Spring is here and that means two things–the ice on the lakes is going to be out soon and Cancer Month is here! April once again has been proclaimed Cancer Month by the Town of Fort Frances, and the Canadian Cancer Society’s flag will be flying outside the Civic Centre […]
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Celtic music lovers will get another chance to hear the sounds of Cape Breton when the five-member band ‘KILT’ takes to the stage next Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre here. Being brought in by tour de Fort, KILT is not part of the regular passport series, meaning […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its 2000 budget here last night amid frustration among members. The budget was substantially lower than the 1999 one–a drop from $10 million a year ago to $7.56 million in 2000–but with all the provincial discrepancies and unknowns, the number is […]
The diesel fuel leak along the CN Rail property near Central Avenue appears to be substantially less than originally estimated, town council learned Monday night. A delegation from the KGS Group, which was hired by CN Rail to clean up the diesel, was at the meeting, along with Central Avenue […]
Fort Frances OPP said the investigation into the disappearance of Melani Sutton is continuing pending positive identification of a body located yesterday morning in the bush about 80 km east of here. A post-mortem examination on the body is scheduled for tomorrow in Kenora. “The Melani Sutton case is a […]
Melani Sutton’s friends are afraid. The 18-year-old has been missing for 12 days now and they’re worried something horrible has happened. “I know something is wrong with her. If she left even for a day, she’d call her friends or parents. She didn’t hold anything from them, they had a […]
Two years ago, Doug MacDo-nald of Fort Frances was bitten by a bug. And if he never recovers from the effect it’s had on him, it’ll be too soon. The “bite” sent MacDonald headlong into the world of old cars. Living proof of that sits inside his garage, where the […]
Getting enough flying hours has taken on a whole new meaning for local pilot Gord Melville after his recent purchase of the amphibious turbo Beaver aircraft from Abitibi-Consolidated here. Melville, who spent the last 15 years as chief pilot and engineer of the aircraft under the mill’s Woodlands Division, now […]
Following a winter with little snow run-off into Rainy Lake, those depending on the lake and river may be in trouble if April showers don’t start happening here soon. “It all depends on the rain we get in the next few months,” said Gary Rogozinski, environmental director at the Abitibi-Consolidated […]
Melani Sutton’s friends are afraid. The 18-year-old has been missing for 12 days now and they’re worried something horrible has happened. “I know something is wrong with her. If she left even for a day, she’d call her friends or parents. She didn’t hold anything from them, they had a […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is waiting for letters of approval from surrounding municipalities before municipal levies can be set. The apportionment formula, which is used to decide how each municipality will be levied according to its population and demographics, was selected during a DSSAB meeting last […]
“It’s time to party Celtic style.” That’s how tour de Fort organizers are describing the mood expected at the Townshend Theatre here Saturday night when Celtic band “Scruj” of Winnipeg takes to the stage. The concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., is sold out to passport holders. “‘Scruj’ is a […]
