The absence of a men’s zone playdowns last month has opened the doors for two local rinks to make a run at one of three provincial berths up for grabs at the 16-rink district playdowns, which get underway Thursday morning in Atikokan. Lorne Jackson and Mike Kjerulf will be leading […]
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Following notice the townships of Emo, Dawson, and Lake of the Woods are pursuing the formation of an Area Services Board (ASB), Fort Frances has joined the initiative—and plans to take a leadership role. “There was a reluctance on our part as a municipality to get on with this,” said […]
The Rainy River District Autism Group hosted 150 participants from across the region interested in learning more about the mysterious disability. The group organized the two-day conference, which wrapped up today, at the Couchiching Bingo Palace to increase public awareness about coping with autism. “The number of [autism] cases are […]
Not only did Indian Affairs and Northern Development minister Robert Nault weather the largest cabinet shuffle in recent history yesterday, his ministry has been given a secretary of state for the first time in almost two decades. In what he called his biggest shuffle ever, Prime Minister Jean Chrétien added […]
A departure from previous productions like “Beauty and the Beast,” “Murder at Rutherford House,” and most recently, “The Gin Game,” Fort Frances Little Theatre is poised to stage “Deathtrap” in April. They just need a few actors. “People are welcome to get aboard,” director Cathy Richards said. “We’ll probably hold […]
While Fort Frances has not filed an intent to leave the Northwest Ontario Recycle Association like many other area municipalities, questions were raised at Monday night’s council meeting as to the town’s future with NORA. One concern was how communities that may be leaving NORA affect those that stay. “As […]
Despite early indications they might be in the red this year, the Rainy River District School board broke even in its 2000-2001 budget, the chief financial officer told trustees at their monthly meeting here Tuesday night. “We ended the 2000-2001 school year in a very favorable position,” Laura Mills told […]
After first pledging to build one in 2000, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said an area for local youths to in-line skate and skateboard very well could materialize this year. “We told the public we would work on this. And while it hasn’t come up in a while, we have been,” he […]
Fort Frances will host the inaugural Superior International Junior Hockey League all-star game Feb. 5, it was decided last week. League officials held a general meeting Jan. 5 in Thunder Bay, where the majority agreed to award Fort Frances the game. “They have a great crowd for it. There’s a […]
Dr. Pete Sarsfield, CEO and medical officer of health for the Northwestern Health Unit, has made it clear: 2002 is the year municipalities served by it should create bylaws to ban smoking in all enclosed public places. Starting last week, the health unit sent out postcards to all residents in […]
Town council won’t be passing any bylaws to ban smoking in all workplaces here anytime soon in response to a request by the Fort Frances Heart Health Council, saying the issue is not a municipal one. “We’re putting it in a box here because the provincial and federal governments won’t […]
Doug Maki, whose first-degree murder trial took a dramatic turn Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with the death of Melani Sutton almost two years ago, will be sentenced here Thursday morning. Maki, 29, will appear in court at 10 a.m. Second-degree murder carries a life […]
