Duane Hicks Angela Cole, left, and Emma Keeler wrapped up burgers grilled up by Ross Keeler on Saturday at the Legion Park during a fundraising barbecue and laser tag event for the Border Skating Club. Members stood on either side of King’s Highway with signs that encouraged motorists to drop […]
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Duane Hicks A tractor-trailer from Manitoba tipped over this morning while turning out of the Sun Gro peat moss plant on McIrvine Road between Fifth and Sixth Street West. Traffic had to be diverted temporarily as firefighters and police worked to upright the vehicle. No injuries were reported.
Duane Hicks Miss Spider did a dance in her Sunny Patch during the first of two performances of “Max and Ruby’s Playdate,” an hour-long live show staged yesterday afternoon at the Townshend Theatre. The first of the shows was nearly sold-out while second one drew a good turnout. The performance […]
Peggy Revell Aiming for approval from the Town of Fort Frances to start building the new Robert Moore School, the Rainy River District School Board passed a series of resolutions concerning the site plan agreement at a special meeting this morning. While Superintendent of Business Laura Mills said this is […]
Staff No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region over the weekend, but the fire hazard has jumped to “high” for the southern portion of Fort Frances District and part of the Thunder Bay area. “While most of the region is at a ‘moderate’ fire hazard . . […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. summer student Michael McCaig gave a fresh coat of paint to the base of a light standard along the riverfront yesterday afternoon. The poles were damaged thanks to pet urination, with pet owners being asked keep their dogs from raising their legs against the […]
Duane Hicks In addition to the dismantling and relocation of the lookout tower, crews from Tom Jones Construction Inc. also have begun to prepare the future site of the Hallett, which will be refurbished and moved just off shore to the west of the Sorting Gap Marina (as indicated by […]
Staff Kiwanian Irene Laing, left, and Tonia Dolph of Northland Kitchen & Design Consulting drew the winning ticket yesterday morning at International Travel Services for the Kiwanis’ “Trip of the Month” for July. John and Betty DeGagné of Fort Frances will be heading to sunny Orlando—a trip valued at $2,200. […]
Peggy Revell The local public school board will hold a special meeting Monday morning to approve resolutions needed to acquire a building permit in order to proceed with construction of the new Robert Moore School here later this month. “When you start a $14-million project, you want to start by […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances has received some money through the Ontario government’s “Connecting Link” program for roadwork here this summer, but not quite as much as it was hoping for. The province announced yesterday that the town is receiving $139,140 to replace asphalt on the stretch of Central […]
Staff The final stage of work on the Portage Avenue underpass should get underway in the coming weeks, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said this morning. Brown said CN has approved the soil anchor samples the town had been waiting on and given the nod for work to proceed. […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Doris Eileen Cunningham announces her passing on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at Rainycrest Long Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont. Doris was born in International Falls, Mn. on Sept. 12, 1924 to the late Ben and Inga Wenberg. Doris […]
