Starting what looks to be a journey down a long road, town council and administration began its major budget review to sustain continuity on an annual basis Monday afternoon. “I think we’re going to have to go through the whole document before we go any further,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said […]
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With the town’s centennial now less than a month away, April 11-13 is shaping up to be a very busy weekend. It also is a chance for Fort Frances to get broader exposure as the CBC Radio One show “Ontario Today” will be broadcasting live from the Memorial Sports Centre […]
Numbers are in from the OPP’s “Policing for Results” phone survey, which was conducted last fall, and they show many of those surveyed feel Rainy River District is safe and they are satisfied with the police service here. “[The survey] is a very fair reflection of what people think of […]
For 75-year-old George Bartlett of Fort Frances, the Golden Jubilee medal he received here Saturday afternoon recognizes more than just his volunteerism and community spirit. It represented a memory that’s more than 60 years old. In 1939, Bartlett was a Cub Scout and his troop was part of the honour […]
Local residents will be seeing a four percent jump in their water and sewer rates shortly now that the rates have been calculated for the year 2003 based on maintaining each of the reserves at no less than $1 million. “During the 2003 budget process, we realized utility rates would […]
While agreeing to support in principle a resolution brought forward by the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee to express interest in a new Ontario Tourism Centre here, town council won’t be discussing the matter further until it gives the nod to the final draft of the “Re-Inventing” plan. The decision whether […]
While a new library here may not happen for years to come, the 20 or so people on hand for a meeting last Thursday night upstairs at the museum clearly recognized a larger building would be a welcome—and ultimately necessary—addition to the community. Those opinions started surfacing almost immediately after […]
For Jared Catholique-Bruyere, time efficiency translated into triumph. The 16-year-old Couchiching resident is back home after a whirlwind Maritime adventure that saw the judoist win a gold and silver medal for Team Ontario at the Canada Winter Games, which wrapped up Saturday. “All the hard work has paid off,” said […]
A pair of local bowlers were rewarded for their decades of dedication here Sunday night. Shirley Jensson and Bev McCool were named lifetime members of the Sunset Country Five-Pin Bowling Association at the closing banquet of last weekend’s zone aggregate championship at Plaza Lanes. “It’s something every volunteer hopes might […]
Both teams wanted to set the tone for when the big dance starts, but the Dryden Ice Dogs were slightly off key. “Critter” Nagurski scored twice and added an assist as the Borderland Thunder connected for three power-play goals in a 5-2 win over the visiting Ice Dogs last night […]
Joyce Young has a thing for animals. As if seven dogs and an unknown number of cats aren’t enough for her, the feisty retired bookkeeper also has no less than 33 horses at her Trail’s End Riding Stable north of Devlin. At least that was the number as of March […]
The Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs will gaze into the crystal ball tonight—if they don’t hit each other over the head with it first. The two teams square off at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena in their regular-season finale, and will be looking to grab the […]
