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 […]
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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 […]
Commercial ratepayers in Fort Frances will see a decrease in their tax rates for a second consecutive year after town council passed a bylaw Monday night to drop the ratio down to 2.99 from 3.09 in 1999. That means for every one dollar a residential ratepayer would pay, a commercial […]
It could be said that life here is just what the doctors ordered as Dr. Daryl Brain and Dr. Andrea Coholic settle into their second month as associates with the Fort Frances Clinic. Although they’ve had their share of life in larger urban centres like Kingston, Ottawa, Sault Ste. Marie, […]
Fort Frances resident Ted Scott doesn’t mind that he didn’t win last Thursday night’s record SuperStar Bingo progressive jackpot of more than $600,000. After all, his consolation prize wasn’t too shabby. Scott, a regular player at the Fort Frances Bingo Hall, won $49,615.86 on 50 numbers in the main prize […]
Herman Metke’s pharmacy diploma earned a permanent spot in the Fort France Clinic’s renovated surgical suite, which was dedicated to the memory of the clinic’s former pharmacist Monday night. Metke started working at the clinic pharmacy in 1962 until he retired in 1993. He passed away late in 1995 after […]
School boards will not be able to compose a list of proposed school closures by the Harris government’s Dec. 31 deadline, said John McLeod, the acting director of education for the local public school board. But the Ministry of Education and Training doesn’t sound like it will be giving any […]
About 100 people were on hand last Thursday afternoon for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open Confederation College’s new permanent home at the “multi-use” facility here. Those on hand then got a chance to walk through the site, and enjoy some refreshments. Campus manager Don Lovisa said he was pleased […]
