While various vendors—particularly Lowey’s Greehouse—have been on site since mid-March, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market hasn’t officially opened its doors yet for the season. That will all change this Saturday. “We’ll be starting our 18th year,” said Deb Cornell, who manages the farmers’ market along with Pat Clysdale-Cornell. She noted […]
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A community luncheon for delegates attending the World Health Organization’s conference will be hosted by Emo, La Vallee, and Chapple next Wednesday (May 8) at noon at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. Tickets cost $8 each, and are available at the Emo, La Vallee, and Chapple municipal offices until this […]
Haven’t got your ticket yet to attend the 20th-annual Ducks Unlimited fundraiser banquet coming up this Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous? Larry Cousineau said not to worry, there still might be some left—if you act fast. “Right now, we have about 16-18 tickets so people can still drop by […]
Every night, five-year-old Jacob Vandermeer is hooked up to a peritoneal dialysis machine for 10 hours. This bright little boy with inquisitive dark brown eyes and a round face is fighting acute kidney failure. Some days, his parents can only watch helplessly as he has seizure after seizure. But last […]
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. […]
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, […]
