The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is getting the envelopes ready after announcing the list of nominees for this year’s business awards on Monday. The winners in the seven categories won’t be announced until the Chamber’s annual awards banquet Saturday at La Place Rendez-Vous. This year’s nominees include: •Business of […]
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The federal government is taking a hands-off approach to the dispute over fishing regulations that has prompted some camp owners in northern Minnesota wanting to exchange their stars-and-stripes for a maple leaf. Rep. Collin Peterson introduced a bill in the House of Representatives last week that would permit Congress to […]
Isobel White is impressed with her community of Whitefish Bay after an initiative by the local women’s group to hold a mini-Olympics to promote healing and unity was greeted with enthusiasm. The Naotkamegwanning Winter Games, held there during the March Break, went beyond the expectations of organizers, White said. “Everybody […]
After being turned down for funding by the town for the second time in three years, the Fort Frances Visserettes continue to struggle financially, club president Bob Grynol warned last week. “We’re majorly disappointed that the town turned us down,” he lamented. “We asked for [financial] help in any way […]
The “Tomorrow” committee will be training facilitators March 28 so they can gather public input for its second strategic plan. But this time, it’s going to all residents of Rainy River District. “We’re doing a new strategic plan for Fort Frances but more importantly, we’re doing a district-wide strategic plan,” […]
There’s a new school on the block–and its purpose is to provide a pathway to success for children who need a boost to their learning curve. The Scholars Learning Centre, located at 601 Mowat Ave. (upstairs in the Northern Lights Credit Union building), is owned by Thunder Bay entrepreneur Sharan […]
There might be a lot of fires . . . or there might not. That’s what Paul Dutton, a fire information officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources fire centre in Dryden, had to say about rising concerns about the upcoming fire season. Dutton admitted snow levels over much of […]
Ontario Works finance people will be meeting with staff here next Tuesday to go over billing changes after the local office went four working days without being able to issue cheques earlier this month. A $100,000 loan from the province put the district’s welfare office back in business last Thursday […]
Although the fire season doesn’t technically begin until April 1, the Emo Volunteer Fire Department had to be called last Wednesday to handle a grass fire that got out of control. Emo Fire Chief Rob Johnson said a farmer north of Emo was burning some grass off his property when […]
The committee of the whole spent two hours behind closed doors Monday night but Mayor Glenn Witherspoon assured no cuts were made to town personnel as councillors looked to find another $1 million in savings from the 1998 budget. At this stage of the budget process, it was a discussion […]
Could murals painted on the sides of buildings help draw tourists to this area? That’s something a local group is looking at in conjunction with a plan to divert east/west traffic off the Trans-Canada Highway and through Rainy River District. Rainy River Mayor Gord Armstrong, who’s spearheading the push to […]
Abitibi-Consolidated’s and Boise Cascade’s dams along the Rainy Lake-Namakan watershed are among those the International Joint Commission is warning may not be safe because they don’t have regular government inspections. And now it’s recommending more rigorous government standards be set, including regular on-site inspections by independent, qualified experts. But local […]
