An area services board proposal, including representation by population, will be going to the province within the next few days from the Rainy River District Municipal Association. About two-thirds of the 30 district reps at a special meeting of the RRDMA last night at the Civic Centre voted in favour […]
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Fort Frances may not have been among the five communities to win the first-ever “Caring Community” award from the Trillium Foundation but members of the “Tomorrow” committee here are still calling the town a winner. The town made the short-list of 26 finalists for the award, which includes a $20,000 […]
“Learning Not to Burn” is an fire safety and prevention message local volunteer firefighter Tyler Moffitt has talked a lot about with area school children over the past few years–and one he’s not about to quit delivering. And this dedication to fire prevention and public education also acted in his […]
The community auditorium committee is aiming to exceed the $570,000 fundraising commitment it made to Fort Frances town council earlier this year. Committee co-chairman John Dutton said last week they wanted to raise an extra $100,000 to cover the cost of theatre equipment, such as sound, lights, curtains, rigging, and […]
Concern over representation has prompted the Rainy River District Municipal Association to call a special meeting Oct. 21 at the Civic Centre here to finalize its proposal for an area services board. Rainy River Mayor Gord Armstrong, chairman of the working group putting together the proposal, is hoping the group […]
The figures are in but municipalities won’t find out what the “Who Does What” panel recommendations will mean to their tax bills until more number-crunching is done. In Fort Frances, managers are going through the 96-page document from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing that arrived at the Civic […]
Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon will have to overcome two challengers in his bid for a third term next month. Former town councillor Allan Bedard and Terry Johnson both filed nomination papers late last week to start their bids to unseat Mayor Witherspoon. Meanwhile, 12 people are vying for the […]
Patients will be moving Oct. 20 when St. Anne’s and St. Edward’s wards are consolidated into a 30-bed acute care ward at La Verendrye hospital here. That includes three intensive care beds which allow patients to be x-rayed without being moved from the bed, and two labour, delivery, recovery and […]
Chili madness reigned under the tent in the Times parking lot once again this year when almost 500 people showed up for last Friday’s “Great Chili Cookoff”–and helping to raise nearly $1,500 in support of area food banks. “Texas Chili,” the recipe blended by Brian Reid, Emo reeve and owner […]
Food banks at the United Native Friendship Centre here and the local Salvation Army definitely will be thankful for the proceeds from the “Great Chili Cookoff” being held Friday–their shelves are in dire need of supplies. “Our stock is fairly low, [in fact] we are low on all staples,” said […]
Look out chili chefs–the taste testers are out to choose the best chili and they have some flavour standards. “Some like it hot, some do not” pretty much sums up the panel of judges set to give their taste buds the challenge at the “Great Chili Cookoff” slated Friday in […]
Chili chefs are busy cooking up their formula for success in preparation for the second-annual “Great Chili Cookoff” slated to get underway Friday at 11 a.m. under the tent in the parking lot of the Fort Frances Times. In an event set to rival its inaugural predecessor last October, the […]
