Duane Hicks With winter on its way, some area residents may be thinking about installing a solid fuel-burning appliance in their garage. But before they do, they had best check to see they’re doing it in the right—and safest—way. Rick Hallam, chief building official for the Town of Fort Frances, […]
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Heather Latter Joe Kneisz might have retired, but that’s not stopping him from opening a new business here that aims to help local families cope with having an autistic child. Having worked in the Autism Service at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg for nearly 30 years, Kneisz has a […]
Staff Family and Children Services here is hoping the community will help make Christmas brighter for children in need as the “Adopt an Angel” campaign kicks off for its seventh holiday season. So far there are 134 “angels” looking to be adopted this year, noted Jacquee Loerzel, referring to the […]
Duane Hicks “It’s your life. It should be your call.” That’s the message Lee Stones of the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse promoted Saturday at the fourth-annual Seniors’ Lifestyle Expo, which drew about 80 area seniors and their families/caregivers to Fort Frances High School. “Are seniors being […]
Staff Fort Frances Museum curator Pam Hawley is set to bring a northern voice to the Ontario Historical Society (OHS) with her recent appointment to its board of directors. “It’s quite an honour to be asked to serve the province in this capacity,” Hawley said about sitting on the board […]
Duane Hicks Local shoppers can get into the spirit of giving, and help ensure no child will have cold hands this winter, by donating to the “Mitts for Kids” campaign. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said about two dozen cash collection boxes have been distributed to numerous local businesses in the downtown […]
Duane Hicks The local AbitibiBowater paper mill will continue to run its #6 paper machine for longer than previously thought thanks to more customer orders. “We’re anticipating keeping it in production to Dec. 19 at the latest,” mill manager John Harrison said yesterday. “When we started up right after Labour […]
Heather Latter The Clover Valley Farmers’ Market recently submitted its idea of a “Community Food Box” program to the Aviva Community Fund and now is looking for locals to vote for their cause in order to earn some funding. “We were told about it two or three weeks ago and […]
Duane Hicks Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada and AbitibiBowater are proposing a new trust fund to replace the existing pension fund pool, and take some of the strain off the company as it undergoes restructuring under bankruptcy creditor protection. The plan is being announced at a series of […]
Duane Hicks Despite the fact the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau has a lack of funds for the event this year, organizers aren’t about to let the annual community Christmas dinner here become a thing of the past. Karen Mitchell, who’s taken the lead on organizing the 22nd-annual dinner, said Monday […]
Press Release In May, students in the Advanced Placement program at Fort Frances High School wrote the course’s mandatory comprehensive exam. Out of 319,653 students who wrote internationally, 75 percent of Fort High students performed in the top quarter in the Free Response (essay) section of the exam. The AP […]
Press Release The Canadian Diabetes Association’s “Clothesline” truck will be in Fort Frances next Wednesday (Nov. 18) to pick up donations of resalable men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing. By donating your unneeded clothing, you’re helping us in our mission to improve the lives of more than two million people living […]
