With the qualifying round for the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts to be held Jan. 29-Feb. 4 at the Fort Frances Curling Club, town council agreed last night to grant the club a request for funding. While organizers originally were asking for $1,000 from the town, they ended up getting […]
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Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP and federal Liberal candidate Ken Boshcoff, left, posed with supporters at the official opening and ribbon cutting at his campaign office at 225 Scott St. With Boshcoff are, from left, Alice Johnston, 10, Carol Lyons, Lin Boileau, Jackson Gillon, 13, Robert Gillon, and Gary Lipinski, the […]
Representatives of the Rainy River District School Board and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Occasional Teachers Unit met Friday in Fort Frances to negotiate a new collective agreement. Despite movement by both sides, an impasse was reached. The parties have agreed to meet again Feb. 2, and both the […]
Diane Maxey led her Choraliers in a series of holiday favourites Saturday afternoon in front of the Fort Frances Museum. The festive choir also made their way throughout Scott Street that day, stopping to sing in several downtown businesses. —Duane Hicks photo
Local MP Ken Boshcoff will speak to town council at tonight’s regular meeting, delivering a guide to be used to identify the issues and legislation which must be observed for the purchase and operation of the international bridge here. “I have had a study done to facilitate the work of […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued its winning ways with an 8-0 romp over Red Lake Falls in exhibition action here Friday night. “We did not play as smooth and convincingly as we have over the past six games prior to this affair,” noted Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “We […]
MNR area technician Cameron Trembath got a closer look at the new den James O’Sullivan built for a black bear that was found in the east end of town earlier this week. —Photo courtesy of MNR
The Court of Appeal for Ontario finally will hear the arguments in the case of a Fort Frances man convicted of killing his parents almost 10 years ago. Daniel Brodsky, the lawyer for Jamie Perlett, confirmed late yesterday that Perlett’s case will be heard Monday and Tuesday in Toronto. Although […]
A female adult black bear got a new place to spend the winter earlier this week. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Town of Fort Frances, and district contractor James O’ Sullivan—backed by the OPP—relocated the sow, which had been found dozing in the east end of town. “The bear was […]
Fort Frances council and management have begun to make cuts in the 2006 preliminary operating budget, seeking for the town to operate as efficiently as possible despite declining revenues. The committee of the whole met Monday evening for a special meeting to start making some tough but necessary decisions, said […]
Fort Frances got its first resident judge in almost 15 years after Justice Alan Thomas McKay was sworn in at the Fort Frances Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon. Many dignitaries, representatives from the local legal community, and friends and family members were on hand for the ceremony, including Brian W. Lennox, […]
Members of the local secondary school occasional teachers’ bargaining unit this week voted 100 percent in favour of strike action. A meeting with a conciliator is scheduled for tomorrow (Dec. 9). The teachers have been working without a contract with the Rainy River District School Board since Aug. 31, 2004. […]
