In anticipation of the “Think Green” spring art show starting in April, Jean Richards eyed up a spot on the wall for this entry by Terril Pentney yesterday at the Fine Line Art Gallery here. Also pictured is a green glass dish by Sheila Shaw. The deadline for artists to […]
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Jolene Quast, left, her son, Liam, and family friend, Cassidy Fryer, searched for clues in a book during a sports scavenger hunt yesterday evening at St. Francis School here. Dozens of students and their parents came out for the event, which featured a spaghetti supper, followed by a scavenger hunt, […]
A Fort Frances man remained in critical condition at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital as of press time today following a single-vehicle accident here early Tuesday afternoon. The driver, John MacRory, was critically injured when his Dodge Caravan collided with a utility pole on the 100 block of Third Street West, […]
Classes at International Falls schools were cancelled again today after a second threat was called in declaring a bomb would be on campus at 11 a.m., according to school officials. Evidence concludes the caller was the same person who had called in a threat of violence left on an International […]
Fort Frances OPP reported late this morning that a missing Fort Frances teen had been located safe in the Thunder Bay area. Kayla Wayash, 16, had been last seen in front of the Adventure Inn here last Wednesday (Feb. 27). It was believed she had gotten into a white van […]
The Fort Frances Museum welcomes you to “Passions Threadworks 2007: A Juried Exhibition of Needle Arts.” Fort Frances has hosted past “Threadworks” exhibitions from the Ontario Association of Needleworkers, including “Navigations” in 1999, “Elements” in 2002, and “Garden Party” in 2004. Of the hundreds of entries, 60 were chosen by […]
The Fort Frances Airport will receive $4,700 as its share of Transport Canada’s $40-million funding injection into 49 safety projects at the nation’s airports. The money will be used for a decelerometer, Airport and Parks Superintendent Bill Caul noted last week, which is used to test braking action on the […]
International Women’s Day is March 8 and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (Rainy River District local) is observing the event with a celebration at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau on March 6. “It’s a celebration of women,” stressed organizer Lorina Fryer, noting everyone is welcome to attend (both men […]
A total of 14 organizations and individuals, looking to get a share of funds the town has been allotted by the Moffat Family Fund, filed their applications at the Civic Centre by last Friday’s deadline. The local committee will meet today to review the submissions and decide which applicants are […]
Further to a collaboration between the Fort Frances Community Clinic and Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., the Chronic Disease Management Program has been developed. It is a program aimed at encouraging patients and their families to become active partners in the management of their chronic illness. The program itself will […]
Whether they want to supplement sales from their storefront business or sell strictly online, entrepreneurs have a whole world of potential customers at their fingertips thanks to the Internet. As such, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. and Northwest Business Centre is holding a three-hour workshop on how to sell […]
The Vancouver-based alternative rock band “Faber Drive” will be playing at the Townshend Theatre here March 31, with tickets for the show going on sale tomorrow (March 6). “I expect tickets to sell really fast,” noted Adam Armit, who is responsible for bringing the group to town. “The same show […]
