Old Fort Frances High School on First Street East has yet to attract a new owner after being on the open market since early December. “We’ve had a number of people interested, and they toured through the building, but we haven’t had an offer on it yet,” said Warren Hoshizaki, […]
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Seven graduates of the Aboriginal Early Childhood Education program at Confederation College had the honour of being the first class to have their ceremony at the Townshend Theatre. “It was wonderful. It was nice for the graduates to have it in such a great place,” campus manager Don Lovisa said […]
The committee of the whole of council last night recommended the town stick with services offered by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. rather than forming its own economic development office. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said this morning council and the RRFDC board will meet in the near future to work […]
The Wyrd Sisters, who will perform here Friday night as part of the “tour de Fort” concert series, probably are one of the few groups to have chosen their name by looking through a dictionary. Nancy Reinhold of Winnipeg, who founded the trio with Kim Baryluk back in 1991 (Lianne […]
Rainycrest Home for the Aged here is open to the public again after being closed to all visitors for about two weeks as the Northwestern Health Unit fought to control the spread of the Influenza ‘A’ virus. “We’re very happy with the outcome of measures taken to control the ’flu,” […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board had a good year, Education Director Carol-Lynne Oldale told trustees in her annual report at last night’s regular meeting. “It’s been a busy year–very exciting and a very good one overall,” remarked Oldale, who will submit her four-page report to the ministry before month’s […]
After a two-year hiatus, some members of the Fort Frances Highlanders plan to revive the memory of renowned poet Robert Burns with an evening of Scottish culture and music here next month. The Robbie Burns supper is slated Saturday, Feb. 5 at La Place Rendez-Vous starting with a cocktail hour […]
The completion of Norwest Mobility’s tower at Blackhawk has been pushed back to the end of the month, with Feb. 14 now the new target date for getting the Barwick and Rainy River cell sites up and running. Completion of the Nestor Falls tower also has been pushed back, with […]
What can you expect from an musician who wears hats made out of kitchen supplies, moose antlers, a goose decoy, tin can lids, and ping-pong balls? Fun, games, and lots of laughs, said Al Simmons, the Juno Award-winning children’s entertainer who will bring his act to the Townshend Theatre next […]
As the deadline to enter this year’s “Quest for the Best” singing contest looms, finding 20 entrants shouldn’t be a problem, organizer Dawn Booth said. “We’ve got 12, including one duet, so far,” Booth said Monday, adding the annual competition, sponsored by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and CFOB, […]
The Rainy River District School Board will be pulling less out its reserve to working funds this year as the annual audit, released at last night’s regular meeting, showed the operating deficit to be unexpectedly less than first thought. Completed by BDO Dunwoody LLP shortly before Christmas, the audit shows […]
What is Actifest? Well, every second year, the champions from all the Ontario district senior games gather to compete for provincial honours in the various events, usually numbering 15 (including both indoor and outdoor games). The year 2000 is an Actifest year, with the celebration scheduled to be held in […]
