Duane Hicks Starting Oct. 4, the Fort Frances Family Health Team (FHT) will be offering a drop-in clinic every Monday from 4-7 p.m. The drop-in clinic at the Fort Frances Community Clinic will be first-come, first-served, and is intended to treat patients who can’t wait for an appointment but are […]
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Peggy Revell Florence Watts hit a couple of milestones last week. Not only did the Stratton resident turn 88 on Sept. 10, she’s also undergone dialysis a total of 1,000 times as of Sept. 6. And with that latter milestone reached, Watts wanted to get the message out that dialysis […]
Peggy Revell With new projects and programs on the go, the local Northwest Catholic District School Board is looking forward to the new school year getting underway. “This year our theme is ‘Celebrating the Spirit,’” noted Director of Education Mary-Catherine Kelly, with the five virtues they’re focusing on being hospitality, […]
Duane Hicks With administration and council poised to start work on the 2011 budget, local residents are urged to attend a public meeting on Monday, Sept. 27 to provide their thoughts on what the town should be spending its money on. “I would like to take this time to tell […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances will continue to run Pither’s Point Park, until the legal questions of its use and ownership are answered, after a leave to appeal made by Canada, Ontario and the four First Nations involved in the court case was denied yesterday. Superior Court Justice D.C. […]
Duane Hicks A real estate sign advertising a new condo development has been posted on Front Street since April, 2009—and the town needs to find out what Thunder Bay developer Robert Zanette’s plans are for the proposed project, regional economic developer Geoff Gillon told council at Monday night’s regular meeting. […]
Staff A site that stirred an uproar among Nestor Falls residents and business owners no longer is being considered as a possible location for a new landfill there. In a public notice posted on the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls Township website, it was announced that site C7—situated on Peterson […]
Staff One final push for season passport sales will be needed if “tour de Fort” is to return for another season. “Please buy a passport and support us,” board president Ken Avis urged this morning. “We want people to come to our shows,” he stressed. “We want to fill the […]
Duane Hicks Black bears aren’t expected to go into hibernation for at least another month, and right now are on the prowl to fatten up before their winter-long rest. Local bylaw enforcement/animal control officer Arlene Byrnes noted Monday that 30 nuisance bears have been reported this year, including nine over […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances residents who are supporters of either the public and separate school board will be voting in the Oct. 25 municipal election, and should expect to get their voter kits in the mail the week of Sept. 27. As in the past few elections, the format will […]
the OPP The body of Darrell Cellers, 65, of Duluth, Mn. was recovered from the waters of McAree Lake in Quetico Provincial Park on Saturday around 11:30 a.m. Rainy River District OPP members, along with the OPP’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, had been searching the area since Thursday afternoon […]
Press Release This Thursday (Sept. 16), M&M Meat Shops is encouraging Canadians to take time out of their busy schedules to participate in the sixth-annual National Family Dinner Night that celebrates what matters most: spending quality time with family and friends. The importance of family dinners reaches far beyond simply […]
