Zoey Duncan As a child, James Fontana was in awe of a prodigious single-lap road race he watched in Italy in 1950. It was the “Mille Miglia”—a non-stop, 1,000-mile race around the country on public roadways that rocketed right through the town where he was staying. The thrum of the […]
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Peggy Revell The Town of Fort Frances will see a loss of more than $25,000 in revenue due to a market value decrease of the international bridge here. The town is set to receive just $14,888.84 in tax revenue from the Minnesota, Dakota & Western (MD&W) for 2011, town treasurer […]
Heather Latter While attending the award-winning Shad Valley program last month, two Fort Frances High School students have joined the project teams of their respective universities and will compete nationally this fall at the Research In Motion/Shad Valley Entrepreneurship Cup Awards. Shad Valley takes place at 10 universities around the […]
Peggy Revell With a gift of tobacco, Onigaming First Nation welcomed a new pontoon boat Friday—one that will be both an economic opportunity and a chance to connect with areas of the lake that are important to the band’s history and culture. “Right now we’re testing the waters,” said Clifford […]
Staff With the town continuing to lose both time and money, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis is asking for citizens to remain vigilant and report any vandalism to police. “The assets in this community are community-owned, they’re owned by the individual taxpayer who has, over the years, contributed a tremendous […]
Peggy Revell The Nature Conservancy of Canada is looking to dip its toes further into conservation efforts for Rainy Lake. “We like to say that we have results you can walk on,” Chris Maher, regional vice-president of the Ontario Region of the NCC, told the roughly 40 people who attended […]
Duane Hicks At least three dogs currently are positive for canine parvovirus in the Fort Frances area, said local veterinarian Dr. Dan Pierroz, who is reminding dog owners that this deadly virus can be prevented through vaccination. Parvovirus—first reported in dogs in 1978—is a potentially-lethal virus that attacks the lining […]
Zoey Duncan To attend World Youth Day Three area youths are dedicating the rest of their summer to renewing their faith and exploring Spanish culture. World Youth Day is a week-long gathering of Catholic youth from around the world, which takes place this year in Madrid, Spain from Aug. 15-21. […]
Staff Town council awarded the tender for the building of a wildlife control fence at the local airport during its regular meeting last night. The tender was awarded to Wilco Contractors Superior Inc. at an estimated cost of $381,743.38, which includes HST, a contingency allowance of $20,000, and with provisional […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to authorize the sale of municipal lands in the industrial park to K.J.’s Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Inc. The property in question—currently a vacant lot fronting on the north side of Sixth Street West—was set out by council for surplus, sale, […]
Staff More names are being thrown in the Kenora-Rainy River riding ring for this fall’s provincial election. Kenora Coun. Rod McKay has announced his intentions to run for the Progressive Conservatives—the only person who has sought the party’s nomination so far. Meanwhile, Jo Jo Holiday once again will be running […]
the MNR Lightning caused most of the 36 new fires in the province Friday, including five reported in Fort Frances District, nine in Kenora District, and three in Dryden District. As of this morning, only one of those five new fires in the Fort Frances District continued to burn “under […]
