Heather Latter Connie Calder, president of Wahkaihgnun Futures Corp., and Janet Hope, assistant deputy minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, staged the ground-breaking for a 10-unit apartment complex for aboriginal people living off-reserve during a ceremony this morning at the United Native Friendship Centre here. Originally planned to be held […]
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Heather Latter Nina Bird accepted her certificate from Confederation College vice-president Judi Maundrell during yesterday’s convocation ceremony for the local campus at the Townshend Theatre. About 40 graduates particpated in the ceremony, which saw students earning their diplomas in areas such as human resources, early childhood education, and practical nursing.
Lenore Jeaninne Grynol passed away peacefully, at the age of 76, on Friday, June 3, 2011 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow. Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com
Staff Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw amendment to re-zone 505 McIrvine Rd. to allow for a retail fuel depot there. The property currently is zoned Highway Commercial (C3), but parent company Thunder Bay Trucking Centre Holdings has applied to have it changed in order to add a […]
Staff An advisory committee, developed through a partnership with the Canadian Association for Advancement of Women in Sport and Physical Activity (CAAWS) and the Northwestern Health Unit, will host its first event here tomorrow (June 7). The group, named Energetic Adults Getting Exercise Regularly: Beginning Wave of Busy Baby-Boomers (EAGER […]
Staff The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts is looking for volunteers to help out with some of its upcoming activities. These include distributing the cash calendars and selling them at a variety of fairs, distributing posters in the Fort Frances area, and carrying out a few administration projects. “We’re […]
the MNR One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening in Nipigon District. There also were three new fires reported by day’s end Saturday—all caused by lightning. Fort Frances Fire #6, located in the southwest portion of Quetico Provincial Park, was being monitored as it will […]
Press Release The 400 block of Mowat Avenue will be closed to through traffic starting tomorrow (June 7) at 7:30 a.m. until Friday, June 10 at 4 p.m. The Town of Fort Frances also will be terminating sanitary and water services in that area as Union Gas will be installing […]
Heather Latter Kian McEvoy, seven, enjoyed being in the driver’s seat of Ed Halvorsen’s 1930 Model A Roadster on Saturday during the 12th-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport. The event, designed to showcase the local airport by having private pilots fly in here for the day, featured […]
Lucas Punkari Don Bowman (#38) and Richard Visser battled for top spot in a Street Stock heat during the twice-delayed season-opener at the Emo Speedway on Saturday evening. Bowman, who resides in Bemidji, Mn. captured the checkered flag in both the heat and feature rac. Visser, meanwhile, finished second in […]
Lucas Punkari Dale Kaemingh of Emo watched his drive off of the first tee head down the fairway as the 26th-annual Fort Frances Law Enforcement golf tournament got underway at Kitchen Creek this morning. Some 88 golfers are taking part in this year’s event, with all proceeds going to the […]
Lucas Punkari Local MPP Howard Hampton cut the cake while Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, left, and employees at the Ontario Travel Information Centre here waited for a piece as Tourism Week was kicked off Friday. Officially running today through Sunday, a number of events will be held across the […]
