While it didn’t drawn as many guests as last year’s “Touch of Italy” fundraiser, the local Business Women’s Network wrangled 79 fellas and fillies to “Miss Kitty’s Saloon” on Saturday evening at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “We haven’t got all the expenses covered yet but roughly we made $2,800. […]
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New mothers who want help breastfeeding have a new place to turn thanks to a joint Pharmasave and Beta Sigma Phi electric breast pump program. The Phi Iota chapter of Beta Sigma Phi has donated two medina lactina pumps worth $1,000 each to Pharmasave to kick off the program. “Our […]
Welcome back to students who have been furthering their education at college and university in other parts of the country. They include Krista Smith (University of Windsor), Gery Foster (Mohawk College in Hamilton), Sheila Teeple (Peterborough), Melinda Teeple (London), and Kerri and Kendra Halvorsen. • • • Margaret Rahn returned April 18 […]
The third and final meeting on a proposed municipal bylaw to ban smoking in all enclosed public spaces here was held at the Civic Centre on Tuesday night, and now town council faces some tough decisions as to what to do about the issue. “We understand the job that’s ahead […]
The road has been long, paved by the work of many hands, but a dream has become a reality. After nearly a decade trying to make the district a “Safe Community,” the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, along with numerous partners, has landed the World Health Organization’s 11th International and […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee is a big step closer to hiring a consultant for a feasibility study after Jim Wilson, the new minister of Northern Development and Mines, announced Friday the group will receive $39,000 for the project. “Everything is going positive,” said “Re-Inventing” committee chair Janis Lesko after […]
Following a shake-up within the Northwestern Health Unit, the seven managerial positions up for grabs in March officially were filled on April 15—and none of them are based in Fort Frances. While Ken Allan, former infectious disease control team leader, and former health planner Bob Jeffrey both were based in […]
Parents, students, and teachers will find out tonight whether three local schools will remain open. The Rainy River District School Board is meeting at 7 p.m. at Donald Young School in Emo and topping the agenda is the final school closure vote. Trustees will decide to either close Alexander MacKenzie, […]
The first blood donor clinic of 2002 will be held at Fort Frances High School tomorrow from 4:30-8:30 p.m. and again Thursday from noon-3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. The quota for this clinic is 385. At the clinic in May, 2001, the quota was 370. Some 369 donors turned out—just […]
While sporting fewer presenters than the second meeting April 16, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon and town council will get a chance to hear more opinions about a proposed bylaw to ban smoking in enclosed public places here at the third and final meeting on the issue tonight at the Civic Centre. […]
Ending the cycle of family violence in aboriginal communities drew almost 200 people to a conference entitled “Preserving the Family Circle” that started here Tuesday morning. The three-day conference—organized by Weechi-It-Te-Win Family Services and a host of local organizations dealing with family violence—aims at sharing information and creating strategies to […]
Local Safeway employees could be walking the picket line down the road after voting 98 percent in favour of going on strike during a meeting here Sunday night. But no dates have been set to go on strike as the union’s negotiating team waits for a reply as to a […]
