There is a new face at the Rainy River Future Development Corp. Jessie Zhang, 24, arrived in Fort Frances about three weeks ago to begin her position as economic development intern at the RRFDC. “It’s different but I quite like it here,” she said over tea at Robin’s Donuts on […]

It’s coming soon! Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s second giant used furniture sale is planned for Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Couchiching Recreation Centre, located on Highway 11 across from the CC Complex. The sale will run from 9 a.m.-noon, followed by a live auction on select items featuring local […]

Donald Young School is looking to purchase microwaves for each classroom. The school already has a couple, but would like each room to have its own. I am sure this aimed at cutting down on the length of time a child spends in line waiting for their turn. The idea […]

Town council sent a recommendation to increase business licence fees for non-resident contractors back to committee for more work at Monday night’s meeting. While the Planning and Development executive committee had recommended the town charge an annual business licence of $350 for non-resident contractors, as opposed to $35 per job […]

Politicians, industry leaders, and private citizens expressed their desire to work together to solve the problems facing the forest industry in Ontario during a public meeting here last night. Six speakers addressed a crowd of nearly 150 people in the auditorium at the Memorial Sports Centre to discuss the past, […]

Leaders at the municipal and provincial levels are expected to speak at a public meeting here tonight to discuss the state of the forest industry in Northwestern Ontario. Mayor Dan Onichuk and Kenora-Rainy River MPP Howard Hampton all slated to address the issue at tonight’s meeting, which gets underway at […]

Town council will make a decision as to who will fill the vacancy left by the sudden passing of Coun. Struchan Gilson last month during a special meeting tomorrow. After much debate last night, council decided to forgo the option to hold a byelection—which would cost taxpayers $20,000—and instead appoint […]

Evelyn Norris, left, and Margitta McLeod had a laugh reading “What Colour is Your Underwear?” to children during storytime at the Fort Frances Public Library this morning. —Melanie Béchard photo

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