Fort Frances Youth Soccer will kick off its registration for its 12 season next week in hopes of equaling–or topping the close to 650 who signed up last year. “We’ve held around that number for the past two years, which is exceptional,” noted FFYS vice-president John Pierce. “We don’t know […]
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Mayor Glenn Witherspoon will meet with Winnipeg developer of the River Walk Condominium project to see if the company will help shoulder the costs of unsold units. Winnipeg developer Penn-co Construction Corp. has been tentatively chosen to build the almost $5 million 32-unit condominium. Town council previously decided that they […]
Snow plows weren’t waiting for the storm to end before tackling the heavy snowfall that was dumped on the area this weekend. “Our crews were out at 7 a.m. Saturday morning. They were out plowing during the storm,” Raymond Roy, superintendent of operations, said this morning. While crews usually wait […]
Household Hazardous Waste Day 2002 may be held in Fort Frances two days after the 11th-annual World Health Organization International Conference on Safe Communities wraps up here if the town okays a request from the Rainy River Watershed Program. The request will be discussed at tonight’s regular council meeting, which […]
The August, 1960 opening of the “subway” was one of the first major projects undertaken in many years by Fort Frances. Ceremonies were held at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Third Street East. The Fort Frances Civic Band, under the direction of Nick Andrusco, played several numbers as a […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has unveiled the 72 nominees up for awards in the 10 categories at its annual banquet coming up March 23. The nominees are: •Employee of the Year (private sector)—Joanne Bliss (Royal Bank), Bill Boulton (NorFab Building Components), Jennifer Galusha (Kathy’s Katering), Nelli Halvorsen (NorWest […]
They’ve been counting down the hours—even minutes—until today’s final bell marking the beginning of March Break. But after a few days of sleeping in, watching TV, and playing video games, most kids are bound to utter that dreaded phrase—“I’m bored.” Here are a few suggestions for how to combat the […]
The province has tabled a new contract offer in hopes of keeping thousands of public service workers from striking, but a local union president isn’t sure it will garner any more support than the one they rejected last week. Bob Dakin, president of Ontario Public Service Employees Union Local #711, […]
With the 11th-annual World Health Organization Conference on Safe Communities coming here May-6-9, more and more delegates and visitors are signing up to attend. “We’ve had people from 27 different countries sign up so far,” said Crystal Godbout, who’s been helping conference co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston since the fall. “We’ve had […]
Traffic concerns around J.W. Walker will be addressed if the Rainy River District School Board moves ahead with its school closure plans, both the mayor and board chairman said. Lack of sidewalks and already high traffic volume around Walker, given its proximity to Fort Frances High School, were some of […]
Cliff Bob loves fishing so much, he opened a tackle shop. “I love fishing tournaments, I love to browse in tackle shops,” he said, admitting he shops the way many would browse in clothing stores. “I drop $50-100 when I just go in to look,” he laughed. C. Bob’s Pro […]
The Stratton Toy Library has a full schedule of activities planned for March, including crafts for the Easter season and new items added to the inventory. Connie Jewett has donated two new toys—a heart-shaped Etch-A-Sketch and an animal play telephone. The STL will be having a Easter basket draw on […]
