As a follow-up to an internal audit called for by the town’s Administration and Finance executive committee last fall, council received a report of mayor and council expenses from 2004 and 2005 on Monday night. And the compilation of expenses shows that for a period of time in 2004, some […]
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Town council got an update Monday night on the Canadian American Border Communities Organization (CABCO) activities, including notice of a change to a conference planned for later this summer here. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who sits on the local Border Communities Organization (BCO) board, told council the group met last week, […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce invited all past, present, and future flower project sponsors to Robin’s here Friday afternoon to launch “Project Petunia 2006.” Alan Tibbetts, past president of the Chamber and chair of its beautification committee, thanked the small crowd on hand for their support of the flower […]
The Fort Frances Clinic got the “go ahead” to develop a Family Health Team model here last Thursday after the province announced its third and final wave of successful applicants permitted to do so. “We, in Fort Frances, are extremely pleased with this announcement,” said clinic president Dr. Robert Algie, […]
A Thunder Bay Jabronies player jumped over the broom of a Dryden Fire/Security Extinguisher on Saturday to keep control of the ball. The Jabronies won the ‘D’ division of the 24th-annual Drew McKelvie Memorial mixed broomball tournament on the weekend. The Minnesota Gypsies took the tourney title for the fourth […]
Emma Harland, five, had an early visit with the Easter Bunny at the Fort Frances Day Care yesterday—and received a decorated basket full of goodies. He’ll be hopping around again on Easter Sunday this weekend. —Melanie Béchard photo
The Fort Frances Choraliers performed the Easter cantata, “Because He Lives,” before a full house Sunday afternoon at St. Mary’s Church here. The singers, who were under the direction of Diane Maxey, also performed the cantata Saturday at Rainy-crest Home for the Aged. —Duane Hicks photo
Miriam Mast, a student at Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program, dished out soup at the school’s Empty Bowl fundraiser Thursday night at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. The event was a fundraiser to fight hunger. –Heather Ogilvie photo
The revolutionaries, led by Enjolras (Dylan Thompson), centre, took aim behind the barricade as they tried to defy an oncoming army. This was a scene from Fort Frances High School’s production of “Les Misérables,” which ran last Wednesday through Saturday at the Townshend Theatre. –Heather Ogilvie photo
With the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship taking to the waters of Rainy Lake for its 12th year on July 23-29, board chair Jim Cumming appeared before council Monday night to ask the town to once again help out with the popular community event. Among the new initiatives this year, […]
Francine MacDonald, the Invasive Species/Aquatics Biologist with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters’ Invasive Species Awareness Program, was on hand here Tuesday night to speak about those species which threaten to invade our region. “We’ve been primarily focused on southern Ontario,” MacDonald admitted to about a dozen people at […]
Another round of formal negotiations between the Rainy River District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit ended without resolution Friday, which could lead to further sanctions by the teachers. “We thought it was possible, or very probable, that we would get […]
