FORT FRANCES—After getting the thumbs up from Chief Building Official Rick Hallam, museum staff will begin the task of moving back into the newly-renovated Fort Frances Museum this weekend. “We’re working through the weekend. We hope to more or less be done by Monday,” said museum curator Pam Hawley. But […]
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FORT FRANCES—With three weeks to go before the Feb. 16 deadline, local groups and service clubs aimed at helping youths and families are reminded to pick up applications for the Moffat Family Fund. Town administrative assistant Lori Pattison said Friday morning that no applications have been turned in yet, but […]
A Fort Frances woman has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a three-year-old child of the Whitefish Bay First Nation back in July, 2005. Falcon Cameron, 26, was scheduled to make a court appearance today in Kenora, where she presently is in custody, the Treaty […]
“Citizens for Backus” proudly present the U.S. Midwest’s premier Bluegrass and Gospel quintet, “Monroe Crossing,” in concert at Backus Auditorium in International Falls this Sunday (Jan. 28). The 3 p.m. matinee performance marks Monroe Crossing’s first-ever appearance in International Falls. They are touring in support of their new CD release, […]
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
“Just imagine how much money we can raise in one day!” When organizers selected that name for its “radio-a-thon” yesterday morning, they didn’t imagine the total would surpass $180,000. “We didn’t know what to anticipate,” said Deane Cunningham, chairman of the “Just Imagine” fundraising campaign to purchase a CT Scanner […]
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 […]
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—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, […]
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 […]
