Town council agreed Monday to forward eight local clubs and services to the Winnipeg Foundation for approval as co-recipients of this year’s $33,000 from the Moffat Family Fund. Of the 14 submissions made before the June 12 deadline, the Fort Frances Community Foundation sub-committee chose the following: •Rainy Lake Air […]
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It may have been a little belated but Barwick held its Canada Day activities over the weekend, highlighted by the always popular parade and a fastball tournament. The parade featured antique tractors and cars, old stock cars (including George Oltsher’s #33 and Gilbert Warren’s #02), fire trucks from Fort Frances, […]
June 15 was a memorable day for Peter and Leona VanHeyst as they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with family and friends in the Fellowship Hall at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. It was a festive mood for all in attendance, especially the couple as they entered the hall, […]
Two local community groups are vying to keep the AB-Backus complex open—and the International Falls School Board has until the end of the month to decide which will get control. Last week, the school board accepted proposals for the possible purchase of the AB-Backus complex. The grassroots group, “Citizens for […]
Guess who’s coming to dinner? New Ontario Lt.-Gov. James Bartleman is slated to arrive here Wednesday morning for a day-long tour of Fort Frances and Rainy River District. “It’s excellent he’s coming to see the area so that when we have a problem, he will know about Fort Frances,” Mayor […]
Sometimes you can look at something every day and never know what goes on there. But thanks to mill tours offered by Abitibi-Consolidated twice each weekday in the summer (except for statutory holidays), now you can find out. The hour-long tours are offered free of charge to anyone interested in […]
Council officially confirmed a withdrawal of interest in purchasing the old Fort Frances High School at Monday night’s regular meeting here. “As far as the town is concerned, the possibility of acquisition is over,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said. “The next time we step to the plate is if it becomes […]
After having the prospects of carding its players as ‘AAA’ Midgets dashed last week, the Muskie boys’ hockey team is left to ponder what could have been next season. “I’m a little surprised and disappointed in the result,” said Muskie head coach Glen Edwards upon hearing the Fort Frances Minor […]
Give us our lives back Dear sir: I am writing to clarify some issues. First, it seems most people believe flood victims will receive 90 percent funding to cover their losses. We may receive up to 90 percent based on depreciated value—most items being depreciated between five and eight percent […]
It’s almost laughable, really, that Fort Frances and International Falls, both of which are soon to celebrate their centennials, have decided—in 2002—to become “sister cities.” Obviously, it begs the question: What took so long? Of course, Fort Frances and International Falls have always enjoyed close ties over the decades. There […]
I lived in Fort Frances until 1962, when I left for the U.S. Army. I return about every two years to see my sister, Edna Lambert. Since I left, I have seen a lot of changes, all for the good, and I am still proud of being of the Fort. […]
Dear sir: The Rainy Lake Conservancy would like to express its concern over the high water levels on Rainy Lake during the past two summers. Unusually high water levels destroy and threaten precious lakeshore flora and fauna, as well as causing additional shoreland damage. In life science inventories sponsored by […]
