Abitibi-Consolidated and its striking Communications, Energy, and Papermakers union locals are heading back to the bargaining table Friday morning in Montreal. This development comes after a 10-day stalemate in contract negotiations as each side waited for the other to make the first move. “The conciliators put out an invitation for […]
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It all started with an idea and grew from there. Connie and Doug Cuthbertson knew for years they were going to move and expand their home-based framing business on to Scott Street. The Fort Frances couple just didn’t know when. But at the end of last year, everything fell into […]
Starting today, volunteers will be out around town collecting donations in exchange for a poppy as the Royal Canadian Legion kicks of its 1998 campaign. With the funds, the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 29 assists veterans and the children of veterans when the need arises, contributing to items such as […]
OPP detachments in Rainy River District hope to find out what the public thinks of them when they launch a “Policing for Results” survey. The survey, designed by the OPP’s headquarters in Orillia, will be conducted by phone from the OPP detachment here and takes about 10 minutes to complete. […]
A palliative care volunteer visitor program, aimed at individuals and their families facing a terminal illness, should be on its feet in the district by early next year. Once the program is up and running, its trained volunteers will be available to enhance the physical, mental, and emotional needs of […]
“Scott St. Scare” organizer Sandra McNay is beaming at the overwhelming number of costumed youngsters who flocked to the downtown core Halloween night. A whopping 1,500 children moved along the 100-400 blocks of Scott Street, where 30 participating businesses kept their doors open until 7 p.m. to hand out treats. […]
In anticipation of the “downloading” of responsibility to the regional level, the Northwest Training and Adjustment Board will be hosting a community consultation meeting here next week to gather information for its operating plan. From that, the board is hoping to identify projects to best address the needs of the […]
The public is invited to help Fort Frances High School honour its former students who fought in both world wars, with services slated next Wednesday (Remembrance Day) at 8:50 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Teachers Andrew Hallikas and Mark Kowalchuk revived Fort High’s Remembrance Day ceremony three years ago. “The highlight […]
The boating operator proficiency law was a major topic of conversation among members of the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association but many are still in limbo as to what they’re required to do for next summer. Attending NWOTA’s annual fall meeting Monday at La Place Rendez-Vous, delegates expressed concern as to […]
Now isn’t the time to push for easier in-transit regulations when shipping livestock or products through the United States, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton advised farmers Saturday night. Speaking at the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting in Pinewood, Hampton said he became involved with the in-transit […]
The Northwestern Ontario Elk Restoration Coalition is putting together a proposal that would see elk re-introduced to the area southeast of Sioux Narrows next winter–and possibly earlier. The group met again last night in Kenora to finalize the site plans, and soon will be getting public input on the issue. […]
If you have ever wanted to go back in time to the “Roaring 20s,” then Emidio’s Garden Restaurant is the place to be next month when Fort Frances Little Theatre sets the stage there for its interactive murder mystery. “A Taste for Murder–A Deadly Birthday Party” begins Thursday, Nov. 5 […]
