Most of the media coverage of our country’s youth is overwhelmingly negative. So it is really gratifying to find a group of young people who not only are doing something positive with their lives, but are also willing to talk about it. That’s what GIFT is all about. The purpose […]
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The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association will be holding an RFID demonstration this Saturday (April 19) at 7 p.m. at the sales barns in Stratton. The supplier of the equipment, Yancy Crosier from Champion, Alta., will be on hand to demonstrate the equipment and show producers how they can use the […]
FORT FRANCES—When Melissa McCormick was 19, she was out with her friends having a fun night at the disco in Detroit. On her way home to Windsor, she got a flat tire on a Detroit freeway. But while she thought her troubles were over when a stranger, “Freddy,” changed her […]
The sewer, water, and road rehabilitation work on Central Avenue will go ahead as hoped this summer after the Town of Fort Frances received “Connecting Link” funding from the Ministry of Transportation. At its regular meeting Monday night, council passed a bylaw to authorize the town’s participation in funding for […]
Given the seat reserved for a First Nations’ representative on the Northwest Catholic District School Board has been vacant since December, 2006, the board is thrilled to welcome Jim Leonard as he fills the vacancy. “We’re very excited to have a native trustee working with us,” said Education Director Mary-Catherine […]
Canadian MiniTrucks, a division of Pro-Shine located in the west end of Fort Frances, is importing and now selling a unique type of vehicle—MiniTrucks. Imported for Japan, these previously-driven Japanese MiniTrucks (Kei Trucks) are a combination of an ATV, econo-car, and a small pick-up truck all in one, according to […]
FORT FRANCES—With news earlier this month that Greyhound Canada is looking to cancel its route between here and Thunder Bay, town council agreed Monday night to send a letter to the Minister of Transportation to stress the importance of the bus service to area residents. Discussion was sparked after council […]
Furthering the town’s search for properties to develop for residential use, council directed administration on Monday to contact residents whose property abuts the service corridor that aligns with Sixth Street East between Shevlin and Williams Avenues for input. In a report from Planning and Development Superintendent Rick Hallam, he noted […]
Students involved in the environmental club at J.W. Walker School here are putting out a call for all community members and businesses in town to participate in the annual Earth Day clean-up next Tuesday (April 22). “It’s important to clean up the Earth and we want everyone in Fort Frances […]
FORT FRANCES—With all the surveys completed for the local Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) project, and work now underway to ultimately devise an action plan based on those results, the initiative is seen by some as a key exercise to help keep—and attract—businesses to Fort Frances. “The whole project is […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer will get underway soon as players prepare to take to the field at the end of this month. “Despite the turnaround in weather [last week], we are still pushing for, and are excited, about our April 28 start,” FFYS president Sarah Gould enthused. And the kids […]
FORT FRANCES—While no decisions were made as to a possible joint venture between the local public school board and library board to build a new library in conjunction with a new Robert Moore School, the parties at least got some food for thought on the matter Tuesday night. Representatives of […]
