Heather Latter Seeing a market that was somewhat under-serviced in the area, Darlyss and Scott Krienke-Turvey have opened the doors to their new business—“Ink Spotz Apparel+”—at 279 Scott St. “It’s something I always wanted to do so when the opportunity came, we said let’s go for it,” noted Darlyss Krienke-Turvey, […]
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Press Release The Sister Kennedy Centre is a beehive of activity preparing for its 30th anniversary celebrations, which will take place during the week of Oct. 21-26. This week has been proclaimed by town council as “Seniors Week” in Fort Frances. Every Fort Frances mayor from 1983 until today has […]
Heather Latter With the biennial “Luncheon of Hope,” organized by the Rainy River District Breast Health Network, set to go this Saturday, local fitness leaders Margitta McLeod and Arlene Georgeson want to support breast cancer, too. So the pair is organizing a “Zumba Glow Party” this Friday evening, with funds […]
Duane Hicks Since the announcement of the “Festival of Frost” and the notion of a stationary Santa Claus parade two weeks ago, there’s been plenty of people taking about whether it’s a good idea or not. But parade organizers are sticking to their guns and sending the message: “If people […]
Joey Payeur Dereck Pigeon is following his father’s advice; Guillaume Normandin his care-free instincts. Together, they are following a path filled with the echoes of Canadian history. Pigeon, 24, and Normandin, 26, stopped in Fort Frances last week for a well-earned three-day break after 153-consecutive 10-hour days paddling and portaging […]
Duane Hicks Construction of a new sidewalk for J.W. Walker students will be considered in the 2014 municipal budget with the understanding that the town will have to share the cost with other parties. Following the Sept. 21 public meeting where council received input on the 2014 budget, the Administration […]
Duane Hicks The town can’t appeal Minutes of Settlement for new gas distribution lines here as it previously had intended. A recent reassessment by the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. (MPAC) indicated that following the replacement of old steel gas lines with new plastic ones, the value of the pipeline property […]
Heather Latter Thirty-four students from Fort Frances High School, along with four teachers, attended “We Day Minnesota” in St. Paul last week—a one day event that highlights a movement of young people leading local and global change. “It was a really great experience,” said Grade 12 student Maisie Fichuk, a […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances now has a nuisance bylaw which will aid bylaw enforcement and police to better crack down on vandalism and loitering. Council passed the bylaw at its regular meeting last night. “We never, ever used to have a nuisance bylaw so this is brand […]
Heather Latter In supporting the Ontario Government’s comprehensive Mental Health and Addictions Strategy, the Ministry of Education provided funding for both local school boards to hire mental health leaders. And while the initiative began with 15 schools during a pilot project two years ago, the two boards here now are […]
Joey Payeur It’s been almost 35 years since Bill Selman represented the Gateway City. But the Fort Frances native still feels the spirit of St. Louis—and the Missouri metropolis still remembers what he did for the city, too. Selman will become part of an illustrious group of notable athletic contributors […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Jessica Steele, right, hit the afterburners and held on against Hibbing Blue Jackets’ racer Francie Kero over the final 50 metres to come away with the bronze medal in the junior girls’ division of the annual Hial Pike Cross-Country Invitational at the Falls Country Club last Thursday.
