Press Release Applications for the Muriel Ross Memorial Scholarship and the Festival Arts Workshop or Camp Scholarships must be submitted by next Wednesday (April 1). This year, the Muriel Ross Memorial Scholarship ($200) will be awarded to an entrant in the Piano division of the festival. There are five Festival […]
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Peggy Revell The Fort Frances Public Library has what probably could be called a s“Wii”t addition to its collection now that Nintendo Wii games are available for people to borrow. “We’re changing with times,” head librarian Margaret Sedgwick said. “We’re taking what was formerly our CD-ROM budget and putting it […]
Duane Hicks A new report received by town council Monday night shows how much mayor and councillors were paid in 2008, with Mayor Roy Avis ranking as the highest-paid and having the most expenses. Mayor Avis, who also sits on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and local […]
Peggy Revell Bulldozers already are moving in and around huge mounds of dirt as site work has begun for the future Robert Moore School here.
Press Release It seems the annual “Old Bags Lunch” hasn’t gotten “old.” Tickets are selling steadily for this third-annual fundraising event put on by the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The event takes place Saturday, April 4 at noon at the Fort Frances High School. Tickets cost $15 each, which […]
Heather Krawchuk eyed up the prizes to be won at the penny table at the fundraiser social, which also featured live and silent auctions, including an online fishing trip auction.
Staff Not quite up and running solely on biomass fuel just yet, the new biomass boiler at the AbitibiBowater mill here is now up to burning a mix of up to 75-80 percent biomass, with the balance of fuel being natural gas, mill manager John Harrison reported this week. “We […]
Duane Hicks With some fanfare and many words of support, the Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre—Canada’s first secure custody facility for aboriginal youths—held its grand opening here Monday. The new facility was opened for the public to tour that afternoon, but earlier in the day delegates from area First Nations, government agencies, […]
Peggy Revell They’re still battling a bit of jet lag, but members of the Fort Frances High School band arrived home early Sunday morning with stories and hundreds of photos from their long-awaited trip to Italy over the March Break. “It was so good!” FFHS music teacher John Dutton said […]
Staff The “Goodbye Winter—Hello Spring” social to benefit the “Community Chest” here Friday night was a big hit, netting more than $17,000 to help district families with medical expenses. The fundraiser sold a total of 284 tickets, drawing people of all ages not only from Fort Frances, but Emo, Rainy […]
Duane Hicks The Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre, Canada’s first secure custody facility for aboriginal youths, opened here Monday. Seen here is the secure outdoor recreation area to the east of $13.2-million facility, which is located at 512 Eighth St. E. Check out video clips of the opening at www.fortfrances.tv
Staff The countdown is on as people around the globe, including those here in Rainy River District, join together and turn out their lights for “Earth Hour” this Saturday between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. Created by the World Wildlife Federation just two years ago, “Earth Hour” has grown as a […]
