Duane Hicks Preparations at the local Salvation Army are well underway to help make the holidays a better time for many district residents. What’s needed now is the community to give their money and time to make that aid possible. Capt. Angel Sandoval said Monday that about 175 families turned […]
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Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—How much councillors are paid to attend meetings, and which qualify as out-of-town ones and which don’t, are among the subjects that will be reviewed at a meeting here Thursday morning (Dec. 3). The council remuneration and travel committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. in the committee […]
Peggy Revell With last year’s successful involvement in the Ontario government’s “Speak Up: You are the Student Voice” program, St. Francis School is aiming for even more provincial funding for student-led initiatives this year. Students are submitting two proposals to the province, explained St. Francis teacher Colette Fafard, but plan […]
Duane Hicks While there has been a family council at Rainycrest for several years now, the newest iteration of the group has been hard at work taking a more proactive approach working with Rainycrest administration to ensure the health and welfare of long-term care residents. Council chairperson Barb Duguay, who […]
Heather Latter FORT FRANCES—After years of working towards building an abattoir to service area producers, the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. has announced construction of the building is nearing completion and the plant is expected to be operational early in 2010. “It’s exciting to finally see it coming together,” […]
Heather Latter FORT FRANCES—Although the “Community Food Box” program offered monthly by the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market didn’t make it to the semi-final round of the Aviva Community Fund’s contest to earn a share of $500,000 in funding, Kim Cornell is pleased with the support it received. “I think we […]
Duane Hicks The Salvation Army’s annual Christmas kettle campaign, a crucial part of its seasonal fundraising, kicked off this morning with Mayor Roy Avis taking the first shift ringing the bells. But many more volunteers are needed to ring those bells up to Dec. 24, Salvation Army Capt. Angel Sandoval […]
Staff Both the local public and separate school boards are set to elect new chairs and vice-chairs during their regular monthly meetings tonight. The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hold its meeting, via videoconference, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the board office next to St. Francis School. The Rainy […]
Staff A Shoal Lake First Nation man was sentenced to life in prison, with no eligibility for parole for 20 years, for second-degree murder in connection with the death of Ashley Smith of Naicatchewenin First Nation just over two years ago. Bronson Green appeared before Justice G.P. Smith of the […]
Staff With Christmas now less than a month away, the holiday season in Fort Frances officially will kick off tomorrow with the 52nd-annual “Parade of Lights.” The lineup will start up at 3 p.m. at the old CN station. If they so choose, people with floats will be able to […]
Staff Fort Frances physician Dr. Robert Algie has been named the new president of the Ontario College of Family Physicians. Dr. Algie will take over the role at a conference in Toronto this week. The Ontario College of Family Physicians is a provincial, voluntary organization of family physicians that supports […]
Duane Hicks Doctor recruitment efforts here will have to be stepped up if they are to continue to receive annual funding from the Town of Fort Frances. Each year, the town makes a contribution of roughly $67,000 in the form of an annual grant to La Verendrye Hospital to be […]
