepped up to vie for the king’s crown. “We have 11 girls and five guys,” said Sherri Puddicombe, who is organizing the annual pageant for […]
