Kathy and Rick Jewell of Fort Frances are hoping an innovative form of therapy will improve the health of their five-year-old son, Brett, who has cerebral palsy. The youngster, who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at age two, is slated to begin hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) at the Hyperbaric Oxygen […]
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Local residents looking for a party New Year’s Eve, or just a pleasant evening out, may have few options to choose from this year as events are being booked up literally by the minute. If you’re craving the European cuisine of La Flambée here, you’d better have reservations already the […]
Four years since its first study, the “Tomorrow” steering committee will release its second report updating the overall strategic plan for the Rainy River Valley by mid-January. The “Tomorrow” committee consisted of representatives from the Town of Fort Frances, Couchiching First Nation, Township of Alberton, local business reps, and several […]
At least 150 people came to the table last Friday afternoon to share in the 11th-annual community Christmas dinner at Knox United Church here. Another 51 meals were prepared and delivered to people who had requested to receive a Christmas dinner at their home. Organizer Joan Pearson, with the Fort […]
Ontario municipalities have until the end of the January to figure out just what–if any–adjustments have to be made to their tax billings due to the passage of Bill 79 earlier this month. But they may not get the information to do that until well into next month. Bill 79, […]
Val Calder is truly proud of grandson Jason Cupp’s hockey career, and this Christmas she let him know how much by making a king-size quilt that features 20 photos of him playing the game from the age of 18 months to 22. When Cupp opened the gift last Wednesday, he […]
Amid the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, some people may forget this can be the time of year most dangerous for pets, particularly cats and dogs. The number-one concern is frostbite, said Colleen Eyolfson, a animal health technician with the Nor-West Animal Clinic here. Even though the house […]
Councillors will be pulling out the symbolic axe now that the final two town divisions presented their 1998 budget requests Monday night. And like the two before them, both are asking for more dollars than last year. Coun. Sharon Tibbs, who chairs the Administration and Finance executive committee, said the […]
Ask Mel DeGagné how many years he’s been in business with NorFab Building Components Ltd. and he’ll probably tell you to count up one year for every expansion that’s been built on their 80-acre lot on Highway 11/71 just west of Fort Frances.
The Town of Fort Frances may have to do some more exterminating to get the last of the “Y2K” bugs out of its computer system in the next year but Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan said Jan. 1, 2000 shouldn’t bring Armageddon. Allan reported to council Monday night after […]
For the second-straight year, the local chapter of the Canadian Relief Fund for Victims of Chernobyl in Belarus is planning to host a small group of children in Rainy River District next summer. But organizers need some help from the community–and the clock is ticking fast. Five children and one […]
Some 1,400 teenagers from across the district got a “no nonsense” lesson in smart risk-taking when the theatrical production, “HEROES,” took to the stage at Fort High last week. The program–a show about life choices–addressed teens in grades eight through 12, as well as a number of those now out […]
