Elisabeth Heslop Ontario Travel Information Centres across the province will be celebrating Tourism Week on June 1-7 this year. “It’s a kick-off to the summer,” said Bev Noga, team leader for the northwest region centres. And with the recent opening of walleye season in Ontario, Noga said this is “good […]
Local News
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances will repair the south beach retaining wall at Pither’s Point this summer as soil subsidence has created a tripping hazard. In a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown received by council Monday night, he noted the wall was last repaired in […]
Peggy Revell Frustration, outrage, and a call for government action rang out as more than 40 people attended an emergency “town hall” meeting on the forestry crisis and AbitibiBowater bankruptcy hosted by local MP John Rafferty last Thursday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous here. “We’d like to hear stories, but […]
Elisabeth Heslop Step closer to dream of priesthood When he was a kid, Victor DeGagné wanted to be an architect. Now, after 10 years away, the farm kid from Crozier has returned to his home town for “the biggest moment of my life so far.” This past Sunday (May 24), […]
Staff Art-lovers will have another place to visit around here now that Fort Frances native Cherie Serrano (nee Taylor) is set to open her very own gallery across the river in Ranier, Mn. An open house is planned for this Friday (May 29) from 4-7 p.m. to launch the venture. […]
Duane Hicks Sixth Street East residents Marie and Lynwood Anderson are asking the town that they be able to keep up a deer fence in their front yard because they say the ban on feeding deer is too late to keep the opportunistic animals away. Earlier this spring, the Andersons […]
Duane Hicks Looking ahead to the future of the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service, Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong on Monday night presented town council with a comprehensive master plan for its consideration. “The intent of the master plan is to fit hand-in-hand with whatever the corporate strategic plan might […]
Elisabeth Heslop An evening at the movies or dinner across the border still might be an option after Monday (June 1), even if you don’t have the proper travel documents—but only for a short period of time. On Monday, the United States is implementing the land and sea phase of […]
Duane Hicks The sunny, warm weather was perfect for the seventh-annual “Walk for Memories” here Sunday afternoon, which saw 12 pledged participants bring in $922 for the Alzheimer Society of the Kenora-Rainy River District. Bernie Collier of Fort Frances was the top fundraiser at the local walk, with $233 in […]
Duane Hicks Whether or not the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium project goes ahead here will be determined in the next couple of weeks, but an open house last Thursday at the Civic Centre revealed some local residents at least are interested in finding out more. “I have a […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Canadian families increasingly are using credit to cover day-to-day living expenses, “a highly disturbing matter” that has pushed national household debt to $1.3 trillion, a new report says. The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada warned today that 85 percent of households had outstanding debt on a […]
The Canadian Press RANKIN INLET, Nunavut—First she gutted it. Then she had the bleeding heart pulled out of its furry, flabby carcass. Finally, she swallowed a slice of the mammal’s oozing organ. And when it was all over, Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean wiped the blood of a freshly-slaughtered seal off […]
