What goes better with a night of live swing music, dinner, and dancing but a good book? That’s how many of those who attended the annual “Friends of the Library” dinner/dance Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous felt as they headed home with new paperbacks under their arms. “We were […]
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With more than 100 people attending the grand-opening ceremony last Wednesday afternoon, the new Alzheimer’s unit at Rainycrest Home for the Aged here has drawn approval from several local residents. “When the residents have been moved to here, they will have the best ever place to stay,” enthused Sadie Kowalchuk. […]
Some of the work on the La Verendrye Parkway along the riverfront may have to wait until spring thanks to the unseasonable weather that has plagued the area all month. “The original deadline was around the end of October, but we have not had the weather we thought we would,” […]
As April 11, 2003 draws closer and closer, the Fort Frances centennial celebration keeps getting bigger and bigger—and those organizing it soon will have a full-fledged leader. “We’re interviewing for the centennial co-ordinator [Monday] afternoon. Hopefully, we’ll have a announcement by the end of the week,” said museum curator Pam […]
The portion of the proposed community plan that deals with economic development financial incentives will see some re-tooling before the plan is finalized. That word comes following a presentation by Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce reps at Monday night’s council meeting. “We’re going to be taking the Chamber of Commerce’s […]
With the closure deadline looming, the head of the Thunder Bay agriculture research station is still hoping for a last-minute reprieve that will keep the doors open after Thursday. “Nothing has been changed,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder Bay research […]
Another boil-water advisory has been posted for Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, and the local Catholic board is investigating where its new water quality system failed. “We’re still trying to get to the bottom of this,” Chris Howarth, superintendent of business for the Northwest Catholic District School […]
With the closure deadline looming, the head of the Thunder Bay agriculture research station is still hoping for a last-minute reprieve that will keep the doors open after Thursday. “Nothing has been changed,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder Bay research […]
Another boil-water advisory has been posted for Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, and the local Catholic board is investigating where its new water quality system failed. “We’re still trying to get to the bottom of this,” Chris Howarth, superintendent of business for the Northwest Catholic District School […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to a fire early this morning at North Auto on Pit Road #2. Firefighters arrived at the scene at 5:20 a.m. to find four wrecked vehicles burning in the lot there. The burning vehicles were put out by 6:40 a.m. with no problems, Fire […]
The 400 block of First Street East and Scott Street was without power for several hours Monday night after a pickup truck rammed into a hydro pole, destroying the transformer. No one was reported injured when the truck, travelling down the back alley between Scott Street and First Street East, […]
Despite being the only group to speak out about a proposed community plan at a meeting Monday night, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce made it clear the economic development incentive program aspect of it needs some work. “We want the community improvement plan to work, we just found some […]
