It was organized chaos Monday morning as grade eight students from St. Francis School here helped to get the Salvation Army’s Christmas hampers ready for distribution starting today. The assembly line of children feverishly raced around the large room full of food and toys, picking out what needed to be […]
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Local artist Jean Richards is happy with the opportunity to display some of her artwork at the Fort Frances Public Library during December and January. “I like the chance to show my work at the library,” she said. “There are a lot of people who go to the library that […]
The Rainy River District School Board on Tuesday night ratified a two-year deal with its secondary school teachers, who had voted 92.7 percent in favour of the agreement last Friday. The deal had been hammered out after two days of negotiations earlier this month. “I think it being a two-year […]
When Attila Ambrus came through Fort Frances last May, he saw an opportunity. Managing a band that played a gig at the Rainy Lake Hotel, Ambrus woke up to look across Scott Street and see a future in something many residents may have long forgotten–the old Royal Theatre. But movies […]
With the Red Apple store here closing at month’s end, Pharmasave owner Kim Metke has got his sights set on moving across the block into the larger location in March. “We’ve been looking at a bigger area for a while,” Metke said yesterday. “But in the last year, it’s become […]
An increase in enrolment likely will mean the Northwest Catholic District School Board ends up with a budget surplus, the board announced at its regular meeting here Saturday morning. According to a report of revised estimates for the 2000-01 school year from Controller of Finance Chris Howarth, the board is […]
The “Care Close to Home” fundraising campaign is closing in fast on its $3.5-million goal after town council, area First Nations, and phone-in pledges raised $570,000 in pledges in less than 24 hours. The campaign total now stands at more than $3.3 million. During a pancake breakfast at La Verendrye […]
A shortage of pharmacists is being blamed for the delay in opening the pharmacy at the Canada Safeway store here but the company’s public affairs manager is optimistic it will be up and running by the end of January. “It has been going a bit slow for us,” admitted John […]
After years of negotiating, and months of controversy, town council brought debate over the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here to a close with its approval of the project Monday night. By approving two changes to zoning bylaws and the closure of streets for the project, the town removed […]
The section of the international bridge which was damaged Dec. 1 when a heavy truck entered the wrong lane will be repaired and re-opened by Jan. 21. In the meantime, southbound traffic will continue to use the centre portion of the bridge normally reserved for heavy trucks and trains. Northbound […]
Internationally-acclaimed Swedish pianist, Per Tengstrand, appeared at Backus Auditorium in International Falls last Thursday (Nov. 30) in the second of this season’s Border Concert Series. Tengstrand, winner of the prestigious Cleveland International Piano Festival Competition, has graced concert halls around the world, and is quickly establishing himself as one of […]
With the series of free ’flu shot clinics having wrapped up Monday, a public health nurse with the Northwestern Health Unit could not be more pleased with the number of people who showed up. “We have had a very good turnout,” said Cindy McKinnon. “At the clinic we held at […]
