The manager of the Arthritis Society’s North West Region will be in Fort Frances on Wedneday to recognize the outstanding contributions of local residents. They include Sylvia Ottarson and Shirley Dolph of here, Steve Yeryk of Rainy River, and the Knights of Columbus (Rainy Lake Council #2766 here and the […]
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Local singers have their chance to join in on a holiday tradition when the Choraliers hold their first rehearsal for the Christmas cantata this coming Monday at St. Mary’s Church. “We desperately need men that can sing,” organizer Diane Maxey stressed yesterday. “We do have some good men who have […]
While town streets may have been filled with pirates, ghosts, zombies, and other creatures, police reported “monsters” pretty much behaved themselves on Hallowe’en. “We had a couple incidents of bigger kids stealing candy from younger kids but other than that, it was quiet,” Fort Frances OPP Cst. Cam Howard said […]
After listening to a presentation of an operational review of the Northwestern Health Unit all day Wednesday, its CEO and medical officer said he feels humbled and will look to change. “It was a long and humbling meeting, and the consensus seems to be we are damned good but not […]
A report on the business retention and expansion survey made public at a meeting last week at the Red Dog Inn has spurred individuals and groups to take action. “It’s a wake-up call for council,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, noting taxation, bureaucracy, and “red tape” are issues mentioned in the […]
In an effort to make Nov. 24 jam-packed with Christmas cheer, the Business Improvement Area is planning its first-ever “Winter Wonderland Day.” “We want to create a nice atmosphere for families to get their Christmas shopping done,” BIA business co-ordinator Laurie Beadle said Tuesday, adding shoppers should expect to see […]
Those wanting to have a say in the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce can stand for election to its board of directors for 2002 later this month. “We have already been in contact with several interested individuals wishing to sit on the board, however, there are still a few vacancies,” […]
Two students from France may have had to leave their friends at St. Francis School behind as they left town—one on Friday and another on Sunday—but they’ll be taking some good memories along with them. Caroline Sautereau and Geraldine Gorsjean, both 14, came here as part of a student exchange […]
The Tri-Force Drug Unit has nabbed a Fort Frances man in connection with a $2-million drug bust last month, reducing the number of outstanding arrest warrants to three. OPP Det. Sgt. John Horne said Tuesday that Patrick Colfer was arrested and charged last week with conspiracy to import controlled substances […]
A five-day gambling survey by phone being conducted by a University of Manitoba professor ended Tuesday, seeing a good response from women across Northwestern Ontario. “We haven’t sorted the calls by postal code yet but we certainly had some from Fort Frances,” said Prof. Ruth Berry of the Family Studies […]
NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton charged the Conservative government’s economic statement released yesterday is a feeble gesture at a time when Ontario’s economy needs bold and new ideas. “Everybody but the Conservatives realizes the world has changed,” Hampton said. “But they persist with their dead-end policy of tax […]
Plenty has changed since Malcolm MacLeod arrived in Canada in 1924. Everything except the fact that every single day, he walks and walks—and walks. MacLeod was among a shipment of about 200 young European men on board a ship that brought them to Canadian shores. They were among hundreds sought […]
