A community benefit tea for well-known district musician Stephanie Hawkins, director of the Rainy River Community Choir, is slated for this Sunday (Dec. 28) at La Place Rendez-Vous. Dainties and coffee/tea will be served at the come-and-go event, which will run from 1-4 p.m. Hawkins, 44, originally from New Brunswick […]
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As far as Peter Spuzak’s concerned, the Kitchen Creek Golf Club is the author of its own troubles. One of the landowners adjacent to the golf course a short drive west of town, Spuzak said claims that people like himself are not being co-operative with the club’s efforts to improve […]
It will be Trevor Lind’s first Christmas without his best friend around to share it with, but a particular gift from Adam Cain’s parents has helped lift his spirits and strengthen the memory of his fallen buddy during this holiday season. Lind knew Cain “since we were babies” and the […]
An historic building in Fort Frances soon will enter a new era of existence, and it seems a fitting time to examine its history. The building known as old Fort Frances High School, located on the 200 block of First Street East, actually was built in a series of additions […]
Family and Children Services here is planning to relocate from its current address at 450 Scott St. to a renovated space in the westernmost portion of the old Fort Frances High School in the new year. “Our board has accepted a recommendation from our building committee,” FACS executive director Vic […]
A recent server changeover between Lakehead University in Thunder Bay and TBayTel caused some problems for local residents who use Sunset Communications as their Internet service provider. Sunset customers couldn’t access their e-mail for two days because of the changeover. John Ducharme, a staff member at Sunset, said the company’s […]
Christmas came early for Vanessa Hebert this year as a flood of donations for the annual community dinner poured in late last week. “We were starting to worry,” Hebert, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, admitted Monday. “But I don’t know why we ever did—the community always […]
With only two wins in 29 games, you would think Jared Catholique-Bruyere would rather be anywhere else than manning the blueline for the SIJHL’s worst team. So, why is this kid smiling? “It’s a real professional organization and I’m really having fun there,” Catholique-Bruyere, 16, said about his stay this […]
With the last ’flu shot clinic of the year being held today at the Northwestern Health Unit, and only one more planned for January, public health nurse Cindy McKinnon is looking forward to a rest. “We’re hoping the ’flu shot clinic on Jan. 15 is a ‘last call’ . . […]
The Springfield IceHawks had a severe case of bus legs Sunday afternoon, but sympathy was not forthcoming from their hosts. The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians took advantage of their weary visitors and waltzed to a 7-1 victory to improve to 3-0 in the ‘A’ Division of the Eastman Midget […]
The Ontario government announced last Wednesday it would not reinstate the spring bear hunt despite a recommendation to do so from the Nuisance Bear Review Committee, provoking responses of frustration and disappointment across the district. “I’m disappointed,” said former Fort Frances mayor Glenn Witherspoon, who was a member of the […]
Dear sir: Friends will come to the forefront whenever problems such as financial difficulty or health should arise. Surprisingly, old friends forgotten for a lengthy period of time will surface to wish you well. True friendship is a gift of a lifetime, which can be cherished, forgotten, or destroyed by […]
