Duane Hicks Elizabeth Donaldson and Tom Morrish perused a copy of “Rainy River Valley Beginnings” during the book launch Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum.
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Duane Hicks Christmas is the season for giving and thinking of others, so why not help replenish area food banks this Saturday? The eighth-annual “Stuff-A-Cruiser” campaign will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Safeway, The Place, and Walmart here, Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo, and Beaver Mills Market in Rainy […]
Duane Hicks Choir director Diane Maxey led the Fort Frances Choraliers in a performance of “O Little Town of Bethlehem” on Sunday afternoon at the Townshend Theatre here. Soloist David Miller (below left) performed “Strange Way to Save the World” during the cantata Sunday afternoon while Michael Brady (below right) […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre, the new mental health and addictions wellness centre run by the Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services, is now ready to serve the community. A large crowd gathered Friday to celebrate the grand opening of the newly-renovated building, which is located […]
Duane Hicks Johnathan Price of 93.1 The Border, left, was more than happy to receive an armful of toy donations from Doug Anderson of Betty’s and Dr. Lorena Jenks on Saturday morning during the annual “Burst the Bus” initiative. Community members swung by the decorated Iron Range Bus on the […]
Duane Hicks Katelyn Bruyere, Callahan Wiedenhoeft, and Brianna Eldridge sang some Christmas tunes on the Salvation Army’s float as volunteers walked alongside and collected donations to help district families during the 2017 “Community Christmas Parade.” Earlier in the day, the trio also sang during “Burst the Bust” in front of […]
From the OPP The OPP North West Region would like to thank outgoing Chief Superintendent Mark Pritchard for all his hard work, and congratulate Superintendent Dave Lucas in his promotion to chief superintendent and new commander of the region, effective Dec. 1. Lucas, who was the detachment commander for Rainy […]
Press Release In July, Mill Street & Co. announced that its subsidiary, the Fastway Group, had entered into a purchase agreement to acquire the business operations of North American Lumber. This transaction was not able to be completed. President Martha Konantz would like to acknowledge and thank the staff of […]
Duane Hicks “Rainy River Valley Beginnings” may end up under quite a few Christmas trees this year. The highly-anticipated book focusing on the pioneer photography of William Hampden Tener received an enthusiastic response during its launch Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum. More than 50 district residents packed the […]
Duane Hicks Bea Galbraith was the first customer to drop by the launch for Jack Hedman’s new book, “Dire Needs–Dire Straits,” held Saturday afternoon at Betty’s. Galbraith has a special interest in the book–she is the sister of the late Lawrence Allan, who was interviewed about his time attending a […]
Nicholas Donaldson The third intake period for the Sustainable New Agri-Food Products & Productivity (SNAPP) funding program is open as of Dec. 1, with applications being accepted until Feb. 28. SNAPP supports Northern Ontario agriculture and food producers, businesses, collaborations, communities, and First Nations by providing funding for projects involved […]
Duane Hicks Santa Claus waved to the throngs of fans lining Scott Street during the annual “Community Christmas Parade” along Scott Street on Saturday evening. Santa’s float, which also featured Mrs. Claus and a couple of elves, was decorated by the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club this year.
