Staff Book-lovers looking to stock up on reading materials don’t have to look any further than the annual charity book sale set to take place next week (April 5-8) at Revco Carpet here. But a book sale needs books–and the public right now is welcome to drop by 950 Fifth […]
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From the OPP On Tuesday around 7:50 a.m., Dryden OPP officers responded to a single-vehicle rollover involving a southbound tractor-trailer unit on Highway 105 about 40 km north of Vermilion Bay. The male driver of the tractor-trailer unit was pronounced dead at the scene. He has been identified as 38-year-old […]
Staff The Fort Frances branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association is starting a family support group next month for people who have a family member or loved one with a mental health problem. Starting April 12, the group will meet bi-weekly from 2-4 p.m. at the CMHA’s office at […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit is shining a light on beverage consumption with the release of the report, “Alcohol in Our Communities: A Report on Alcohol Use in Northwestern Ontario.” The report takes a look at the impacts and health harms of alcohol misuse in our region, shares feedback […]
Staff Town council will be waiting a while longer to pass its 2017 budget. The budget meeting tentatively scheduled for next Monday (April 3) has been postponed due to the fact the town has not yet received the 2017 education tax rates from the province. Town treasurer Laurie Lindberg told […]
Press Release The Northern Ontario School of Medicine will host its annual Health Sciences Summer Camp from July 10-14 at its Laurentian University campus in Sudbury and from July 17-21 at its Lakehead University campus in Thunder Bay. These week-long programs provide high school students with an opportunity to explore […]
Duane Hicks Olivia Eldridge kicked off the recital with a solo dance to the song “Calendar Girl” during Chantelle Spuzak’s Dancemakers School of Dance’s 18th-annual recital, entitled “Special Days,” on Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The recital, which drew a packed house, featured 25 numbers based on holidays and […]
Duane Hicks The local Kiwanis Club and The Shops on Scott (BIA) are gearing up for the fourth-annual “Egg-Stravaganza” event in downtown Fort Frances. The event, which sees children come downtown, get a map of participating businesses, and then go to each one to collect Easter candy, is slated for […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board is asking for input on its 2017-18 budget. The board has created a short budget consultation survey to help it identify the areas important to the school community. All students, staff, parents/guardians, and community members are welcome to complete the survey and share […]
Duane Hicks The town will partner with Ducks Unlimited to replace and expand educational signage along the La Verendyre Parkway here. Town council agreed Monday night to a proposal from Ducks Unlimited Canada for a two-part project to replace panels–on the condition the town review and approve the signs prior […]
Staff A new report received by town council at its regular meeting Monday night shows how much the mayor and councillors were paid in 2016. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sits on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and local Police Services Board, had remuneration totalling $31,677.32 last […]
