Last Tuesday morning, Shirley Scofield sat on a soft couch next to a sunny window with a child under each arm listening intently to her read “The Paper Bag Princess” by Robert Munsch. The children were not Scofield’s grandchildren but the experience, she said, is very similar. Scofield is one […]
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Dear Mr. Behan: On behalf of the Kidney Foundation of Canada, we would like to express our sincere thanks to those people who canvassed for the annual March Drive. This year, nearly $7,000 was raised locally. The commitment of our volunteers is astonishing. The Kidney Foundation is dedicated to improving […]
Hopefully the mayor, those councillors who support “bag tags,” and town administration aren’t expecting residents to spill into the streets of Fort Frances in joyful thanks for being graciously allowed one free bag of garbage a week, as well as the continued privilege of using the big green bags and […]
Dear sir: Last Thursday (May 20), I had been burning some items in the fireplace. At 6:50 p.m., I closed the glass doors on the fireplace and left for the Sister Kennedy Centre. About 7:10 p.m., my wife, Susan, drove into our driveway with our granddaughter from Thunder Bay. She […]
Dear sir: Thank you to the citizens of Fort Frances for their generous support of our recent tag day for the Rainycrest Auxiliary. We took in $3,090.78. Thanks also to the volunteers who braved the cold and stood on street corners for two hours. As well, the La Verendrye General […]
Dear sir: The meetings held last Tuesday (May 18) did not allow for proper discussion of the plan for waste disposal for Fort Frances. People were rightly upset with the way this plan was presented—many people voiced their concerns that this was a done deal. It appeared to be that […]
The Muskies girls’ soccer team is getting set to host the NWOSSAA playoffs this Saturday after winning the NorWOSSA crown last Thursday in Kenora. The girls, who only had played four competitive games going into the two-day NorWOSSA showdown, also were missing coach Struchan Gilson for the tournament. But that […]
When it comes to scoring goals Muskie style, two heads are better than one. Riding a pair of clutch headers by strikers Chris Plett and Matt Basaraba, the Muskie boys’ soccer team built a quick 2-0 lead en route to a 4-1 victory over the Rainy River Owls in the […]
As the clock winds down to the start of the third-annual Emo Walleye Classic later this week, the Rainy River is seeing a lot boat traffic these days. But fishing is by no means the sole attraction of this natural waterway. Cruising down the river from Emo, there is an […]
Those involved in the local tourism industry have been keeping their fingers crossed in hopes that this year’s season will be more successful than last year’s. And so far, so good. Alan Meline, owner of Alan Meline Guide Services, said the biggest advantage this year is that so many people […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is working with the Town of Fort Frances and the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee to make sure no one ever says “Fort where?” again. In an effort to attract more tourists and increase the visibility of Fort Frances, banners representing the various activities that […]
Fort Frances marked the end of an era Tuesday with the closing ceremonies for one of the town’s original elementary schools, Alexander MacKenzie. Nearly 100 people—including past students and staff, along with parents—came out to the school to say good-bye to the past and to greet the future. Among the […]
