Staff Deemed by some local residents as the start to the holiday season for them, the Christmas cantata, led by director Diane Maxey, is ready to go this Sunday (Dec. 13). The cantata, entitled “Emmanuel,” will be performed at 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. Maxey said that following a […]
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Staff With the deadline to vote in the election having elapsed yesterday, the ballots have been counted and the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has a new board of directors. The lineup of directors includes Mark Caron (M.L. Caron Electric), Barb Cournoyer (TD Canada Trust), Tyler Cousineau (Gillons’ Insurance Brokers), […]
Staff With Christmas just around the corner, it appears the spirit of giving is alive and well as the “Adopt-an-Angel” program wraps up for another year on Monday (Dec. 14). “We’ve had a really good response. It’s been really overwhelming,” said Debra Bruyere of Family & Children Services, who organized […]
Staff With Old Man Winter having made his return for another year, some snowmobilers already have been taking their sleds out for a spin. But before they hit the trails, they should keep in mind the municipal bylaws that govern the use of snowmobiles within town limits. The bylaws state: […]
Press Release District residents likely have noticed something new by now—school buses equipped with strobe lights. School bus drivers will be using the protective lights to improve visibility of the bus when transporting students. This initiative was made possible through Safe Communities Rainy River District (formerly the Rainy River Valley […]
Staff The Fort Frances Power Corp. restored power to street lights from Central Avenue to Crowe Avenue this morning after a fuse blew twice last night, causing an outage. FFPC CEO Joerg Ruppenstein said an insulator wire had come undone, and was grounding out, which caused a fuse to blow. […]
Heather Latter While there is still very sporadic cases of H1N1 activity in the region, the Northwestern Health Unit indicates there’s been a decrease in activity. “Overall, the activity has lessened in our region,” said Arlene Lesenke, director of health protection for the health unit. “The whole point of the […]
Staff With no suggestions submitted so far, the Rainy River District School Board still is seeking public input for the name of the new school being built to replace the aging Robert Moore. “To date we haven’t had any put forward,” noted Superintendant of Education Heather Campbell. “But I know […]
Staff With a new year just around the corner, the local bylaw enforcement department is reminding dog owners to renew licences for their furry friends—or to get them one if they aren’t licensed yet. “The dog tags will be available shortly if they want to get them for 2010,” said […]
Press Release The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has a new Integrated Health Services Plan, which identifies the priorities for health system improvements in Northwestern Ontario over the next three years (2010-13) and the plans to address them. The IHSP, released Nov. 30, builds on the findings and […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP arrested and charged a youth with several criminal offences following a vehicle pursuit early Sunday morning. Just before 4 a.m., officers on patrol observed a young person operating a motor vehicle without a seatbelt. Police turned to follow the vehicle, and observed it fish-tailing and […]
Duane Hicks While it still needs to receive royal assent and proclamation, the Good Government Bill was passed by the Ontario legislature last week and so it’s likely municipal elections will be held two weeks earlier from now on. Bill 212 will reform the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 in several […]
