Fort Frances is getting older and that could mean big problems for the local business community down the road. According to the 2001 census results released last week, and first reported in the July 16th edition of the Daily Bulletin, the median age of residents in Fort Frances is now […]
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More than a month after torrential rains hit the district, the water at Pither’s Point Park beach has receded enough to reveal a headache for the town. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson told councillors Monday night that “serious damage” has been done to the retaining wall at the part […]
Finding and funding paramedics was the chief concern at the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board meeting here last Thursday night. The group, along with other social services boards across the region, is preparing for a meeting with the province to discuss the ongoing ambulance crisis. “It helps when […]
The official opening of the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here last Wednesday morning marked a small success in the ongoing battle to make the port-of-entry an asset to the local economy. “With a new location, modern facilities, and technology upgrades, the Fort Frances border crossing is equipped to […]
The “Re-inventing Fort Frances” committee received more than just a cheque for $39,000 from local MP Robert Nault last Wednesday—it also got assurances the federal government would be there when the project hits the construction phase. Nault was at the Red Dog Inn to present the cheque as the federal […]
Toby Barrett, parliamentary assistant to Agriculture and Food minister Helen Johns, visited last Thursday with farm families in the west end of the district devastated by last month’s flooding. “I’ve reported back to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing,” Barrett said yesterday. “I think […]
All was relatively quiet at the Sorting Gap Marina on Saturday afternoon, save for the dull noise of stage construction under the big tent in preparation for this week’s eighth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. “It’s just neat to think about how many people will be packing this place [for […]
Although going $172,685.77 over budget by doing so, town council agreed Monday night to go ahead with a scaled-down version of the La Verendrye Parkway renovation project rather than pay the extra $1.3 million to stick with the original plan. Operations and Facilities manager Pat Hickerson told council that downsizing […]
The Borderland Thunder are having trouble righting their coaching ship. Six weeks after losing his position as head coach to Dave Allison, Wayne Strachan has yet to decide whether he’ll return to the team as an assistant coach this coming season. “There’s still a few things I have to iron […]
Fort Frances is getting older and that could mean big problems for the local business community down the road. According to the 2001 census results released last week, and first reported in the July 16th edition of the Daily Bulletin, the median age of residents in Fort Frances is now […]
Fort Frances might find itself in the shadow of a 30-foot tall wooden mountie in the not-so-distant future. In an off-the-cuff remark during the official opening of the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here last Wednesday morning, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon revealed the “Monty the Mountie” project is being discussed […]
When Catherine Renaud went over to International Falls for the day earlier this month, the Quebec resident never expected to have a problem re-entering Canada. But on July 4, Renaud, her sister, and her husband spent three hours in line before being allowed back into the country—and all because of […]
