Staff Custodian Edith Quinn will be recognized by the Northwest Catholic District School Board tonight for her exemplary dedication and commitment to Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton. “Along with keeping the school looking beautifully-maintained, she can always be depended on to set up, participate, and break down […]
Local News
Press Release Your expertise and support is needed! The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its 2017-18 executive and board of directors positions. We are looking for business and professional people who wish to be actively involved with us for the purpose of promoting the civic, commercial, […]
Staff Work on Colonization Road East is in its final phase at long last. Thunder Bay contractor Makkinga Contracting & Equipment Rentals started installing the first lift of asphalt today. The contractor will pave the section of Colonization Road East between Scott Street and Third Street East. Then after taking […]
Staff A small group of friends and family gathered outside one of the rear entrances at Resolute Forest Products to await Gary Nixon’s exit from the building. Nixon—after 32 years at the local mill—finished his final shift yesterday as the last hourly worker there. Two salary employees still remain. The […]
Irene LaingSubmitted The fall tea was the focus of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary meeting held Tuesday, Oct. 4 in the hospital boardroom. Convenor Mary Jane Pearson updated the executive on plans for the annual event. The tea will be held this Saturday (Oct. 15) from 2-4 p.m. at the […]
Staff A new remuneration review committee will take a look at how much town council is paid. Mayor Roy Avis said at last night’s council meeting (held a day later due to the Thanksgiving holiday) that it’s customary for council to review its remuneration once during its four-year term. “It’s […]
Staff In celebration of Ontario Public Library Week, the Fort Frances Public Library will host its third-annual “Human Library” this Monday (Oct. 17) from 6-8 p.m. As in the previous two years, the library has secured four speakers who will become the “books” that can be “borrowed” for conversation. They […]
Staff The “Project Safe Hallowe’en” committee is gearing up for its third-annual “Trunk or Treat,” which will be held Monday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library. Organizers are wanting to pack the parking lot with decorated vehicles so children can go trick-or-treating in a fun […]
Heather Latter Resolution Vapes & E-liquids is transitioning to a new name with a new owner this week. Alex T. Bruyere and his wife, Tanis Lesiuk, will be taking over the Scott Street business and calling it Generation’s Vaper Lounge. “It’s an established business,” Bruyere said about the business initiated […]
Duane Hicks A recent survey by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. indicates there’s a labour shortage here in Rainy River District. RRFDC consultant Tannis Drysdale said the survey—which received about 75 responses from district businesses, with the majority coming from Fort Frances—asked questions about the availability of labour and […]
Staff The town is hoping to get government funding for a new handivan. Council will be asked tonight to support an application to the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) for the purchase of a handivan in 2017. In a report from Community Services manager Jason Kabel, he noted his […]
Staff The Knights of Columbus—Rainy Lake Council’s “Coats4Kids” 2016 campaign is underway, with a GoFundMe page launched Wednesday. The council is “seeking community members to donate whatever they can spare, so we can raise funds to buy winter jackets for at-risk youth in Fort Frances and the surrounding area,” campaign […]
