More than 40 people lined the benches at Monday night’s council meeting to oppose the possibility of an escort service being established in Fort Frances. They were there in support of Salvation Army envoy Eric Alcock, who presented a petition with more than 300 signatures to council asking it prevent […]
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Municipal tax bills will be in the mail by the March 10 deadline after council agreed Monday night to have the billing prepared externally rather than risk waiting to see if the town’s faulty software will be ready in time. “In the interest of being sure that we can get […]
“If you build it right, it will float.” Okay, okay, that’s not exactly how Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, would have described his principle of “mass equals buoyancy.” But it does sum up what three grade eight science classes at Robert Moore School learned about cardboard boats last week. Under […]
The new arena under construction here received plenty of praise as town councillors, “Ice for Kids” members, and the media went on the first tour of the facility Friday afternoon. Sporting an NHL-sized ice surface, 993 seats, an expansive lobby, and change rooms at least twice the size of the […]
“It’s a step up for us,” Nancy Gibb, of Pro Picture Framing, said of the move she and members of the Fine Line Gallery made to 529 Mowat Ave., where they opened up a bigger and brighter shop Wednesday morning. “I’m glad there was room for both of us–we’re compatible […]
Everyone aged 15 to 29 who’s ever thought of starting their own business can get take a step in the right direction by attending the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s youth entrepreneurship workshop March 16 at the Red Dog Inn. “It’s a free workshop based on youth getting their own […]
“Joan Allison and her special events committee put the ‘fun’ in fundraising,” Teresa Hazel told guests attending Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s third-annual fundraiser dinner here Saturday night. More than 200 guests raised over $21,000 in support of district hospital projects but Hazel said the real success of this year’s […]
Even though the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition may not have funding in place to support a co-ordinator after April 1, its office moved from the Northwestern Health Unit to more spacious digs above Betty’s earlier this week. The new 750 sq. ft. office, located at 266 Scott St., gives […]
Alison Agar continues to recover at Ronald McDonald House in Toronto with her mom, Wendy, three weeks after receiving her third kidney transplant at Sick Children’s Hospital there. “She’s doing very well,” her father, Doug, a teacher at Fort Frances High School, said Monday. But she must remain in Toronto […]
Quitting smoking is hard–just ask Debbie Kempf. At least two good stabs at it in the past few years ended when she lit a cigarette. But the Fort Frances woman is bound and determined to kick the habit for good when she butts out March 1 as part of the […]
“This is not a pleasant position to be in,” Rainycrest administrator Kevin Queen said last week, conceding doubt grows as he still awaits word on a proposal for a 32-bed special needs unit there. “We haven’t had an interview set up,” he added, noting Rainycrest first pitched the proposal to […]
As the town’s computer software is adapted to the year 2000 step-by-step, Civic Centre staff can only wait and see if the repairs are made in time to get property tax bills out. Ed Yu Associates, the Vancouver-based company managing the town’s software, has been able to get some of […]
