Spring into action this Saturday at Clover Valley Farmers’ Market. All the plants you need to complete your garden plan are available, together with experts who can answer all your gardening questions. And it’s the right time of year to find out what is happening in this beautiful, natural environment […]
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A community yard sale will be held in the whole village of Barwick this Saturday (May 28) from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. There will be yard sale tables, a bake table, and heritage and museum souvenirs. If you are interested in being a part of this event, you can book your […]
Jen Badiuk is entering a new chapter in her life. She has moved to Jasper, Alta., where she started working at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge on May 16. Jen recently finished her schooling at Confederation College in Thunder Bay, where she took a course on hotel management. Her parents, […]
Voyageurs National Park biologists found 63 bald eagle nests within the park’s boundary this April while conducting aerial surveys to determine the number and location of nesting pairs. Adult pairs were observed at 31 of the nests. Twenty-nine of the 31 breeding pairs were actively involved in incubating, compared to […]
If you’re looking for a different way to spend your lunch hour tomorrow (Thursday), you might want to drop by the Townshend Theatre. Fort High is holding a Next Top Model Fashion Show 2005 beginning at 11:40 a.m. and running until around 1:30 p.m. The show was put together by […]
The fourth-annual Rainy Lake Impressions art show this year will feature works of art with the dragonfly as the subject. Previous shows have featured the Rainy Lake mermaid, images from the historic Devil’s Cascades on the north arm of Rainy Lake, and artwork on paper in celebration of the 90th […]
Backed by at least 50 members of the community, local firefighters made their case Tuesday evening as to why town council should reverse its decision to eliminate a vacant full-time position at the fire hall. But in the end, they got few answers as to why council ever made the […]
The annual Rainy River First Nations fish fry has been a much-anticipated tradition in the district for more than 30 years. But this year, some 610 pounds of walleye fillets and 80 pounds of smoked sturgeon took a back seat to politicians, native luminaries, and the hundreds of people who […]
The only question was whether they would be facing the St. Ignatius Falcons or the St. Patrick Saints of Thunder Bay in the NWOSSAA final? So complete was the Muskie girls’ soccer team’s domination heading into the NorWOSSA tournament last Wednesday in Kenora that it seemed inevitable that they would […]
Dear sir: “Communities in Bloom” is a non-profit organization committed to fostering civic pride, environmental responsibility, and beautification. The Fort Frances committee is up and running, and the town will be provincially judged based on the efforts in management planning, maintenance, improvement, and innovation of the following: tidiness effort, environmental […]
Dear Mr. Editor, This is to make people aware that Stewart Road in the Township of Alberton has been in terrible condition since the spring thaw (late March). With all the rain, the potholes just keep getting deeper and deeper—and wider. The township has not even bothered to display warning […]
Dear sir: In his letter to the editor last week, Allan Kielczewski asked for our thoughts on the Manitou fish fry. I am happy to share my thoughts both as a reader of Mr. Kielczewski’s annual letter on this subject and as one who enjoyed the event. When Treaty #3 […]
