With the provincial government expected to release its first budget May 18, the local Fort Frances Children’s Complex Advisory Committee is mobilizing to ensure child care isn’t forgotten in the distribution of funds. The committee held a public meeting here Saturday, and invited NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton […]
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After sitting vacant after it was determined in 1999 that diesel fuel from the CN rail yard had leached underneath nearby residential properties along Central Avenue, the land there still may see some use in the near future, municipal planner Faye Flatt said yesterday. “Right now, I’m in the pre-consultation […]
Town council finally passed the 2004 budget Monday night by a 5-1 vote. Mayor Dan Onichuk and Couns. Tannis Drysdale, Todd Hamilton, Struchan Gilson, and Rick Wiedenhoeft voted in favour of the budget, with Coun. Roy Avis opposing it. Coun. Neil Kabel, who had voted against the budget in principle […]
It seems crime does pay, as the “Bail or Jail” fundraiser here last Friday and Saturday raked in about $12,500 for the local Crime Stoppers program. “It actually exceeded our expectations,” Northwestern Ontario Crime Stoppers co-ordinator Det. Cst. Gary Potter said yesterday afternoon. “After not having it for quite a […]
Maybe it was the weather, maybe the right mix of exhibitors and contests, or maybe just perfect timing, but this year’s Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce home and leisure show last Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre was a big success, said organizer Dawn Booth. “We figure there […]
The Town of Fort Frances once again will support the Canadian Cancer Society in its “Relay for Life” fundraiser coming up here June 25-26. A report by Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown recommended the town donate use of the campgrounds at Pither’s Point Park for the all-night event. This […]
The 21st-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet hosted by the Fort Frances committee Friday night was a huge social success, even though the money raised was down slightly from last year. Nearly 200 people—some dressed in their finest attire—packed the banquet room upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous to open their wallets and […]
The Fort Frances campus of Confederation College and Rainy River Community College over in International Falls have banded together to offer a new International Business program this fall through a wireless Internet television (ITV) link. “We’re pretty excited about it,” said Dick Trivers, interim manager of the local Confederation College […]
The Fort Frances Museum hosted a book launch last Wednesday evening for two new tomes on the history of the local fur trade. Local resident Merv Ahrens presented “Lake La Pluie, 1817-1818,” the journal of Master Donald McPherson, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Ahrens painstakingly assembled and typed […]
Given a choice, it seems more people will turn up to shell out $12 for a good cause if there is a delicious meal as part of the deal. If that was thinking behind the fish fry in support of the Crossroads community rink held on Mother’s Day at the […]
A combination of warm weather, a wide variety of new products, and a serious case of cabin fever made the annual “demo day” at Kitchen Creek Golf Course on Saturday a huge success, club officials said. “It’s definitely one of the best days we’ve ever had weather-wise,” club pro Glen […]
Twenty-two swimmers from the Fort Frances Aquanauts competed at the MM Crocus Classic in Winnipeg last weekend. The locals, including eight competing for the first time in a 50m pool, did well, said Aquanauts coach Roman Ramirez. “They did really well, the meet was not easy,” he said. “I’m really […]
