Lions, tigers, and other exotic animals will take over the Townshend Theatre here Tuesday night as Kids & Co. presents “The Carnival of the Animals.” The performance—complete with life-size puppets and vibrant backdrops—is being staged by “The Music Arsenal” starting at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, which cost $12 each (with those […]
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What to do about reported traffic flow problems at the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here will be discussed at Monday’s committee of the whole of council meeting. The report is to be made by Pat Hickerson, the town’s manager of Operations & Facilities, after council directed that department’s […]
The next rehearsal for the choir that will perform during the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities here next month has been rescheduled for Monday night instead of Tuesday. Organizer Diane Maxey said the date was changed so as not to conflict with the Kids & Co. […]
Coping with dementia is possible. That was the message Dr. Cameron Camp offered more than 65 health-care providers gathered at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday morning for a conference called “Coping with Dementia.” Professional care-givers from across the region, including Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, and Virginia, Mn., were on hand to […]
The district Substance Abuse Prevention team has made yet another move to enforce its message against drinking and driving, posting new signs in local bars. “All the local bars are on board,” enthused Fort Frances OPP Cst. Al MacDonald, who also sits on the SAP committee. “They went over really […]
Fort Frances will be covered in yellow tomorrow as Beta Sigma Phi holds its annual “daffodil drive.” The flowers can be purchased all day—$5 for a bunch of 10—at several locations around town. They also can be picked up at Knox United Church beginning at 7:30 a.m. For those who […]
Non-residents have to pay slightly higher user fees at facilities in Fort Frances after town council passed a bylaw featuring a revised miscellaneous user fee schedule. But Mayor Glenn Witherspoon noted the only significant change to the fee schedule is the clarification of what “residents” and “non-residents” are. Under the […]
While local Canada Safeway staff continue negotiating with the company after their contract expired Sunday, a picket set up outside the store here Wednesday was manned by striking employees from the three Safeway stores in Thunder Bay. The picketers were stopping customers at the parking lot entrances and exits, offering […]
While no one denied tobacco smoke is a health hazard, presenters at the first of three public meetings scheduled to address establishing a bylaw banning smoking in all enclosed public places in Fort Frances clearly had differing opinions on the subject Tuesday night at the Civic Centre. One proponent of […]
While mum’s still the word as to whether Fort Frances will seriously look into setting up a “sister city” or “twin city” with either Winchester or Paris, Tenn., Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said a trip to those cities last week was worthwhile and insightful. “It was a very revealing trip,” he […]
Organizers are breathing a sigh of relief as the tender for the River Walk condominium project finally was awarded Tuesday night. The Fort Frances Non-Profit Housing Inc. board met twice Tuesday to discuss the fate of the condo project, finally determining that Penn-co Construction Corp. would be selected for the […]
Local homeowners concerned about the proposed privatization of Ontario Hydro are invited to attend a meeting here Thursday to discuss the issue. The meeting, slated for 8-9:30 p.m. at the Legion, is being hosted by the Ontario Electricity Coalition—a group trying to prevent Ontario power from being sold to private […]
