Town council received an update on the downtown parking dilemma at Monday night’s regular meeting and is certain to hear some proposals in the near future, according to a report from Planning and Development executive committee secretary Rick Hallam. Following a meeting July 22 at which town council looked at […]
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Statuesque and secretive, she sat silently as her life was recounted to an eager crowd. The mysteries of the Rainy Lake mermaid were revealed last Thursday night during an art show in her honour at the Fort Frances Museum, where, among other things, listeners learned she wasn’t as old as […]
There’s relief locally that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service offered an extension to Canadian students last Friday that will allow them to cross the border to attend part-time classes in the United States. “I see it as encouraging,” said Carol Grim, director of Public Information and Development at Rainy […]
Area native groups will gather in Kenora this coming Monday at 1 p.m. for a rally and march to “speak out against the federal government’s Governance Act.” ”It’s a collection of the Grand Council Treaty #3 and Nishnawbe Aski Nation to speak out,” noted facilitator Joanne Bruyere. “They say there’s […]
Summer is not just a time for boating, fishing, and sun tanning. For some in the community, it is a time of need. “This summer has been typically low,” said Capt. Eric Alcock of the local Salvation Army. “We don’t get a lot of donations in the summer months.” The […]
With the deadline to file a claim under the Ontario Disaster Relief Assistance Program (ODRAP) coming up tomorrow, the local office manager said yesterday that district residents have filed $5.28-million in claims so far. “I’m sure we’ll see more than 400 claims by the end of today,” noted Ian Mollett. […]
A lucky bunch of kids were entranced by Evening Storytime last Wednesday night at the Fort Frances Public Library. “It’s part of our mandate to do a family storytime,” librarian Andrea Avis noted. The special event was a sneak preview of a program the library will be offering every Monday […]
With commemorative quilts, address books, calendars, and a history of the area in the works, organizers already have been gearing up for Fort Frances’ centennial celebrations next year. “The ‘Sew ’n Sews’ [club] are working on a centennial quilt,” noted museum curator Pam Hawley said last week. Historic photos of […]
Who let the dogs out? That’s the question someone might be asking themselves if they were at Pither’s Point on Sept. 7 and hadn’t heard it was the Fort Frances Friends of Animals’ second-annual “Paws Around the Park” fundraiser. While it’s difficult to say just how many participants to expect, […]
A report on what to consider in the town’s 2003 budget process among the public input provided during a council meeting last month was approved at Monday night’s meeting—despite one councillor’s protests that the ideas were not discussed at any length. Among Couns. Dave Bourgeault, Neil Kabel, and Roy Avis, […]
There’s relief locally that the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service offered an extension to Canadian students last Friday that will allow them to cross the border to attend part-time classes in the United States. “I see it as encouraging,” said Carol Grim, director of Public Information and Development at Rainy […]
Administration and Finance manager Darryl Allan said Monday that Fort Frances residents can expect a slight delay in their notice of the second 2002 tax levy. “With the transition from the old to the new computer system, there’s been a problem,” Allan noted, referring to the $400,000 overhaul of both […]
