Leah Woods, left, and Crystal Nault tried to stay dry as they handed out fire prevention information from the Ministry of Natural Resources this morning at the border. Despite the rain, the Restricted Fire Zone for Northwestern Ontario remains in effect, with the fire hazard at “medium-high” in every district. […]
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Catlin DeBennetti, left, Heidi Howells, center, and Marina Jewell, right danced to the rhythmic beat of Jamaica yesterday afternoon at the Townsend Theatre as part of Dancemakers School of Dances’ production “Around The World.” —Amanda Roy photo
Canadian fiddle champion Scott Woods had a Mother’s Day crowd of 275 people tapping their toes during a concert last night at Knox United Church. The sold-out show was a fundraiser for the church. —Duane Hicks photo
Dawn Booth, office manager for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, kept track of flower basket sponsors during the launch of “Project Petunia” Friday afternoon at Robin’s Donuts. For a sixth year, the Chamber will be hanging flower baskets along King’s Highway from Tim Hortons to Central Avenue, then up […]
Melissa Friesen sang “Christmas Lullaby” during the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts’ highlights concert Saturday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Friesen was awarded the Rose Bowl for vocals this year while Annelise Hawrylak was honoured with the Rose Bowl for drama. —Duane Hicks photo
Local businesses are encouraged to attend a workshop focusing on marketing slated for this Thursday (May 17) at 5:30 p.m. at the Adventure Inn here. This workshop is endorsed by the Downtown Core Committee, BIA, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, and Rainy River Future Development Corp. “The recent […]
Council will be voting tonight to amend the town’s traffic control bylaw in anticipation of two major road projects residents will see get underway in coming weeks. With the reconstruction of the Portage Avenue underpass to take place between May 22 and Oct. 31, the town will be reducing traffic […]
The Muskie soccer squads swapped places in Kenora last week, with the girls clinching the top spot in their division and the boys falling to third. Both results were somewhat surprising given the boys went into the two-day tournament on Thursday and Friday leading their division while the girls were […]
Residents on the 700 and 800 block of Scott Street should have their water service restored by the end of the day as town crews have been working watermain break there since this morning. Environmental and Facilities superintendent Doug Herr said the town had to shut the water off at […]
Choking smoke above a large forest fire in Northwestern Ontario grounded waterbombers after winds died down and the smoke settled, making visibility difficult, officials said today. The fire—known as Thunder Bay 37—was expected to reach 10,000 hectares in size. A group of 130 firefighters from British Columbia arrived in Thunder […]
With the final “tour de Fort” concert of the 2006/07 season coming up this Friday (April 13), passports for the 2007/08 season will go on sale that evening as part of “Passport Holder Appreciation Night.” Concert-goers are encouraged to show up at the FFHS cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. to […]
It is one of the more storied names in Muskie hockey history. For a decade beginning in the early 1970s, fans packed the stands at the old Memorial Arena on Friday nights and cheered as three brothers—Billy “Pic” Roach, Don Roach, and Randy Roach—starred on their respective Muskie teams. During […]
