Peggy Revell Aiming for approval from the Town of Fort Frances to start building the new Robert Moore School, the Rainy River District School Board passed a series of resolutions concerning the site plan agreement at a special meeting this morning. While Superintendent of Business Laura Mills said this is […]
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Peggy Revell The local public school board will hold a special meeting Monday morning to approve resolutions needed to acquire a building permit in order to proceed with construction of the new Robert Moore School here later this month. “When you start a $14-million project, you want to start by […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances has received some money through the Ontario government’s “Connecting Link” program for roadwork here this summer, but not quite as much as it was hoping for. The province announced yesterday that the town is receiving $139,140 to replace asphalt on the stretch of Central […]
Staff The final stage of work on the Portage Avenue underpass should get underway in the coming weeks, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said this morning. Brown said CN has approved the soil anchor samples the town had been waiting on and given the nod for work to proceed. […]
Staff Tickets are still available for the Sunday’s two performances of “Playdate with Max & Ruby, Miss Spider, and Bananas in Pyjamas” at the Townshend Theatre. While originally slated for just one show starting at 2 p.m., a 4:30 p.m. show was added as a convenience to parents, noted Adam […]
the OPP The Fort Frances OPP recently investigated a fraud concerning a financial transaction through a money wiring service. The victim of this particular crime received a letter indicating they owed the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the amount of $2,850. In return for sending the cash through a […]
Staff Donna Williamson of Fort Frances was the $10,000 grand prize winner of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Canada Day Cash Lottery” fundraiser raffle. Winning $2,000 was Barb Turgeon of Fort Frances while Marie Kreger of Rainy River won the $1,000 prize up for grabs. The four $500 winners […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources reported no new fires this past week. The fire hazard is “low” across most of the West Fire Region, with the exception of a small pocket in Fort Frances District that’s considered “moderate.” But that doesn’t mean those spending time outdoors should let their […]
the MNR The deadline for hunters to apply for the antlerless deer validation tag draw has been extended to Monday, July 6 from Tuesday, June 30 due to high demand. Hunters with a valid hunting version Outdoors Card can apply to the Antlerless Deer Tag Draw by phone or in […]
Peggy Revell Changes to the schedule of Excel Coach Lines’ buses between Fort Frances and Kenora will mean a better connection to Winnipeg for local residents. While the days the bus operates will remain the same (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, excluding holidays), it now will depart for Kenora […]
Elisabeth Heslop Fun in the Sun kicked off Friday with the BIA’s “Mall Days” festivities, including the annual mini-queen and king pageants. Nine boys and 11 girls competed for the respective titles under a blazing hot sun. Four-year-old Nolan Mann captured the third-annual mini-king crown after impressing the judges with […]
Press Release The Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual convocation ceremony was held Thursday, June 18. The ceremony was the largest to date, graduating 79 students from the post-secondary and secondary school education programs. The sounds of the traditional drum commenced the processional, which was lead by post-secondary director Laura Horton […]
