Canada Safeway pharmacist David Schwartz accepted some old medication from Karl Tosberg last week as part of the ongoing “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout Contest.” The Fort Frances Seniors’ Coalition, in partnership with the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team and Northwestern Health Unit, is holding the second-annual contest until the […]
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Mary Jane and Bill Gushulak got a good look at a conceptual drawing for the new Fort Frances Public Library during Friday afternoon’s kickoff celebration for the “Building for the Future” campaign. The fundraising campaign kicked off Friday in a big way—garnering a total of $134,130 in donations by the […]
Town council passed its 2007 user fee schedule at last night’s meeting. As reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, the cost of bag tags will jump from $1 to $1.50 starting April 1. Meanwhile, the minimum tipping fee at the landfill will go up from $12 to $14 while the rate […]
FORT FRANCES—After being turned down again and again for government funding to fix the Portage Avenue underpass, the town got some good news Monday when the province announced it will be giving Fort Frances $1.06 million under the Rural Infrastructure Investment Initiative (RIII). “It was a long road,” Mayor Roy […]
Kenneth Kellar sang a solo as the Pirate King during rehearsal last night for Fort Frances High School’s production of “The Pirates of Penzance.” The show opens tomorrow (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m. and runs through Saturday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors, which are available […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care is offering those who buy tickets for its “Canada Day Car, Cash and Cabin Lottery” seven chances to win big prizes. The grand prize this year is a 2007 Dodge Caliber SXT, courtesy of West End Motors and the Friends and Family of Edna […]
Increased costs for bag tags and landfill tipping will be part of the new user fee schedule town council will be voting to adopt at tonight’s regular meeting. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said this morning that if the new fee schedule is passed, the cost of bag tags […]
Rob Sinclair Jr. of Thunder Bay defeated Paul Fraser’s local rink 6-4 to capture the ‘A’ final of the 59th-annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel yesterday afternoon. The win marked Sinclair Jr.’s second-consecutive championship and his fourth title overall. “They are all fun,” Sinclair Jr. said with a smile when asked […]
FORT FRANCES—The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new library in Fort Frances kicked off with a bang Friday—seeing a total of $134,130 in donations come in by the end of the day. “It’s very good. We’re really pleased,” chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick enthused Monday morning. “It’s a […]
Librarians Andrea Avis and Margaret Sedgwick, youth representatives Anna Schwartz and Annelise Hawrylak, and Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Christine Denby were among the group of more than a dozen people cutting the ribbon at the “Building for the Future” campaign kickoff Friday. The campaign to build a new […]
The Muskie boys’ curling team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals at the all-Ontarios in Mississauga after a 6-4 loss to Haliburton Highlands S.S. yesterday afternoon. The loss left David Kaun’s rink with a 2-2 record, which wasn’t good enough to advance out of Pool ‘B.’ According to the OFSAA […]
The Canadian Forces is hosting a one-day career information session on Monday (March 26) from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium here. This session is designed to promote awareness about careers within the Canadian Forces. Information on part-time and full-time employment opportunities, as well as tuition reimbursement programs, […]
