“The sun is shining outside, and it will certainly be shining in this room, this day, for it is truly a memorable occasion.” With those words, Judge Robert Somerville set in motion a day to remember for 13 people from across Northwestern Ontario who were sworn is as Canadian citizens […]
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The strength of the U.S. dollar is reversing traffic flows at the border here, with more visitors venturing into Canada to shop and fewer Canadians heading south. In September, 42,862 visitors passed through Canada Customs here, up almost 10 percent from last September. On the flip side, the number of […]
In the wake of merger announcements and the McKay task force report, there could be another bank moving into town. Canada Safeway confirmed it was “looking closely” at setting up a Bank of Montreal branch in its renovated store in Fort Frances. It all depends on the cost, available floor […]
Fort Frances town council will wait another two weeks before deciding who it will hire–if anyone–to analyze documentation to ensure it is paying its fair share of the “multi-use” project. Three companies were asked to submit proposals–KGS Consulting, Kuch Stephenson (which is working on the ice project here), and Engineering […]
Contract talks aren’t over but the striking Communications, Energy, and Papermakers union has agreed to let contractors cross the picket lines in order to dredge the basins at the mill’s lagoon on Eighth Street. Work was to start today after Abitibi-Consolidated went out for quotes on the project last week, […]
The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is taking the challenge–“The Seat Belt Challenge,” that is. Volunteers will be standing along streets in Fort Frances, Emo, and Atikokan this Saturday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. to count how many people are wearing seat belts as part of the annual provincial campaign, which runs […]
Those visiting La Verendrye hospital won’t be paying for a parking spot there anytime soon. The board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities decided at its regular meeting last Thursday to push back the implementation date in order to look at fee options. Acting CEO Liz Clarke said the […]
A strong desire to get a first-hand look at the culture of a country other than their own has landed six international students in school at Fort High. Three of them are here for 10 weeks. They’ve each been linked with a district host family that includes a teenager who […]
It was 1948 when Fran Mutch, Betty Heffelfinger, Eileen Green, and Sybil Mowe graduated from the nursing program at the old Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg. Last week, the foursome gathered in Fort Frances to catch up on each others’ lives and reminisce about their school days a half-century ago. And […]
Only a small group of people turned out for a public session here Monday night to discuss the role of school councils with the Education Improvement Commission but one message did get through loud and clear. Better communications and clearer criteria are needed. EIC co-chair Dave Cooke and commissioner Betty […]
“MacKeel,” the Celtic pop group which opens the “tour de Fort” season Oct. 5 at in the Robert Moore auditorium, has a very interesting album cover for their latest CD, “Plaid.” It shows a picture of two cows just standing in a green field while facing the camera chewing their […]
It was a “grand opening” in every sense of the word last Thursday night as more than 100 people from across the district crowded into Sunset Country Ford to celebrate its new location on King’s Highway at McIrvine Road. An hour into the celebrations, which included live music and a […]
