The process of establishing a non-profit corporation to run the Fort Frances Clinic, and to apply to be a Family Health Team, is the mandate of a new board formed here last month. “In order to move forward with a non-profit, a committee has to be formed,” Coun. Todd Hamilton […]
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Deena Christian perused all the books for sale this morning during the local Alzheimer Society’s second-annual book sale at Revco Carpet (950 Fifth St. W.). The book sale will continue tomorrow from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and again Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Proceeds from the book sale will go towards […]
Members of the Krista Scharf rink, Tara George, left, and world champion and former Canadian Scott winner, Linda Lang, were pushing their limits in their game against Jenn Hanna on Monday night. Scharf fell 7-6 after a tough battle. -Jenni Condon photo
Shaw Cable programming director Randy Thoms, foreground, recorded Gord McTaggart as he shared some of his family history with museum curator Pam Hawley during a taping of “Gathering Our Community Story” last Thursday at the museum. The new Shaw Cable TV program, which features interviews with many familiar local residents […]
Marion Humphrey, left, Nita Mills, Winnie Rousseau, and Brigitta McGreevy were among those sitting at the table of the local chapter of The Red Hat Society, also known as the “Red Hat Rippers,” at Sunday night’s benefit dinner. The dinner raised around $23,000 for district families in need of medical […]
Mike Francis, a Forest Health Technician with the MNR, explained the ins and outs of the jack pine budworm infestation to Bruce Hamilton last Wednesday at an information sessions held at the Adventure Inn. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Kayla Stang, eight, got some instruction Monday afternoon from Dave Hughes at the Emo Curling Rink. –Heather Ogilvie photo
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. pitched a 42.8 percent increase in per capita fees—from $7 to $10—at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting Saturday in Bergland. Economic development officer Geoff Gillon highlighted several ways the money contributed by the RRDMA has been used to leverage a great […]
Two teens from Europe and one from “Down Under” are among five foreign students in the fifth month of their exchange program at Fort Frances High School, where they are enrolled in Grade 11. Valerie Romann, 16, who lives near Zurich, Switzerland, Cassie Jenkins, 16, from Sydney, Australia, and Svenja […]
A meeting to discuss the closure of the local French school here last Wednesday night drew no one from the local community. Classes have been suspended at the school since the 2004-05 school year when no children registered. The Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales advertised the meeting […]
Timberrrrrrrrrr . . . the economy of Northwestern Ontario is falling like a cut tree. That is what Northern Ontario Municipal Association president Michael Power said the message was from organizations like the Rainy River District Municipal Association at last year’s NOMA convention. “I had no idea at the annual […]
The ice at the Fort Frances Curling Club doesn’t make itself during the season—and it certainly didn’t make itself for the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts. Fort Frances native Kevin Busch, the ice-maker at the local curling club, has been preparing for more than a year for one of the […]
