Staff With the forest fire season winding down, and snow and rain having swept through the region, the fire hazard has been knocked down to “low” with little opportunity to rebound, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported yesterday. No new fires have been confirmed in the Northwest Region since Oct. […]
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Heather Latter Fire Prevention Captain Wayne Riches spoke to Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School about fire safety yesterday as the youngsters had a chance to check out the fire truck and ask questions. Students from JK-Grade 3 at St. Michael’s, as well as J.W. Walker School, learned about […]
Staff As part of a class assignment, students in the Social Work Program at Confederation College here will host a spaghetti dinner at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria on Thursday, Oct. 25 in support of the “Community Chest.” “The ‘Community Chest’ helped me when I had to go for […]
Staff Council agreed to form a new committee to review its travel policy at Tuesdsay night’s regular meeting. “According to our bylaw, there should be a yearly review of our travel policy regarding interest on travel costs,” noted Mayor Roy Avis. “We’re also going to be taking a look at […]
Lucas Punkari After a fifth-place finish in last season’s ACHA Division II national championship ended a streak of four-straight appearances in the title game, the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team is in rebuilding mode with only one returning player on this year’s roster. But head coach Evan […]
Lucas Punkari It took longer than they would have liked but the Fort Frances Lakers have reunited themselves with the sweet smell of success. After losing their first four games of the SIJHL regular season, including an overtime defeat to the host Thunder Bay North Stars on Friday night, the […]
Heather Latter The local “Kids & Company” entertainment series soon will be starting its 201-13 season, which includes a total of five shows instead of the usual four, with season passes and individual show tickets now on sale. “We’ve increased it to five shows this year, instead of the four […]
Heather Latter Get out your heels and grab a Cosmopolitan! This November, ladies in Fort Frances will be able to feel like that glamorous New Yorker, Carrie Bradshaw, as the Canadian Cancer Society brings in “Hope and the City”—a fun, flirty, and fabulous event to benefit women’s cancer research. “It’s […]
Duane Hicks With a “Go Local” program gaining momentum here, Jessie Radies, founder of Live Local Alberta, will share her vision of the benefits of shopping local during the grand opening of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s new office here tomorrow. Radies will speak tomorrow 5 p.m. at the […]
Duane Hicks The town will be getting rid of its underground petroleum fuel storage tanks in favour of new above-ground models. Currently, the town has four underground fuel tanks—two at the airport and two at the Fort Frances Cemetery. Each location has a tank for diesel fuel and one for […]
Duane Hicks The town maintenance garage at Riverview Cemetery has been transformed from drafty and rundown to eye-catching, energy-efficient, and built to last for decades to come. Contractor Ed Kaun and Sons Ltd. are wrapping up the final work on the building this week. In an interview Friday, Travis Rob, […]
Heather Latter Robert Moore School council members, along with help from the local Kiwanis Club, are planning a spaghetti dinner Oct. 25 to help fund the popular breakfast program that has been running there since 2005. The program, which is available to all 470 students in the school, sees trays […]
