The local Business Improvement Association is gearing up for the 50th-annual “Parade of Lights” on Saturday, Nov. 24—and wants the community to help make this one bigger and better than ever. “We need everybody to get their thinking caps on,” BIA co-ordinator Patti Anderson said yesterday, adding there’s only a […]

The Muskie court teams wrapped up regular-season action here yesterday in a fashion that mirrored most of the NorWOSSA campaign—with a few key battles but the junior boys’ volleyball team as the lone shining light. The junior spikers beat the visiting Dryden Eagles in four sets, splitting the first two […]

Bronson Green, 20, of Naicatchewenin First Nation (Northwest Bay) was charged by the Treaty #3 Police Service with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Ashley Smith, 18, also of Naicatchewenin. Green was slated to appear in court here today. Smith’s body was found in the bush near the […]

A number of items already have been donated for the upcoming “Spirit of Christmas” fundraising event, which will take place Sunday, Nov. 11 from 4-8 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. Wonderful crafts, decorations, artwork, and baking will be featured in a silent auction, and there also be a live action […]

The Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team improved to 5-2 on the season after beating the host Kenora Broncos in four sets on Tuesday. The Muskies took the first two sets by scores of 25-19 and 25-18. The Broncos fought back for a 25-16 victory in the third set before falling […]

With the deadline for applications having elapsed yesterday, the town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee now has to decide who will receive the award, which is being given out for the 20th time this year. A total of seven nominations forms were turned by the end of the day, […]

The Treaty #3 Police Service and OPP are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ashley Smith, 18, of Naicatchewenin First Nation, and are treating the case as a homicide. Smith’s body was discovered in a wooded area near the main Community Road of Naicatchewenin early Saturday […]

Emma Bone, left, and Kadynce Chabot played with creepy crawlers and green goo Tuesday during a Hallowe’en party at the Fort Frances Nursery School. Children also read Hallowe’en stories, dug up bones in the sandbox, and helped to carve a pumpkin.

Fort Frances Covenant Church is looking forward to hosting “Singing With Grace” (a.k.a. Curtis and Bonnie Szakacs) this Friday (Nov. 2) at 7:30 p.m. Bonnie and Curtis have ministered at music festivals, banquets, fairs, crusades, retreats, coffee houses, schools, and churches. Their music covers a vast range of styles, including […]

The Br. #29 Legion Ladies Auxiliary is pleased to announce its annual Remembrance Day tea will be held this Sunday (Nov. 4) from 2-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Legion. Admission is $4 adults and $2 for children under age seven. As in past years, there will be an assortment […]

Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff will be hosting the second event in the “Proud to Be Canadian Community Feast” series—this time a tribute to Métis culture—on Friday, Nov. 9 at the Métis Hall here. “Last year we recognized the contribution of the Ukrainian people to our local community. This […]

Roll out the red carpet—the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will honour some of the district’s finest this Saturday night during its 12th-annual business awards at La Place Rendez-Vous. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said she’s been hard at work planning the evening, to which she once again is looking forward. […]