Heather Latter Allison Ogilvie of International Travel Services here reached in and pulled out the winning ticket for this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw as Kiwanian Dr. Bob Lidkea looked on there this morning. Andrew Hallikas of Fort Frances was the lucky winner of a Maritime Driving Tour valued […]
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Sarah Pruys Addison Noonan, four, pointed our the start of the Canada Day parade on Sunday evening, while Ava Botsford, four, and Ethan Noonan, six, watched. The parade featured multiple floats, antique cars, emergency service vehicles, children biking, bagpipers, and of course, candy.
Press Release The Rainy River District OPP Detachment on the Ontario Provincial Police is currently investigating a break, enter and theft to a cabin in the area of Crow Rock Inlet on Rainy Lake. Sometime between May 13 and 16, 2012, culprit(s) broke into a cabin by prying open the […]
Staff A thunderstorm that passed over Fort Frances and International Falls, MN, at precisely the hour the “Pulling for Peace” event was scheduled, rained out the annual friendly tug of war between the two countries yesterday. “If it had been a couple hours earlier or a couple hours later, we […]
Sarah Pruys Following the Fort Frances Day Care’s annual Canada Day parade down Portage Avenue this morning, when children waved flags and yelled, “Happy Birthday Canada,” preschoolers Portia Spuzak, left, and Olivia Arch-Allen sat down to enjoy freezies before continuing to play outside.
Press Release To minimize the risk of injuries and property loss associated with fireworks this Canada Day weekend, the Ontario Fire Marshal is urging Ontarians to make fire safety a part of their weekend plans. “We want everyone to enjoy the first long weekend of summer,” said Tadeusz (Ted) Wieclawek, […]
Lucas Punkari Shane Beckett of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs prepared to blast the ball up the field during his team’s contest against International Travel Services in Borderland Soccer League action last night at St. Francis Field. The Voyageurs would end up coming out on the losing end of a […]
Heather Latter Ryan Parisien of Naicatchewenin Development Corporation (NDC) Food Services Division showed off his culinary skills while mak ing flambéed strawberries, which were served on ice cream, yesterday during Mall Days on Scott Street. The yummy treat was part of the grand opening of NDC’s Scott Street office held […]
Sarah Pruys It’s not too late to enter the Canada Day parade, which will be held on Front Street at 5 p.m. on July 1st. The theme of the parade this year is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, so participants are encouraged to think royally. Just one of the many activities […]
Sarah Pruys Tessah Labbe, left, eight, along with her sister, Taylor Godin, four, and their friend, Sydney Anderson, seven, cooled off at Pither’s Point Park yesterday afternoon. With temperatures reaching 28 C, cooling off in Rainy Lake was a great way to spend the summer afternoon.
Heather Latter BIA president Connie Cuthbertson, left, Gary Councillor, president of the Naicatchewenin Development Corporation (NDC) board, The UPS Store franchisee Lillian Gerley, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, and NDC chief business development officer Tony Marinaro cut the ribbon yesterday to officially open the business at its new location on […]
Staff Over the course of the last three years, the annual Fun in the Sun four on four beach volleyball tournament has become one of the most popular events during the Canada Day festivities in Fort Frances, and this year will be no exception. For the first time, the four-on-four […]
