The Town of Fort Frances and the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board have sent competing proposals to the Ministry of Health to provide the district’s land ambulance service. The service currently is provided by the province through Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. here. “I don’t think there are […]
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Although there may be a little snow on the ground again this week, the Ministry of Natural Resources already has posted some firefighters at four of its area bases in anticipation of another early fire season this spring. As of last Monday, headquarters here, in Dryden, Kenora, and Thunder Bay […]
If Jane Johnstone of Fort Frances didn’t know any better, she’d swear the Royal Canadian Mint deliberately made the November, 1999 25-cent piece of the “Millennium Canada” collection in memory of her late son, Brad. Designed by Brian R. Bacon, the coin salutes the bush plane which helped open Northern […]
Split-second thinking–combined with a huge adrenaline rush and long, fake fingernails–helped Billy-Jean McKee, 18, nab a thief last week, bringing him to the ground at the Kildonan Place Mall where she worked before onlookers and mall security took over. McKee, a former Fort Frances resident now living in Winnipeg, stands […]
Border waterways–and what they mean to both the public and the government–will be the focus of a ManOMin watershed conference slated April 28-29 at La Place Rendez-Vous here. “The main purpose of the conference is two-fold,” said Jennifer Mercer, co-ordinator of the Rainy River First Nations watershed program. “Instilling understanding […]
So far, so good. It’s been two weeks since Debbie Kempf had a cigarette and, for the most part, she’s not suffering at all. The Fort Frances woman butted out March 1 as part of the province-wide contest “Quit Smoking 2000.” Sponsored by the Council for a Tobacco-free Ontario, the […]
“It‘s a small world after all.” At least it was the day Denise Tattrie of Fort Frances sold a piece of china online at the “ebay” auction site. Out of the millions of people cruising the information highway, it ended up being someone right here who was the highest bidder […]
A pair of safety presentations here last Thursday drew parents and teachers, who listened to accounts of youth aged 11-18 across North America who have killed one or more schoolmates. The presentation by OPP Det. Sgt. Jim Van Allen was a riveting one as he went through 19 pages of […]
On any given day, you can see people walking, running, or jogging from one end of the waterfront to the other. But letting people know they’re exercising up to 2.8 km a day is a message the Fort Frances Heart Health Coalition wants to make clear with signs erected last […]
Any young entrepreneurs wanting to attend a Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s workshop geared just for them still have time to sign up, with 20 of the 30 spots having been filled. “It’s not a problem if people want to sign up tomorrow,” projects co-ordinator Angela Halvorsen said of the […]
A shortfall of just over $1 million and a disagreement over an exchange of land are plaguing construction of the new Canada Customs facility in Fort Frances. “There is no more money being directed to the project at this point,” said Richard Pell, federal manager of Strategic Management for Canada […]
The founders of a new Rainy River Agility Dog Club are looking for members. Kirsty Sinclair and Kim Jo Bliss, along with their dogs, Mak and Karma, are hoping to get the club off the ground. And they’re extending an invitation to anyone interested in learning how to teach their […]
