As Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. entered 2000 without the “Y2K” bug in sight, CEO Wayne Woods is now focusing on the $4.5 million in renovations to La Verendrye hospital as the “big news” in the new year. “We still have to go through a process where we draw up […]
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As more and more municipalities around Ontario amalgamate, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said Fort Frances will be taking the issue very seriously in the coming year. “Following the lead of the provincial government, we plan to communicate closely with our neighbouring communities in the near future,” he revealed yesterday. “We know […]
The International Joint Commission was slated to issue its ruling this afternoon as to whether or not it would enforce its draft supplementary order for Rainy and Namakan lakes, which are set to take effect tomorrow. Fabien Lengellé, press secretary for the IJC in Canada, said yesterday the commissioners were […]
Fort Frances may be off the beaten track but that hasn’t stopped the “Influenza A” bug from making a big impact on the health of residents here. Dr. Robert Algie, chief of staff at Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., said some 450 more patients with ’flu-like symptoms had been treated […]
As La Verendrye hospital employees waited for the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31, Riverside CEO Wayne Woods was crossing his fingers that nothing would go wrong because of the “Y2K” bug. And as the clock struck 12 a.m., he let out a sigh of relief–nothing happened. “It went across […]
As dozens upon dozens of residents stood bundled up along the riverfront on New Year’s Eve, marvelling at the brightly-coloured explosions in the night shy, it became clear to Bill Badiuk that he had organized an event to remember. “The crowd was there, the display was fantastic, it was a […]
Eight years ago, a former Emo girl and one from Australia became pen pals, first writing letters and then using e-mail to get to know each other. This year, Shannon Carlson, now attending university in Kingston enrolled in a business administration course, and Tara Diamond, a travel and tourism graduate […]
It’s been a merry Christmas for the partners of NorWest Mobility, with client numbers for its first month of operation far exceeding everyone’s expectations. Kevin Burns, manager of marketing and sales for Thunder Bay Telephone, which owns Thunder Bay Mobility, said last week NorWest Mobility already is at its third-year […]
Leaving people with everything from cold turkey to thoughts of the potentially looming “Y2K” crisis, the blackout that hit most of Rainy River District around 5 p.m. on Christmas Day made it one to remember. The outage, being blamed on the high winds that whipped across Northwestern Ontario on Saturday, […]
Following a steady stream of holiday sales, some local retailers are seeing the effects of the Christmas Day blackout–and the upcoming possibility of a “Y2K” crisis–as more and more people prepare for the worst. “It’s already happening,” said Canadian Tire owner Ray Engelbertink. “I normally order kerosene, hurricane lamps, candles, […]
The New Year’s Eve fireworks display–being organized by the Fort Frances Rotary Club and slated to go off Dec. 31 at 8 p.m. near “The Hallett”–should be free of glitches. At least that’s what club member Bill Badiuk is expecting even though the fireworks will make local history as the […]
With work at Little Beaver Snow Park ahead of schedule, all owner Bob Hamilton needs now is more of the white stuff on the ground. Ironically, the late arrival of winter actually helped with construction at the site, which is located at the “ski hill” near the town landfill. “It’s […]
