Born and raised in Fort Frances, I’m a fourth generation in my family to make Fort Frances my home. I’m married to Marty, a retired pipefitter from the Fort Frances mill. We have three adult children with families of their own living, contributing, and participating in the community. I believe […]
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FORT FRANCES—District clients of the Canadian Hearing Society will be able to see and try out all the amenities available to make their lives easier now that its new communication devices and accessibility centre has opened here in Fort Frances office. Funded by the Lions and Lioness Clubs of Multiple […]
FORT FRANCES—Along with many other electricity users across Ontario, residential and small business customers of the Fort Frances Power Corp. will see a rate decrease beginning next month. The announcement was made by the Ontario Energy Board last week, noted FFPC CEO Jim Kibiuk, adding the commodity price of electricity […]
FORT FRANCES—The deal to hand the responsibility of Rainycrest Home for the Aged here over to Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., while district municipalities continue to pay in diminishing amounts for 10 years to help run it, has been delayed due to paperwork. The closing date for the deal originally […]
FORT FRANCES—With the public having the chance to hear the candidates speak yesterday evening at the Civic Centre, they’ll be able to start voting as soon as next week when their ballots arrive in the mail. “The kits should be in the mail next Monday [Oct. 23], so they’ll start […]
Whether you realize it or not, you likely have been exposed to GIS technology in some way. Be it by looking for directions on MapQuest or Yahoo! Maps, using a GPS unit to plot your favourite fishing spots, using an internal navigation system in your vehicle, or watching the extended […]
Hearing instrument dispenser Lori Germain-Crowe, left, chatted with Voyageur Lions Club members Jim Martindale and Joyce Zub about the wealth of technology available to help the hearing-impaired yesterday morning during the opening of the new Communication Device and Accessibility Centre at the local Canadian Hearing Services office. —Duane Hicks photo
Fort Dance Studio’s Katarina dancers performed for people attending a celebration of Ukrainian culture at the Ukrainian Hall here Thursday night. The evening featured speeches from local Ukrainian-Canadians, as well as an award presentation to Walter Andrusco. —Melanie Béchard photo
Jason Lilley, right, owner of Northridge Funeral Home, officially opened the facility Sunday afternoon by cutting the ribbon with help from Chapple Reeve Bill Clink, centre, and Don Tauer of Pinewood Construction. Tours and refreshments were available all afternoon for the many people who turned up to check out the […]
La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary member Aud-rey Forster served up some tea to Pam Hawley and John Rafferty on Saturday afternoon during the auxiliary’s fall tea at the New Beginnings Fellowship Church. The auxiliary also presented the Riverside Foundation for Health Care a cheque for $30,000. It has pledged $500,000 to […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team was put through their paces during a workout at Energy Fitness Centre yesterday. The Muskies were being whipped into shape by Energy owner Jackie Lampi-Hughes in preparation for the start of their season, which gets underway with a tournament against teams from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and […]
Abitibi-Consolidated will be conducting burning of the residual branches and treetops that remain after logging operation. The objective of burning is to remove the material in order to permit reforestation of the land, to reduce fire risk, and to improve visual aesthetics in our forests. Burning occurs anytime after Oct. […]
