Although Emo council decided earlier this month that it would not be “breed specific” and pass a bylaw to cage and padlock rottweilers and pit bulls, the issue was back on the table at last Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Coun. Ken Fisher initiated the discussion, noting he had been approached […]
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With a minority government in place in Ottawa, and the possibility of a spring federal election in the making, the Thunder Bay-Rainy River NDP will hold its nomination meeting tomorrow (Feb. 1). The NDP wants to make sure it has a candidate in place—ready to run for election—in the event […]
Kaylyn Levesque, left, Jaxon Gartzke, and Tanner Williamson enjoyed a splash in the pool during a beach party at the Fort Frances Nursery School on Thursday. The nursery school held beach parties all week for the children to help combat the winter blues. —Melanie Béchard photo
Parents Angela Haw, left, Bridget Beck, and Roberta Bird worked with tangrams in a geometery workshop during the “Families Learning Together” literacy celebration at Donald Young School on Thursday. Parents were learning techniques and activities to help their children at home. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Museum curator Pam Halwey loaded yet another box into a town van while making the move to the newly-renovated Fort Frances Museum on Monday afternoon. Museum staff, with a helping hand from the likes of Public Works and the local Pathfinders, have been moving items from its temporary location at […]
Muskie boys’ goaltender David Moen made a sprawling save on International Falls Broncos’ forward Mike Demuth during exhibition play on Monday night at Bronco Arena. Despite the stop on Demuth, the Muskies lost 3-1 to the Falls’ Broncos.—Alex Cruickshank photo
Canadian TV personality Dini Petty kept the audience of about 100 people engrossed with true stories abut her life during her show, “A ‘Broad’ View,” on Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. The show, which was brought here by “tour de Fort” and sponsored by several local businesses, was a […]
FORT FRANCES—Monday’s surprise announcement of a proposed merger between Abitibi-Consolidated and Bowater Inc. has the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers of Canada asking questions, including what impact the deal might have on the proposed bio-mass boiler here. “We just ratified [on Jan. 9] the contract extension to get the bio-mass boiler. […]
FORT FRANCES—With the Fort Frances Curling Club still owing the town taxes to the tune of $74,000, discussion of what council should do to help the club dominated Monday’s budget meeting. While the mayor and council all agreed they wanted to help out the curling club, and certainly didn’t want […]
FORT FRANCES—There’s an empty seat on the Northwest Catholic District School Board that it is hoping to see filled soon. One seat is reserved for a First Nations representative. But it has been empty since December, following the municipal election, as local First Nations attempt to come to an agreement […]
FORT FRANCES—After news last August that west-end properties were purchased by Loblaw Properties West Inc. and an Extra Foods grocery was going to be built there, the company now is saying the new grocery store won’t be opening here until next year. “We are going through some internal approvals, and […]
The Rainy River District School Board’s annual literacy celebration showed some growth last week, with increased turnout at the Fort Frances event as well as strong support at the other three locations. “Families Learning Together,” designed to partner parents and educators in the common goal of increasing student success, took […]
