FORT FRANCES—After being turned down two years in a row for Canada-Ontario Rural Infrastructure Fund (COMRIF) money to reconstruct the Portage Avenue underpass, Fort Frances joined many other regional municipalities in being denied funding again this year—this time for a different project. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Thursday […]
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Rhyan McLean, left, Jaxon Gartzke, and Joelle Bruyere, foreground, enjoyed some time in the wading pool during the Fort Frances Nursery School’s annual “beach party” this morning. The nursery school has been hosting a number of pool parties for the children all week. —Melanie Béchard photo
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is moving ahead with plans to set up new ambulance garages in Fort Frances and Emo after having assumed control of land ambulance services Jan. 1. At its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, DSSAB awarded the tender for the renovation of […]
FORT FRANCES—The 16th-annual general meeting of the Rainy River District Municipal Association is set to go this Saturday (Jan. 27) in Emo. But while several presentations simply will offer informative updates, there could be one controversial issue regarding the Rainy River District Social Service Administration Board. “They haven’t got a […]
The wonderful thing about charity events is that there often are multiple winners. Such was the case here Friday night when a group of NHL Legends suited up against the local Hopper’s Bruins in front of a packed house at the Ice for Kids Arena in an effort to raise […]
FORT FRANCES—Anticipating another busy year ahead promoting Fort Frances and its business community, the local Chamber of Commerce is requesting $7,500 as its fee-for-service in the 2007 municipal budget. “The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce continues to focus direction on promoting Fort Frances and its business community through increased marketing […]
“A ‘Broad’ View,” an evening with Dini Petty, is scheduled for this Friday (Jan. 26) at the Townshend Theatre here and the Canadian TV personality said in an interview yesterday that she’s looking forward coming back to Fort Frances. “[The tour has] been going well,” said Petty, who is on […]
FORT FRANCES—Council on Monday night received a proposed plan from the Fort Frances Curling Club to pay off some of the $74,000 in taxes owing to the town, and adjust its taxes so it can avoid falling behind in the future. In a letter from the club’s board of directors, […]
On paper, the ‘A’ final of the Knights of Columbus PeeWee ‘AA’ hockey tournament had all the makings of a classic match-up Sunday morning at the Ice for Kids Arena here. At one end of the ice, the local Knights of Columbus were looking to cap off what would be […]
Canada Safeway formally unveiled its multi-million dollar redevelopment of its location here Friday, revealing a store converted to what the company’s calling a “customer-focused and much-anticipated lifestyle format.” And the excitement around the event was nearly palpable as droves of customers flocked to the store on Friday and Saturday, not […]
FORT FRANCES—There may not have been a large turnout at the Adventure Inn here for last week’s review of the proposed insect pest management program to control the jack pine budworm infestation, but Ministry of Natural Resources area supervisor Jeff Wiume sees that, perhaps, as a vote of trust. However, […]
It’s the dream of every kid who’s ever laced up a pair of skates, and picked up a hockey stick, to one day skate in the NHL. Five members of the Muskie boys’ hockey—Mitch Green, Joe Basaraba, Mike Jourdain, Cody McCool, and George Halverson—experienced the next best thing to playing […]
