Duane Hicks The “Hallett” was expected to make its final voyage today as the historic boat was to be floated down the upper Rainy River to its new site just west of the Sorting Gap Marina. Community Services manager George Bell told town council yesterday evening that if all goes […]
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Press Release Mayor Roy Avis today announced the town will use its 2008/09 federal gas tax revenue funding towards the rehabilitation of the roadways and sidewalks near the new AbitibiBowater biomass boiler. “This project will replace aged infrastructure in this busy section of the community in order to help facilitate […]
Staff Up to 100 representatives, dignitaries, and guest speakers are expected to descend on Fort Frances for a few days next month as the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce holds its annual general fall meeting here. At its regular meeting tonight, town council will receive a financial request from […]
Staff While the project is getting closer to completion, the Portage Avenue underpass will remain completely closed to all traffic, including emergency vehicles, through next Friday (Aug. 28), after which time the west lane may be re-opened to vehicles. In an e-mail late yesterday, the town’s Superintendent of Transportation Milt […]
Duane Hicks While the poor weather this summer has meant fewer days at the beach, less time gardening, and perhaps fewer occasions to barbecue, an upside is that many Fort Frances Power Corp. customers are using less electricity—and saving at least a little on their hydro bills. Lori Cain, cost […]
Press Release Rainy River Future Development Corp., based here, will use $900,000 in FedNor funding to offer business services, access to capital for small- and medium-sized enterprises, and community development projects for the next three years, the federal government announced yesterday. An additional $225,000 will support smaller scale, regional economic […]
Duane Hicks With the Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope” set to go across Canada on Sunday, Sept. 13, organizers have begun to plan a fundraiser run/walk here. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau invites anyone who would like to help organize or volunteer for the annual event, or sponsor it, to […]
the MNR No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday and there currently are no active fires across the region. The fire hazard is expected to remain “low” for the next several days. Despite a recent reprieve in the weather, meanwhile, British Columbia still is responding to […]
Staff The Treasure Chest here is closing nearly a week early due to lack of stock, said Laureen Vandetti with Community Living Fort Frances. “There isn’t enough left to be worth paying the staff for,” she remarked. The Community Living-run consignment store had been slated to close next Friday (Aug. […]
Press Release A nine-week program to help recover from grief and loss is scheduled to begin Sept. 7 and run each Monday until Nov. 2. Grief is the normal and natural reaction to a loss of any kind. The problem is that we all have been socialized to believe that […]
Staff Members of the public with questions or concerns about the regulation of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, and water quality on the Rainy River, are invited to the annual public meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board next Tuesday […]
Staff Businesses on both sides of the border are being urged to look out for counterfeit U.S. money making the rounds. The International Falls Police Department reported several phony American $20 bills have turned up there over the past week. The lack of certain features (such as security threads and […]
