Although exact numbers won’t be known until Sunday afternoon, about 140 people are expected to take part in this year’s Terry Fox Run here–if not more. Run organizer Cst. Steve Maki said people have been picking up pledge sheets all week, and started the door-to-door canvassing to raise funds for […]
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The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition will get $25,000 over the next two years to work towards earning a “safe community” designation with the World Health Organization (WHO). And that could mean up to a 75 percent savings in Workers’ Compensation Board premiums for area businesses that choose to participate […]
A plebiscite is a way to measure public sentiment but municipal councils are not legally bound to act on results of such questions tacked on to the municipal election ballots. Fort Frances Clerk Glenn Treftlin said a “plebiscite”–the questions included on the ballot–usually zeros in on issues council wants to […]
With a world spinning on rapid advances in technology, and within arm’s length of the turn of the century, are the spiritual needs of a fast-paced society changing? How do parish leaders keep up while remaining true to the diverse doctrines of Christianity? With faith, hope and the attitude that […]
To gamble or not to gamble? That is the question. Town council Monday night unanimously supported asking voters if they were in favour of having a part-time charitable casino located in Fort Frances–as well as if they support VLTs here–as plebiscites held in conjunction with the Nov. 10 municipal election. […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon will seek a third term in November’s municipal election. He said yesterday the challenge of the position, and the different results achieved, were what spurred him to file his nomination papers again. And with the downloading of services by the province starting in January, he felt the […]
The deadline for the release of “real” download numbers has been pushed back a week as the Ministry of Finance and municipal treasurers, including Dryden’s Paul Heayn, continue to compare figures in Toronto. While municipalities were slated to get the figures this past Monday, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon explained their meeting […]
After being plagued by the issue for more than a year, town councillors appear ready to let voters decide whether they are in favour of resurrecting a municipally-run and funded bus service in Fort Frances. At the request of the Northern Action Group, council passed a resolution Monday night to […]
The Harris government has come under fire from both the NDP and Big Grassy First Nation after no commitments were made to replace the ailing bridge on Highway 621. The bridge was at the centre of a land dispute for some time between Big Grassy and the provincial and federal […]
Want to shake off the blues by taking a cruise this winter–but can’t afford it? Well, maybe Fort Frances Little Theatre could help out. The troupe is planning to take its audiences on an interactive cruise as their January/February production, with Joyce McCormick and Brian Hagarty still scripting the piece. […]
The Tower, “Hallett” and Fort St. Pierre sites at Pither’s Point closed their doors for the summer Aug. 24 after attracting about 2,000 visitors–up nearly 200 over last year. “Attendance was up a little bit, and the Tower is still our most popular spot,” museum curator Pam Hawley noted last […]
Local cellular phone service from Rainy River to Bear’s Pass could soon be a reality–and one which could reap a large amount of revenue for Fort Frances. For the last six months, the local Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has looked into the feasibility of bringing cellular service to the area. […]
