Staff Garnering more votes than the other two candidates combined, newcomer Dave Kircher nabbed one of the two public school board trustee seats for Fort Frances. The unofficial preliminary results from yesterday’s municipal election saw Kircher elected to the Rainy River District School Board with 1,570 votes. Longtime trustee Dan […]
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Staff The “Citizen of the Year” selection committee will have its work cut out for it as it must review a slew of applications before making a recommendation to town council at its meeting Nov. 8. A total of 17 nominations, some of which are for the same person, came […]
Staff While some parts of the region saw snow last week, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services program was kept busy. Two prescribed burns were ignited, with fire specialists reporting excellent results from the controlled burns. Fort Frances District ignited the Pekagoning Lake prescribed burn, […]
Duane Hicks Those who haven’t voted yet in the two local school board elections are reminded they must fill out and return their voting packages to the Civic Centre by 8 p.m. on Monday (Oct. 25). “They should not be mailing them back at this stage, but should be bringing […]
Staff The International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force has slated four more public consultations as a review of the binational management of regional water basins gets underway. One of these meetings is scheduled for this Tuesday (Oct. 26) starting at 7 p.m. at the Rainy […]
The Canadian Press CTV News reports Ottawa will approve the takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan by an Anglo-Australian company, but the federal government will attach conditions to make the deal more palatable. The television network said it has been told the Conservative government is prepared to approve the $38.6-billion […]
Duane Hicks Food banks given boost A hungry lunchtime crowd of about 200 people flocked to the local Legion yesterday for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off and Cake Roulette,” with first-time participants the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre named as the 2010 champs. […]
Duane Hicks What if an emergency situation arose that required a response from both sides of the Fort Frances/International Falls border? What if the border was closed? Those are just the sort of scenarios a committee, comprised of representatives from both sides of the border, is preparing for. “Through the […]
Barb Everett The local Legion Ladies Auxiliary held a general meeting last Wednesday (Oct. 13) with 42 members present. A delicious potluck supper was enjoyed by all. The charter was draped in memory of long-time members Billie Clarke and Carolyn Murray. In other news, the name of Bonnie Penny was […]
Press Release Since the age of five, Blair Jack has faced many life-threatening situations with courage and determination. He came in contact with blastomycosis, which damaged his kidneys and lungs, and his life has not been the same since. Over the years, Jack, now 30, has been in the hospital […]
Duane Hicks While Christmas is still two months away, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau already has started working on its 23rd-annual Community Christmas Dinner—and is looking for donations and volunteers to once again make it a reality. Head organizer Karen Mitchell said Monday the popular event definitely is going to […]
Duane Hicks The former F.H. Huffman School closed its doors in June, but the building and its surrounding property may not go unused for long after the Town of Fort Frances agreed to buy it for $155,000. “We’ve been looking at it for the last while, we’ve purchased it, and […]
