Duane Hicks It’s hard to walk into a local coffee shop and not hear complaints about the road conditions in Fort Frances. But a relentlessly frigid winter—and the problems it has caused—have made it difficult for town crews to keep up with all they have to do. Operations and Facilities […]
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Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Community Chest continues to be a treasured resource for district families in need. About 150 people attended the organization’s fundraiser dinner Sunday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous, which raised $12,000 to help area residents with medical expenses. One such individual is 32-year-old Nathan DeGagne, who […]
Duane Hicks “They fought for us; now it’s our turn to fight for them.” The Veterans Affairs Canada office in Thunder Bay closed its doors for the final time earlier this month, joining eight others like it across the country, but Nova Scotia MP Peter Stoffer said the NDP isn’t […]
Duane Hicks An Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling last week has stated the Town of Fort Frances owns the strip of land—two “chains” in width (i.e., 132 feet)—along the shore of Rainy Lake from just before the Ranier bridge to the Nanicost building, extending along Couchiching First Nation. Justice […]
Staff A large swath of the west end was plunged into darkness early yesterday evening after a vehicle collided with a hydro pole on the 300 block of King’s Highway. Police said the mishap occurred around 5:10 p.m. when a westbound Honda CRV slid off the road and struck the […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates will be meeting with several provincial cabinet ministers in Toronto next week to have a say on pressing issues. Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. Ken Perry will meet with Transportation and Infrastructure minister Glen Murray on Monday morning to discuss winter maintenance of Highway 502, as […]
Staff There’s still some tickets left for the Fort Frances Community Chest fundraiser dinner set for this Sunday (Feb. 23) at La Place Rendez-Vous. Joelle Paull, who’s helping organize the event, said tickets will be sold at the Rendez-Vous until tomorrow morning. They cannot be purchased the day of the […]
Giselle Calder The local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday (Feb. 12), with 29 members in attendance. The charter was draped in memory of Kay Buffington, who was a long-time member and a proud veteran. Donna McKelvie was initiated and welcomed as a member. Meanwhile, a […]
Duane Hicks A decision on the “two-chain shore allowance” came down late yesterday afternoon, with Justice J.S. Fregeau ruling in favour of the Town of Fort Frances. Justice Fregeau ruled that the strip of land—two chains in width—along the shore of Rainy Lake from just before the Ranier bridge to […]
Staff Those interested in participating in the 74th-annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts just have until tomorrow to submit their entry forms. “There has been a bit of confusion with the deadline date but it is tomorrow,” said Festival committee chair Joleen Beninger. She noted some entry […]
Duane Hicks The Charles J. Watt Fiction Collection is one of the recent examples of the public’s generous support of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Library CEO Alicia Subnaik Kilgour said Watt’s son, Jeffrey, contacted the library last year in wanting to make a donation in memory of […]
Duane Hicks A two-day open house here to recruit employees for AV Terrace Bay more than 100 people last week, including many former Resolute workers. AV Terrace Bay, which is part of the Aditya Birla Group, India’s first global corporation, is focused on producing pulp products, with the intention of […]
