The proceeds from the 10th-annual Hip Hip Hooray walk were officially donated to three good causes last week, including the local physio-therapy department at La Verendrye hospital. Every spring, a number of participants walk for charity and this year the group managed to raise $4,400 in donations. Of that, half […]
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The Canadian Arthritis Society’s flag was hoisted in front of the Fort Frances Civic Centre on Monday to mark September as Arthritis Month. September has been proclaimed as Arthritis Month across the country with fundraising taking place in many communities for sufferers of the debilitating disease. “Arthritis is bigger than […]
After an offer by Abitibi Consolidated Inc. to pay for independent lab tests of the effluent that leaked across several Fort Frances properties, all the organizations involved are waiting while a laboratory is chosen. It has been left up to residents to choose where the effluent samples will be studied […]
In a bid to get a provincially-proposed young offender’s facility built here, public meetings are being held to gauge public support. And the Rainy River Tribal Area First Nations, a corporation of seven district First Nations, has proposed that Couchiching Reserve be the site of the facility–a proposal that needs […]
Although it is much later than usual, the 2001 Fort Frances property tax rates and due dates have now been set. During last night’s regular meeting, council approved a two percent increase on residential taxes necessary to have the same budget as in 2000. “It was to allow us to […]
On Aug. 10, the employees of Pharmasave #494 (Pharmasave Downtown) decided to participate in the upcoming Terry Fox Run scheduled for Sept. 16. As a gesture of good will they extended the invitation to their “sister” store, Pharmasave #495 (Clinic Dispensary), in the hopes of combining funds and volunteers. A […]
Fort Frances town council is expected to vote on a by-law to adopt this year’s tax rates at its coucil meeting this evening. “It’s what was originally decided by council this spring, a two percent increase,” noted Darryl Allan, the town’s manager of administration and finance. The increase will only […]
With a renewed effort on the picket lines yesterday, Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living (ACL) employees have taken aim at their executive director, Alanna Barr, blaming her for a lack of negotiations. “It’s very frustrating when you have one person controlling everything and she’s not willing to […]
Last year’s proposal by the Alberton town council to rescue the municipality’s community hall are about to go up in smoke. The Crozier community hall is going to be used as a practice ground for the Alberton fire department and burnt to the ground. After months of debate last year […]
A group of elementary school teachers hit the books a few weeks early during last week’s third annual Summer Institute for teachers at Fort Frances High School. Literacy was the topic of this year’s conference, with 85 teachers from across Ontario participating in the series of three workshops on the […]
The Fort Frances Nursery School is on the move and teacher Laurel Basaraba is looking forward to a change. Originally located on the second floor of Robert Moore School, Basaraba and her students will now be attending classes at Alexander MacKenzie, across from Legion Park. “We are going to be […]
The historical sites at Pither’s Point Park have been cleaned and boarded up for the year after another successful season. Saturday was the last day for visitors to wander around the three sites, including Fort St. Pierre, the Hallett (a historic tugboat), and the Lookout Tower. “It was a good […]
