Duane Hicks Looking to build your résumé? The Town of Fort Frances has opportunities for you. With the new term of council set to begin Dec. 1, the town is looking for applicants for its various boards and committees. Not only is volunteering for such positions a way to effect […]
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Heather Latter Local OPP Cst. Anne McCoy offered advice on ways to safeguard your home, with help from members of the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.), during a presentation at the Sister Kennedy Centre yesterday. The event, also being held in Atikokan today, was part of Crime Prevention Week.
Heather Latter Gary Lipinski, president of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), addressed those on hand at the Métis Hall here yesterday morning during an agreement-signing between New Gold and the MNO. Robert Gallagher, president, CEO, and director of New Gold, along with Theresa Stenlund, Region 1 councillor of the […]
Press Release With an innovative and original approach to music, Jean-Paul De Roover is much more than just a solo artist. Live looping with guitars and a voice used as an instrument, this multi-instrumentalist constructs his songs piece by piece before your eyes. Beginning in silence, his performance could lead […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is extremely frustrated by the recent breakdown in negotiations between Expera and Resolute regarding the purchase of the mill property in Fort Frances. Re-opening the mill operation will create a significant number of badly-needed jobs, estimated to be roughly 1,000 when direct, […]
Heather Latter Andrea Avis put a bid on a silent auction item yesterday evening during the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum’s third-annual fall fundraiser gala there. Called “An Evening at the Officers’ Club,” the wine-and-cheese fundraiser drew a packed house, who enjoyed live music, socializing, and taking in the […]
Press Release After years of inaction by the federal and provincial governments, New Democrats are reinforcing their commitment to the “Ring of Fire” with the appointment of Howard Hampton, who will act as the NDP’s special advisor to the project. “The ‘Ring of Fire’ is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board, in conjunction with Egale Canada, is hosting an information session for parents and community members this Wednesday evening (Nov. 12) at the board office to share the work it has been doing to create safe and inclusive communities for all students. “This […]
Duane Hicks With winter coming and no current plans by Resolute Forest Products to heat its mill here, the Town of Fort Frances has laid out specifically what it would like to see the province do to help in the immediate future. In a letter sent yesterday to Natural Resources […]
Staff Limited manpower and the dumping of household waste are the two reasons why the town has locked some of its garbage bins at local parks. Several recent public comments prompted Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown to explain the town’s rationale. Bins in higher-traffic areas, such as along the […]
Heather Latter Students from Jean Bujold’s class at St. Francis School didn’t change clothes in a phone booth on Hallowe’en but were superheroes in their own right as they proudly showed off what they collected as the class that collected the most food for the “We Scare Hunger” campaign supported […]
Heather Latter With November being Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Jacquee Loerzel of Riverside Community Counselling Services is inviting local businesses to participate in a contest by decorating their windows and stores in purple to support the campaign. Here, she invited Neila Booth of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts to […]
