Facing financial troubles, SAAN Stores Ltd. has gone into receivership and currently is undergoing a reorganization process that includes the liquidation of all of its stock and the closing of some of its stores. It is not known yet if the Fort Frances store will be among those closed. SAAN […]
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As an economic developer, would you invest money in Northwestern Ontario? With obstacles like a dwindling population and an over-reliance on natural resources, Michael Atkins, the keynote speaker at last Thursday’s “Community Summit” here, gave delegates a strong dose of reality while asking them to come up with an answer […]
Speakers from fields ranging from agriculture to health care to education made it clear to the roughly 90 delegates on hand for last Thursday’s “Community Summit” here that the future holds many challenges for Fort Frances and district. < *c>Education Warren Hoshizaki, director of education for the Rainy River District […]
A group of Fort Frances High School students raised more than $2,000 last week for victims of the devastating tsunami in South Asia on Boxing Day—and managed to learn a thing or two in the process. Teacher Shane Beckett and his Grade 11 marketing class organized the fundraiser in an […]
Members of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario voted unanimously in favour of strike action earlier this week in light of slow negotiations with the Rainy River District School Board. A full 100 percent of those attending Monday night’s meeting gave their union a mandate to take any and […]
Students at St. Francis School will be brushing up on their French next month when they host a class of visitors from Montreal for one week. A group of 24 Grade 6 students from the Académie St. Clément will be in Fort Frances from Feb. 7-13, staying with the families […]
The first-ever “Community Summit” held here last Thursday was intended to bring people together to think about problems the district will face in the future—and discuss ways to overcome them. And from reactions of those who attended the summit, which saw nearly 90 delegates from various sectors and municipalities in […]
The provincial government has served notice that truckers will be facing more stringent safety regulations shortly, with significant implications for log haulers in Rainy River District. The National Safety Code Standard 10 became law Jan. 1 for all commercial vehicles with a registered gross weight of more than 4,500 kg—and […]
The unneighbourly activities of some individuals have become a matter of concern for the Township of Emo. At its regular meeting last Thursday, Emo council addressed the issue of non-residents bringing trash to town and, in some cases, placing it in commercial receptacles belonging to local businesses. Reeve Russ Fortier […]
As if it wasn’t trying enough with the bitter cold last Friday, Jack and Angela Fiset of Devlin and their three children also faced the loss of their home and everything they owned in a fire that morning. The blaze also claimed the life of “Pumpkin,” their cat. The La […]
The provincial government has served notice that truckers will be facing more stringent safety regulations shortly, with significant implications for log haulers in Rainy River District. The National Safety Code Standard 10 became law Jan. 1 for all commercial vehicles with a registered gross weight of more than 4,500 kg—and […]
Catholic secondary education was a topic of much debate at the regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Catholic District School Board on Tuesday night. The board eventually defeated a motion by Dryden trustee John Borst to direct administration to meet with representatives of a group interested in making Catholic secondary […]
