A new date has been set for an open electricity market in Ontario and the Fort Frances Power Corporation has to prepare. In a statement in the Legislature last week by Jim Wilson, Minister of Energy, Science and Technology it was announced that the electricity market will be opened competitively […]
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Following the collective design process meeting last month, the Rainy River District School Board has moved forward in the process to renovate Walker School, and close Alberton Central, Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street. “The board voted to move to stage two in the school closure process,” said Terry Ellwood, superintendent […]
With a budget increase and a new provincial initiative to help the homeless, this year’s “Red Shield” appeal is as crucial as ever for the local Salvation Army. “We’re finding this year we’re having to help a lot of people with overnight accommodation and meals, partly because of the Ontario […]
The future of a renovated J.W. Walker School here, as well as that of Alberton Central and Alexander MacKenzie, could be decided by the public school board after a presentation by architect Dudley Thompson at tonight’s regular meeting. “The architect will be presenting the collective design process results, along one […]
Canadian Blood Services is looking for bookings for its first blood clinic in Fort Frances for 2001. The clinic will run at Fort Frances High School on Wednesday, May 2 from 4-8:30 p.m. and again Thursday, May 3 from noon to 3 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Organizers hope area residents […]
High winds and 27 C (80 F) temperatures made it a hazardous weekend for fire activity, with about 10 grass fires reported across the district. Within town limits, the Fort Frances Fire Department was called to put out a grass fire on Webster Avenue in the north end Friday afternoon, […]
Carol-Lynne Oldale has resigned as education director for the Northwest Catholic District School Board here, effective July 14, the board announced this morning. Oldale has accepted the position of director of education with the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, the local board noted. She had been appointed as director […]
Lawns are being raked, streets swept, sidewalks patched, and potholes filled as the town recovers from the wrath of another winter. Public Works and Parks and Recreation crews are running busy schedules these days as the annual spring cleaning gets underway in full swing. “We’ve been going and [filling potholes] […]
The Rainy Lake Hotel will be rocking to the infectious sound of the Ottawa based-band “Circuit” Friday and Saturday nights. Although the present members have been performing as a group for only two years, their distinctive brand of rock already has caught the attention of some major record labels. “We […]
A search for a 38-year-old Northwest Angle man reported missing near Nestor Falls on Wednesday night was called off Thursday morning after he showed up on his own, Sioux Narrows OPP said. Conroy Paul and a male companion were hitchhiking north along Highway 71 from Nestor Falls when they decided […]
A 21-year-old man is facing several charges in connection with a robbery at the East End Confectionery on Scott Street Wednesday night. The store was entered by a lone male at 9:50 p.m., who brandished a knife at the clerk, police said. The man then fled the store but he […]
The Trout Lake Road dispute and border gun registration will be hot topics at the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association’s annual spring meeting Friday in Nestor Falls. “There will probably be some discussion on the Trout Lake Road issue, and the gun control, I know, is going to be a real […]
