While they won’t see any presentations per se, town council will have a full plate tonight with a veritable laundry list of requests ranging from financial donations to proclamations. Among the requests are: •a per capita contribution request from the Rainy River Future Development Corp. for project initiatives (this is […]
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A two-month police investigation into allegations of assault has resulted in charges against two health care aides. Fort Frances OPP officers, along with the assistance of the OPP’s Northwest Region Crime Unit, have investigated allegations of assault on two residents at a local long-term care facility. Ellen Gibson, 23, of […]
The Fort Frances Museum will be holding a children’s archaeology activity day next Monday (April 21) to coincide with a school P.A. day. Two sessions will be held (from 10 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m.) for children aged five-11 at a cost of $5 per child/session. Call Katie at the museum […]
Students at Fort Frances High School inflated an air mattress Friday afternoon in preparation for spending the night in the large gym as part of the “30-Hour Famine.” Almost three dozen students went without food to raise money for starving children. They will donate more than $3,500 to World Vision.
Monika Huminuk, right, executive director of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program, looked on as Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff, a longtime RRDVSP supporter, cut the ribbon to kick off the inaugural “Dash & Dine” yesterday afternoon on Scott Street. A total of 55 volunteers and participants walked […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club was packed Thursday evening for the final event of the season as members wrapped up their respective leagues. Don DeBenedet’s rink walked away with the Club Championship on the Men’s Side, while Kris Sinclair took the title on the Women’s side. The club will begin […]
The Fort Frances Highlanders staged a concert at the Townshend Theatre here Saturday night to promote their newly-released CD, “Crossing Borders.” They also performed with other local talents, including “Haphazard,” who played some classic rock favourites.
Elizabeth Henderson, left, and John Myers were two of the Grade 6 students from Robert Moore School who made bookmarks out of recycled paintings Friday at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. The students also studied the works of art on the gallery walls as part of the “Think Green” […]
Janet Drennan, with the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, helped children in the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program with some cooking there this morning. The youngsters were making “turtle bread” and “pudding shakes” that they would have for a snack in the afternoon. The cooking sessions are set to become a […]
Riverside Foundation for Health Care special events committee members Maria Sanders, left, Livia Lundon, Natalie Kearns, Tersea Hazel, and Joan Allison showed off a sampling of the purses and handbags that will be up for bid or otherwise available to be won at the “Old Bags Lunch” coming up on […]
Marilyn Bell gave a donation to left-winger Jackson Vollom, left, and centre Jack Mellstrom of the Rainy Lake Devils’ Atom hockey team during a “tag day” outside Canadian Tire on Saturday.
Town council will hold off making any decisions about proceeding with the new Fort Frances Public Library until it can first discuss the possibility of working with the Rainy River District School Board to combine the project with the building of a new Robert Moore School here. During a budget […]
