Grade three and six students across the district once again are being tested on their math, reading, and writing skills this week and next. While last year’s results saw some local scores both above and below provincial averages, the Rainy River District School Board has made a diverse effort to […]
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After many sleepless nights, headaches, and worry, Donna Anderson can now breathe a sigh of relief after moving into her newly-renovated two-storey home on Second Street East here. “We bought the house in December, 1999. It was in horrible shape and really needed work done,” she recalled. “At the time […]
First digital cable–and then cable Internet–are on Shaw’s agenda for Fort Frances. Although the timeline was not revealed, after just launching digital cable in Dryden, Shaw Communications president Peter Bissonnette said the same is planned for Fort Frances. “All of these communities are going to get it, we are being […]
This year’s “Quest for the Best” will be staged during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship after all. “Quest” originally was slated to be held during the Chamber of Commerce’s trade show Sept. 21-22 at the arena. “We decided that since ‘Quest’ and the trade show are our two biggest […]
Drowning was determined to be the cause of death of a 54-year-old Fort Frances man whose body was found Friday after a boating accident on Lake of the Woods near Morson. Lawrence John Rose had failed to arrive at his rendezvous point coming off the lake that day, prompting concerned […]
A mural may welcome visitors to Canada and Fort Frances. Town council gave the go-ahead Monday night to the economic development officer to pursue having a mural painted on the wall of Abitibi’s “lap” building at this end of the international bridge. The wall once sported a smashed “Welcome to […]
“It was a tremendous way to kick off SummerActive 2001.” That was Elaine Caron’s reaction when recalling the large turnout on hand early Friday morning to take part in the Family Fun Walk at Robert Moore School here. “We had over 170 students and parents participate in the walk,” said […]
“Warp 9” is going full speed ahead for a mid-summer opening. Funding has been assembled, plans drawn up, and construction is in full tilt for the new night club in the old Royal Theatre on Scott Street. “I saw the building and it sparked my curiosity. Really the building picked […]
Rainy Lake is still inching closer to “emergency” levels as defined by the International Joint Commission but there is little reason at this point for anyone to be concerned about flooding or damage. The lake level Wednesday morning was measured at 337.7 m (1,107.94 ft.)–a mere five cm (two inches) […]
While some district patients travel three times a week to Thunder Bay for hemodialysis treatments, others instead have had to leave family and friends to move to the city to live. One such patient, Ronald Jewett, got a first-hand look Monday at his opportunity to move back to Fort Frances […]
Ministry of Natural Resources firefighters only have had to respond to a pair of grass fires in the Fort Frances District since the fire season officially began April 1. “Well, so far things have been very quiet,” said Larry Brant, sector response leader at the Fort Frances fire headquarters. “It […]
Town administration has added its voice to those seeking faster, more reliable Internet service here. Darryl Allan, the town’s manager of administration and finance, echoed complaints of Internet service providers (ISPs) and the local business community that Internet access–through Bell Canada–is too slow and unreliable. “The concerns businesses have in […]
