A black crow soaring in a turbulent sky, a prancing unicorn playing with its shadow, and a lighthouse surrounded by crashing waves. These are just some of the images on display at the Fort Frances Public Library this month. The library didn’t blow its budget on the new artwork. Instead, […]
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Most areas from La Vallee west to Lake of the Woods finally can dial 911 to receive emergency help. People living in La Vallee, Emo, Chapple, Morley, Rainy River, Dawson, and Lake of the Woods townships, along with the Rainy River and Northwest Bay First Nations, previously had to dial […]
The town’s Operations and Facilities committee will have to review its snow removal policy following heated comments by Mayor Glenn Witherspoon and other councillors at Monday night’s meeting. “The whole damn operation has to improve. Put some common sense into it,” Mayor Witherspoon said during the committee of the whole […]
Final plans for the River Walk Condominium project were unveiled Tuesday afternoon and the town now is taking the next step in constructing the Front Street development. “The big news is that we received the architect’s final drawings and we’re going to be inviting tender, with tenders to close on […]
Neal & Leandra, a singer/songwriter duo currently causing quite a stir in the folk music world, appeared on the Backus Auditorium stage in International Falls on Sunday, Dec. 9 in the latest concert of this season’s Border Concert series. The husband-and-wife team took little time in winning over the audience […]
Just a handful of days away, the annual community Christ-mas dinner will go on Dec. 25 despite how little it may look like winter outside. But Joan Pearson of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau still is asking for a helping hand with food donations to again make the event—slated from […]
Health and Long-Term Care minister Tony Clement made it clear he’s got his sights set on becoming the next premier of Ontario come March 23 during an appearance Saturday at the Red Dog Inn. “I’m here to pick up some local perspective, see what’s working and what’s not,” said Clement, […]
More than 200 people filled St. Mary’s Church here Sunday afternoon to enjoy the sounds of season at the 11th-annual Christmas cantata. The 72 members of the Choraliers performed the cantata, entitled “Hope was Born,” which told the story of the birth of Jesus through song and narration. “I am […]
A new $500,000 abattoir that district farmers say is desperately needed here is still in the developmental stages, with organizers saying there will be no progress on it until the new year. Geoff Gillon, of the Rainy River Future Development Corp., said there’s potential for a progress report in January. […]
Plans may be in the works for the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East, which has stood vacant for more than two years, after a report to council at Monday night’s committee of the whole meeting. “We’re in the process of the potential acquisition of the high […]
Dear editor: I am writing to you as a way of thanking the people of Fort Frances for their overwhelming kindness, and to update them on the progress my son, William Moody Jr., is making. William was born Nov. 29, 1993 with spina-bifida. To date, he has had 32 surgeries, […]
Dear sir: About two years ago, California decided to privatize its electric power system. They did not make sure there was enough cheap power available and when a hot spell of weather arrived, they could not operate all the air conditioning and power blackouts were commonplace. Finally, they bought power […]
