Duane Hicks Area businesses got a sneak peek at a way to help more dollars stay local when the “Go Local” program officially was launched here last Thursday. And while its implementation ultimately will rest on whether or not the business community embraces it, those on hand for the launch […]
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Duane Hicks With Oct. 31 fast approaching, people have been asking Tess and Robert Coish whether they will be putting on the “Backyard Haunt” again this year. The answer is “Yes.” “We don’t want to disappoint the kids,” Coish said last week. While she warned the weather may affect details […]
Staff District artists and crafters are invited to help raise funds for the Fort Frances Museum by donating artwork to the “Friends of the Museum” fall soirée and fundraiser gala on Nov. 1. Part of the evening’s program will include a silent auction. While several artists and crafters already have […]
Duane Hicks Have you ever found yourself wondering if the best-seller you were looking at in the bookstore also might be available at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre? How about that movie your friend recommended to you over coffee? What if you could find out the answers to […]
Duane Hicks Getting a “Go Local” program going here will help keep more dollars in the local economy, but also will require changes to the habits of consumers and retailers that won’t happen overnight. That was the message relayed by Jessie Radies, founder of Live Local Alberta, who spoke at […]
Duane Hicks Planning already is underway for the 55th-annual Christmas “Parade of Lights” here, with Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd. once again taking the lead as organizer and sponsor. Slated for Saturday, Nov. 24, the theme this year is “A Christmas Story.” Participants will be urged to recreate their favourite […]
Duane Hicks Everyone knows someone who has made a difference in our community through their volunteerism and generosity—someone who is deserving of the title “Citizen of the Year.” Now is the time to put that person’s name out there. The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the […]
Press Release The “Friends of the Library” welcomed new head librarian, Alicia Subnaik Kilgour, during our September meeting. We are pleased she has come with many ideas and plans in which we can participate. We need to know if there is interest in starting a book club, or does anyone […]
Riverside The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “fun”draiser dinner is officially sold out! “Perhaps it was the French theme or the fact that all the proceeds will go to support the digital mammography campaign, but tickets were sold out weeks before the date,” said Allison Hyatt, who chairs the Foundation’s […]
Staff As part of a class assignment, students in the Social Work Program at Confederation College here will host a spaghetti dinner at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria on Thursday, Oct. 25 in support of the “Community Chest.” “The ‘Community Chest’ helped me when I had to go for […]
Staff Council agreed to form a new committee to review its travel policy at Tuesdsay night’s regular meeting. “According to our bylaw, there should be a yearly review of our travel policy regarding interest on travel costs,” noted Mayor Roy Avis. “We’re also going to be taking a look at […]
Heather Latter The local “Kids & Company” entertainment series soon will be starting its 201-13 season, which includes a total of five shows instead of the usual four, with season passes and individual show tickets now on sale. “We’ve increased it to five shows this year, instead of the four […]
