Duane Hicks Most user fees in Fort Frances are expected to go up 2.6 percent in the new year, but some at the local sportsplex still need to be reviewed. During a special committee of the whole meeting Monday, mayor and council agreed to take a look at both the […]
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Duane Hicks The annual community Christmas dinner is in need of more food donations. Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau co-ordinator Tori Hebert, who is spearheading the event with her grandmother, Karen Mitchell, said they’re hoping to get a big boost in supplies this Saturday through the OPP’s annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” campaign. But […]
Staff Knox United Church slipped a spot yesterday in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge. With just today and tomorrow left in the semi-final round, the local church needs every vote it can get. “Yesterday was a nail-biter,” admitted Bill Gushulak. “We slipped three spots down to 14th place in the […]
Staff Knox United Church managed to hang onto 11th place over the weekend in the Aviva Community Fund Challenge. The church’s submission sat in 11th place in its category in the semi-final round on Friday and remained there throughout the weekend. “It is a tremendous opportunity to possibly obtain outside […]
Staff This year’s Christmas cantata, entitled “The First Noel,” is all set to go this Sunday (Dec. 7). The cantata, once again being directed by Diane Maxey, will be held at 3 p.m. at the New Beginnings Fellowship here. Admission is free but a free-will offering will be taken at […]
Staff Northwest Catholic District School Board trustees will be sworn in at the inaugural meeting for the 2014-18 term tomorrow in Dryden. The meeting will get underway at 9 a.m., with the regular meeting to follow at 9:30. The trustees representing Fort Frances include Anne-Marie Fitzgerald, who was re-elected in […]
Staff Don’t stop voting over the weekend. That’s the message Knox United Church’s renewal fundraising committee is pushing to those who’ve been diligently supporting the Aviva Community Fund Challenge. As of press time today, the local church sat in 11th place in its category in the semi-final round. It needs […]
Staff An annual candlelight vigil and service, once again being held to honour the women of Rainy River District who lost their lives due to violence, is set for tomorrow (Dec. 6) at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church here. Known as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on […]
Staff Setting the stage for the next two years, Mayor Roy Avis appointed councillors to the numerous town committees, as well as district and regional boards, at Monday night’s inaugural meeting. They are as follows: •Administration and Finance executive committee—Couns. Wendy Brunetta, Paul Ryan, and Ken Perry; •Planning and Development […]
Press Release The deadline for responding to the International Joint Commission’s brief online flood damages survey has been extended until Monday, Dec. 22. The deadline extension will allow seasonal residents, who spend their winters elsewhere, to have a greater opportunity to be aware of the survey and complete it. As […]
Press Release The Town of Fort Frances is optimistic the assets pertinent to the sale of the local kraft mill are being heated to a degree that likely will maintain them in a saleable condition. “This is an important step in what will be many to secure a new buyer […]
Duane Hicks The Downtown BIA and Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce rang in the Christmas season here Saturday with the second-annual “Festival of Frost.” “It was a fun time,” said Curvy Chick owner Jennifer Horton, who was part of the organizing committee with Chamber manager Annely Armstrong-Thorstad, Kimberly Emes-Nicholson (Emes […]
