Heather Latter Community partners are pleased with the turnout for the grand-opening of the Fort Frances Assisted Living Program here Friday. The program, which has been running since March, still has spaces available. As such, those involved decided to hold an open house so people could stop by to find […]
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Heather Latter For a third-straight year, Renée Martin-Brown set out to inspire a group of young women through her “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem retreat—and that’s exactly what she did. A total of 65 girls aged 11-16—some from as far away as Ear Falls, Thunder Bay, and […]
Duane Hicks Don’t forget about the new tennis courts. That’s the reminder the Multi-Use Tennis Court Committee gave town council during its public budget meeting last night. In a letter to council, committee chair Bob Tkachuk asked the town keep $112,000 earmarked in the 2015 budget in next year’s budget. […]
Staff Town council can expect to get at least some input on its 2016 budget this evening. Written submissions have been made by Bob Tkachuk, chair of the Multi-Use Tennis Court Committee, Rick Wiedenhoeft, chair of the Police Services Board, and Jennifer Greenhalgh, president of the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
Press Release The local Salvation Army has purchased a new building—the former Movie Gallery on Scott Street—to replace its aging property on Victoria Avenue. While there still are many renovations to be done to the new property to make it suitable for community outreach, we are pleased to announce this […]
Duane Hicks The Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre and Northern Lights Credit Union were the top teams at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off” last Wednesday at the Legion. The GHAC team—consisting of Cassy Bernard, Leah Galusha, John Payne, Jeff Bernard, and James Woods—garnered the Judges’ […]
Duane Hicks The old Rainy Lake Hotel will start coming down Oct. 1. A tentative schedule for demolition and removal of the derelict building was laid out during a pre-construction meeting with property owners and tenants of the 200 block of Scott Street on Monday evening at the Civic Centre. […]
Staff Voter information cards for the Oct. 19 federal election are going out this week. Elections Canada said the cards are printed and will be mailed to some 25 million registered electors. The card will tell them when and where to vote, and shows the accessibility of their polling site. […]
The Associated Press LONDON The British government said Monday it will underwrite 2 billion pounds ($3.1 billion) in Chinese financing for a new nuclear power plant in southwest England, as it encourages major Chinese investment in the U.K. nuclear sector. Treasury chief George Osborne, on a trip to China, said […]
Staff The local TD branch is looking for tree planters to help out with its “TD Tree Days” tomorrow in Barwick. “It’s a Canada-wide thing where TD picks certain areas to provide funding,” explained Kayla Millar, manager of customer service at the local branch and lead for the project. She […]
Duane Hicks The annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast,” hosted by the local Voyageur Lions Club, has been postponed due to the ongoing reconstruction of King’s Highway. The fundraiser had been scheduled to be held next Thursday (Sept. 24) from 6-9 a.m. in the parking lot at Tim Hortons, but now will take […]
Staff Residents in Fort Frances and surrounding area will experience a scheduled power outage this Sunday (Sept. 20). Fort Frances Power Corp. customers, as well as Hydro One customers in Rainy Lake 18C FN, Halkirk, Watten, Farrington, Couchiching 16A FN, and Red Gut FN, will be without power from about […]
