Duane Hicks Town council and residents alike are being urged to participate in the Alzheimer Society’s “Walk for Memories” here next month. Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, told council Monday night that the fundraiser will be held Saturday, Oct. 4 from 1-3 […]
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Duane Hicks In what’s believed to be a first for the “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off,” organizers had to hold a sudden-death, blind taste test to break a tie to see which team would win this year’s “People’s Choice” award last Wednesday. A total of 150 ballots were filled out by […]
Duane Hicks “We Remember Them” is the theme of the new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum marking the 100th anniversary of the start of WWI and the 75th anniversary of the beginning of WWII. And given the amount of time and effort that went into the exhibit, it’s evident […]
Duane Hicks The new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum already is proving popular—drawing keen interest from those connected to local men and women who served in the two world wars. One of the many people who contributed family keepsakes for “We Remember Them” was Greg Ross, who brought in […]
Heather Latter Residents joined several dignitaries in marking the 100th anniversary of the Rainy River District Courthouse here last Wednesday afternoon. The importance of law within society also was celebrated. “In 1625, Sir Francis Bacon wrote in his essays of judicature, ‘The place of justice is a hallowed place,’” said […]
Duane Hicks The kraft mill here could have a buyer. Municipal representatives met yesterday with Wisconsin-based Expera Specialty Solutions, which reportedly has signed a letter of intent with Resolute Forest Products. “After months of consultations pertaining to a potential repositioning of the local pulp mill, I was contacted by a […]
Duane Hicks The kraft mill here could have a buyer. Municipal representatives met yesterday with Wisconsin-based Expera Specialty Solutions, which reportedly has signed a letter of intent with Resolute Forest Products. “After months of consultations pertaining to a potential repositioning of the local pulp mill, I was contacted by a […]
Staff Work on Third Street East from Crowe Avenue to Frenette is nearly done. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told town council last night that all the concrete work is completed now, 100 mm of topsoil has been installed behind the curb and gutter, and the granular material has […]
Staff Town council may get rid of term limits for members of boards and committees appointed by them. Council will receive a report at tonight’s meeting from the Administration and Finance executive committee, which recommends it do away with terms limits because there’s not enough new people applying to fill […]
Duane Hicks A call for public input on the town’s 2015 budget has gone unanswered. Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said yesterday that no one has contacted the town to get on the agenda for Monday’s public meeting. But he added if anyone still would like to provide input on […]
Press Release The Town of Fort Frances yesterday announced the settlement of all outstanding property assessment and taxation matters in respect of Resolute Forest Product’s mill here. Resolute had filed appeals to the Assessment Review Board (ARB) in order to pursue assessment revisions reflective of the mill’s current state and […]
Staff With just days before a local couple undergoes a living donor kidney transplant, the community is coming together to raise funds to help pay for the costs associated with travelling to Toronto for the surgery. Leona Grandbois began dating her now-fiancé, Jordan Ellsmere, two-and- a-half years ago. And while […]
