Staff Two local projects—the subdivision development at the former Huffman School site and reconstruction of Second Street East between Mowat and Central—are moving along well, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown reported at last night’s council meeting. “Over the last two weeks, most of the work has been done on […]
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Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Curling Club was a beehive of activity around 10 p.m. on Friday as club members and others from the community cast votes for its bid in the “Kraft Celebration Tour” showdown against Dryden.
Lucas Punkari Faye Flatt watched her drive off the 10th tee sail into the distance Saturday afternoon as she took part in a ladies’ scramble at Kitchen Creek. Flatt, a member of the local team that captured the Robinson Cup versus International Falls there last Wednesday, was joined in her […]
Lucas Punkari Whitney VanHorne looked for a teammate to pass the puck to Saturday morning during a Fort Frances Lakers’ prospect camp scrimmage at the new Couchiching arena. Some 34 players took part in the three-day camp as they battled for an invitation to the Lakers’ main training camp next […]
Lucas Punkari After a long couple of days of waiting, supporters of the Fort Frances Curling Club’s bid in the annual “Kraft Celebration Tour” will find out late this afternoon if their efforts against Dryden were successful. The results of the online voting showdown—the 10th and final one of the […]
It will be clear tonight, with an overnight low of eight C (46 F). Look for northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be partly sunny, with a chance of thunderstorms at night. Expect a high of 22 (72) and low around 10 (50), along with continued northwest winds at […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Astrid (Persson/Mosbeck) Fairnington announces her passing on Friday, May 3, 2013 in Fort Frances, Ont. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 1 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. In lieu of flowers, in memoriam […]
Staff Town council will have five bylaws on its agenda tonight, including one to authorize the entering into of a collective agreement with the Fort Frances Professional Fire Fighters Association. The agreement covers a three-year period from Jan. 1, 2013-Dec. 31, 2015, and includes a 4.5 percent salary increase over […]
the OPP On July 21, the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a suspected impaired driver operating a white Chevrolet Corvette near Reef Point Road. The vehicle was observed to be swerving all over the roadway. Officers in the area east of Fort Frances began to patrol and […]
Lucas Punkari As the clock ticked down to 11 a.m., Kurtwood McGuire sharpened up his voting skills at the Fort Frances Curling Club in preparation for the “Kraft Celebration Tour” showdown between the Fort Frances Curling Club and a Dryden track-and-field complex which wraps up tomorrow at 10:59 a.m. http://kraftcelebrationtour.ca/en/nominate/vote/
Sarah Pruys Julia Cawston, 13, worked on her community of skulls painting yesterday morning at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre, where Confederation College’s week-long “Art Camp” was being held. The camp for young teens saw them all paint pieces loosely following the theme “Unity in Community,” which were plastered at […]
the MNR Reports of new fires still were coming in yesterday in the Northwest Region, with six confirmed by early evening. As of press time, there are 40 active fires in the region, including two in Kenora District, 16 in Nipigon District, nine in Red Lake District, and 13 in […]
