Duane Hicks Have a “Go Local” card? Well, get swiping. “Go Local” turns two years old this month and as part of the birthday celebrations, organizers are giving away 5,000 “Go Local” points to a lucky member. Some time this month, one lucky shopper will help the program reach its […]
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Duane Hicks Fort Frances will host the Heart of the Continent Partnership quarterly meeting here in June, showcasing the area to at least 50 delegates. Annely Armstrong-Thorstad, manager of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, learned the news Friday while attending the Thunder Bay launch of the HOCP National Geographic […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board has been considering consolidating St. Francis and St. Michael’s schools here, but now it also is looking at pursuing a Catholic secondary school. At last month’s meeting, the board decided to hold off on a decision regarding the consolidation so consideration could be […]
Staff A new report received by town council last night shows how much the mayor and councillors were paid in 2014, with Mayor Roy Avis again ranking as the highest-paid and having the most expenses. Mayor Avis, who also sits on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and […]
Staff The local Legion can expect to get tax relief from the town. In a report from town clerk Lisa Slomke, she noted that since 1927, the council of the Town of Fort Frances has granted an exemption under the Municipal Act from municipal taxes to the Royal Canadian Legion […]
Press Release In response to the community’s renewed interest in the French Immersion program, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will be holding a four-week French-language “Storytime” on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. The program will begin March 24 and be led by Meghan Spooner, a French teacher at Crossroads […]
Press Release Easter Seals Ontario launched its annual “Paper Eggs” campaign in partnership with retailers throughout the province, including The Bargain Shop here in Fort Frances. This initiative is part of Easter Seals’ annual March is Easter Seals Month fundraising and awareness campaign, and helps support children with physical disabilities […]
Duane Hicks The local Voyageur Lions Club will host its third-annual “Jail or Bail” in May—and are looking for “convicts” to participate. The event will take place Saturday, May 23 in conjunction with the 2015 Community & Business Expo at the Memorial Sports Centre. Participants are given a pledge sheet […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two (28 F) and west winds at five-10 m.p.h. Scattered flurries are possible tomorrow afternoon, along with a high of two (36) and low around minus-14 (seven). Saturday will be sunny but colder, with a high of just minus-two […]
Staff While spring has sprung a little early this year, the Friends of the Museum is going ahead with its “Snoasis 3” family fun day this Saturday (March 21), unofficially renaming the event “Puddles of Paradise.” Kids are urged to wear their rain boots to the fun day, which will […]
Duane Hicks Bill Krag has big plans for the former White Pine Inn here. “I’ve been chasing a dream of owning a multiplex building in town,” said Krag, who took over ownership of the inn after buying it last month. Krag, who owns other rental properties, said he’s looked at […]
Duane Hicks Town council will keep $120,000 earmarked for new tennis courts in its 2015 budget. But during Monday’s budget meeting, Coun. Paul Ryan said the money will be set aside “on the condition that the committee raises the rest of the money.” He noted the tennis court committee’s estimate […]
