Kuch Stephenson Architects Ltd. is being hired by the town to analyze the “multi-use” figures to make sure Fort Frances is paying its fair share of the costs for the auditorium project. That bill is estimated to come in at $2,300-$2,800 plus GST. Town council also will have further meetings […]
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After several delays and more than month in a building with no heat or ventilation, Confederation College was to have started the move into its new home in the “multi-use” facility late this afternoon. Campus manager Don Lovisa said the move will take place over the next couple of evenings […]
It wasn’t exactly “chili” weather for the annual “Great Chili Cookoff” here last Friday. Under sunny skies and with the mercury edging up around 21 C (70 F), nearly 400 people milled in and out of the tent set up at the Fort Frances Times parking lot to taste the […]
From France to the Congo to Canada, Cyril Tirandaz has been far and wide on his travels. But he took time during his cross-Canada journey to stop at Fort Frances High School last week. He treated Dave Shuh’s grade 9/10 French Immersion/geography class to a presentation about his travels through […]
The Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival Association recently started a fundraising campaign in an effort to meet the $8,500 it will cost to hold the festival next year. “The adjudicator fees keep going up,” noted association spokesman John Jankiewicz. “The bank account just isn’t as strong as it […]
Citing a need for some “self-nurturing” among district women, Devlin resident Judy McCoy will launch the inaugural “Woman’s Fall Fair” here Saturday. Slated to kick off at 12:30 p.m. in the Red Dog Inn ballroom, the four-hour event–billed as “Fun, friends, entertainment, and information”–will offer women access to various area […]
Union leaders representing hospital workers are calling on the Ontario Hospital Association to withdraw its request for a 20 percent wage rollback after revealing management in Toronto area hospitals received wage increases as high as 15 percent over the past two years. Instead, they’re asking the province for a 10 […]
In the past few years, much has been reported in the media about how all computers will “crash” with the dawn of the year 2000. In fact, the problem even has a name–Y2K. In a computerized world, one might think this could spell disaster for civilization as we know it. […]
Many families with young children stopped by the Fort Frances Toy Lending Resource Centre last Saturday morning to celebrate “National Family Week” like it was the Stone Age. Oct. 6-10 was officially “National Family Week,” a time to celebrate family by holding activities that served to bring members closer together. […]
Confusion over the education portion raised the most questions on the 1998 tax bills, treasurer Carol Busch and tax collector Ed Katona told town council last night. While in past years the school board set the levy, this year the province standardized it at .46 percent of current market value […]
A lit cigarette in the hand of someone sleeping. A wok fire out of control in the kitchen. A coffee maker left “on” while the family is at school and work. Every year, these three leading causes of fires are responsible for the better part of 67,000 blazes in Canadian […]
Results from a weekend seat belt count by the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition, together with a 24-hour “Operation Impact” blitz campaign by the local OPP, indicate most drivers and their passengers are complying with the law. While final statistics haven’t been tallied yet on the seat belt count, RRVSC […]
