Paris, Tenn. Mayor Larry Crawford and city manager Carl Holder made it clear they were impressed by the “northern hospitality” of Fort Frances during their stay here last week. Unfortunately, the good time they had here was not on their minds once they returned home Sunday night to find tornadoes […]
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Area residents who don’t mind lending a helping hand were in the spotlight last Wednesday night during the seventh-annual volunteer recognition banquet at the local Legion. Held in conjunction with National Volunteer Week, this year’s event saw 12 volunteers honoured, including Iva Koski, Ray Dolph, Anna McNay, Daniel and Sidney […]
With a simple “yea, yea, yea,” trustees with the Rainy River District School Board ratified three contract agreements reached with three different unions at their monthly meeting Tuesday night at Donald Young School in Emo. All three contracts were two-year agreements, retroactive to Sept. 1, 2002 and running to Aug. […]
Although the verdict is still out whether the town will provide $150,000 in interim bridge funding to the proposed skatepark project, a local businessman has agreed to pick up the tab if the Kiwanis Club is unable to pay that borrowed money back in three years. “Since I’ve put the […]
The Rainy River District School Board approved awarding a $4.8-million contract for the expansion and renovation project at J.W. Walker School here to a Thunder Bay contractor at its monthly board meeting Tuesday night held at Donald Young School in Emo. The contract, which is $200,000 more than the estimate […]
Local business owner Kim Metke’s appeal of town council’s decision to re-zone property at 1250 King’s Highway—the likely future site of a Wal-Mart—was dismissed last Thursday morning by the Ontario Municipal Board. And now Metke, owner of Pharmasave and Clinic Pharmasave here, is hoping the situation will turn out the […]
As a new resident to the area, I am amazed by how quickly the transition from winter to summer occurs here in Northwestern Ontario. It seems only yesterday Rainy Lake was buried deep under four feet of ice but as you read this, chances are the summer tourist season already […]
There’s a new boss in town and he means business. It’s big, it’s fast, and it could mean the difference between a small forest fire dying a quick death—or growing into a monster. That’s why Jamie Sargent, president and CEO of The Firebirds, watched with such interest when test pilot […]
Grief, it is said, is a journey of opposites. In the midst of darkness, people sometimes wonder if there is light. Fortunately, there is a group of people dedicated to shining that light in the darkest places and bringing people safely to the other side. That is just one aspect […]
For some people, when they remove their winter mittens each spring, a green appendage appears to guide them effortlessly through the growing seasons. But for those of us without a green thumb, here is some advice on how to get started. Blair Lowey, of Lowey’s Garden Centre here, said the […]
Do you have the kind of voice that makes the birds come down from the trees? Do you have visions of stardom in your sleep? If so, all you bathtub baritones and shower sopranos out there will have a chance to see what you’ve really got at the annual “Grandstand […]
With various positions vacated and not refilled, and others determined to be redundant or simply not as efficient as they should be, the Town of Fort Frances has reshuffled some of its employees over the past few weeks. CAO Bill Naturkach said the process began in earnest at the end […]
