The Little Amik Winter Carnival is still a month away but organizers already are working to finalize details of events planned for the four-day celebration slated to kick off here Feb. 4. Dawn Booth, co-ordinator for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said most of the particulars will be ironed […]
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The results of an investigation by the OPP’s anti-rackets branch into the “multi-use” facility still under construction at Westfort here could be made public by the end of the month. Det. Sgt. Costigan couldn’t reveal what he has found out after conducting a myriad of interviews and checking a slew […]
Both the Rainy River District School Board and the Northwest Catholic District School Board are headed by new directors this week as Warren Hoshizaki and Carol-Lynne Oldale take over those roles respectively. Oldale was with the Thunder Bay Catholic School Board for 29 years, serving first as vice-principal and principal […]
With 1998 being an uncertain year for Fort Frances, with the provincial government dictating changes in education and health care, not to mention the impact of the local mill strike, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon is looking forward to 1999 as being one where things can only get better. “We’re coming out […]
The number of surgeons in Fort Frances doubled Jan. 1 after Dr. Barry Anderson joined as the second general surgeon here–teaming up alongside Dr. J.A. Spencer. His arrival means the district no longer will be left without a surgeon should one of them be out of town. Dr. Anderson had […]
Anglers fishing lakes across Northwestern Ontario will be taking home smaller limits next year for many species, the Ministry of Natural Resources has outlined in its 1999 Regulations Summary. Highlighting the changes are a reduction in the daily catch-and-possession limit for walleye/sauger from six to four–only one of which can […]
As of 10:57 a.m. yesterday, the Rainy River Hospital’s “Buy a Brick and Build it Quick” drive was just one brick short from reaching its goal of $300,000 by year’s end–and it was sold before the day was out. More than $250,000 has been donated by the public so far […]
Boise Cascade could be looking at setting up another oriented strandboard (OSB) mill in Northwestern Ontario now that Tolko is out of the picture in the Kenora area. Percy Champagne, mill manager at Voyageur Panel in Barwick, confirmed yesterday that Boise Cascade had submitted a proposal to the Ministry of […]
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 […]
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 […]
