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 […]
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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 […]
“Friends of the Library” are hoping to pull in some serious dollars from their third-annual dinner/dance next month in order to help finance a security system for the local library. Slated to get underway at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 13 at La Place Rendez-Vous, a literary-theme silent auction and […]
The Little Rascals slo-pitch team is planning a “Halloween Howl” next Friday at the Red Dog Inn but the proceeds won’t be going to the team–they will be going to the local Easter Seals Society. “It’s staying right here,” assured organizer Joanne Davis, who said they were hoping to sell […]
A “spending survey” conducted during this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship revealed that more than $1 million was spent here as a result of the tournament and its activities. Total money spent by American visitors was an estimated $367,500, followed by Rainy River District residents ($341,820), Ontarians ($223,020), Fort […]
Conditions weren’t the best to be tromping through a Scottish cemetery but Fort Frances resident Gordon Ross was on a mission–he was looking for his ancestors. After hours walking between the tombstones in the wet, dreary weather, he and his brother hit paydirt. A chiseled, thin slab, a piece of […]
On paper, it met the standards but Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. decided to put its new front entrance to the human test Monday afternoon to make sure it met wheelchair accessibility requirements. Volunteer Lorraine Sokoliuk wheeled around the million-dollar new entrance at La Verendrye Health Centre, which opened Monday […]
They’re still unpacking boxes and putting up blackboards but for all intents and purposes, the local Confederation College campus finally has a permanent home. And they’re ready to celebrate! The college will hold its grand opening tomorrow, complete with a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 p.m., just one week after moving into […]
