The chairman of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. made it clear to councillors he wants to see Fort Frances back on board for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts next month. “We need your support, as well as all the communities in the district, if we’re going to do […]
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On Jan. 11, the Fort Frances High school Millennium Reunion organizing committee will officially begin the six-month countdown to its July reunion. The countdown will take place at the committee’s first meeting of the millennium at 7 p.m. in the Fort Frances High School cafeteria. This open meeting is an […]
Despite being active only since Nov. 30, and members are new to this type of enforcement, the Kenora Joint Forces Drug Unit has been successful to date. Composed of the OPP and Kenora Police Service, the drug unit conducted 13 investigations that resulted in 21 charges against 15 people. Of […]
Entering the new millennium, the Canadian Hockey Association is prepared to change its system and is requesting feedback from the general public on how to do it. CHA president Bob Nicholson has asked people to log on the Internet at www.canadianhockey.ca/openice to read what it feels is pertinent information regarding […]
Everything looks good for the new airport terminal here to be completed by Jan. 23 as scheduled, Operations and Facilities superintendent Bruce Spottiswood noted yesterday. Work crews presently are finishing up the drywalling and painting inside the terminal, he said, noting the former was delayed slightly by the installation of […]
As Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. entered 2000 without the “Y2K” bug in sight, CEO Wayne Woods is now focusing on the $4.5 million in renovations to La Verendrye hospital as the “big news” in the new year. “We still have to go through a process where we draw up […]
As more and more municipalities around Ontario amalgamate, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said Fort Frances will be taking the issue very seriously in the coming year. “Following the lead of the provincial government, we plan to communicate closely with our neighbouring communities in the near future,” he revealed yesterday. “We know […]
The International Joint Commission was slated to issue its ruling this afternoon as to whether or not it would enforce its draft supplementary order for Rainy and Namakan lakes, which are set to take effect tomorrow. Fabien Lengellé, press secretary for the IJC in Canada, said yesterday the commissioners were […]
Fort Frances may be off the beaten track but that hasn’t stopped the “Influenza A” bug from making a big impact on the health of residents here. Dr. Robert Algie, chief of staff at Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc., said some 450 more patients with ’flu-like symptoms had been treated […]
As La Verendrye hospital employees waited for the stroke of midnight on Dec. 31, Riverside CEO Wayne Woods was crossing his fingers that nothing would go wrong because of the “Y2K” bug. And as the clock struck 12 a.m., he let out a sigh of relief–nothing happened. “It went across […]
As dozens upon dozens of residents stood bundled up along the riverfront on New Year’s Eve, marvelling at the brightly-coloured explosions in the night shy, it became clear to Bill Badiuk that he had organized an event to remember. “The crowd was there, the display was fantastic, it was a […]
Eight years ago, a former Emo girl and one from Australia became pen pals, first writing letters and then using e-mail to get to know each other. This year, Shannon Carlson, now attending university in Kingston enrolled in a business administration course, and Tara Diamond, a travel and tourism graduate […]
