Nicholas Donaldson Monday was the first day of the Youth and Elder Water Walk–a two-day journey along the Rainy River by local First Nations’ members to recognize the importance of the water and the responsibility to take care of it. The day began with an opening ceremony at the Seven […]
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There was a time when the Town of Fort Frances valued trees along the boulevards of the community. Today, the only trees the town fathers appreciate are the single-stemmed ones holding wires in the air. When the Dutch Elm disease ravaged and destroyed the American Elms that flourished along Fort […]
Nicholas Donaldson Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne looked over some traditional Métis items during the arrival of the 2017 Métis Nation of Ontario Canoe Expedition held upstairs at La Place Rendez-Vous here last Wednesday. The premier and her spouse, Jane Rounthwaite, met up with the expedition in Fort Frances to begin […]
of Rick Neilson The faigrounds are groomed, the big tent is up, and the midway trucks were trickling in Monday evening as preparations continue for the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo, which this year runs from tomorrow through Saturday. See page B1 for a complete […]
Nicholas Donaldson Joey Landreth captivated his audience last Tuesday night with his bluesy, sentimental tunes during the final Cornell Farms’ barn concert of the season. Landreth was making his solo return to the barn in La Vallee after playing there in 2013 as one half of The Brothers Landreth. Also […]
Duane Hicks With the 2017-18 “Tour de Fort” season set to start in less than a month, there’s still time to get a passport. “Passports are selling very well,” said John Payne, “Tour de Fort” programming and hospitality director, who shares in the programming duties with his wife and “Tour […]
Nicholas Donaldson Dr. Cody Caul, right, returned to the area after finishing school in Toronto and has been working with Dr. Jeremy McGuire (left) at the Fort Frances Chiropractic Centre since the beginning of August. Caul grew up in the area and is excited to be back working in the […]
Duane Hicks Dairy Queen owner Christin Thompson, left, served up a thick and frosty “Blizzard Treat” to Melissa St Amant last Thursday during DQ’s 15th-annual “Miracle Treat Day.” Proceeds from every “Blizzard Treat” sold that day at the Dairy Queen here will be donated to the Children’s Hospital Foundation of […]
Staff Crews were busy yesterday afternoon cutting down trees from the boulevard along the north side of the 200 block of Second Street East. The removal is being done ahead of a complete overhaul of the block, in which the sewer, water, and storm sewer infrastructure will be replaced before […]
Nicholas Donaldson There is a new name printed beneath Dr. Jeremy McGuire’s on the door of the Fort Frances Chiropractic Centre–and it’s one people here already should be familiar with. Dr. Cody Caul has become the newest addition to the office, and having grown up in the area has made […]
Press Release The Citizens for Backus/AB in International Falls are pleased to accept a $1,000 grant from the Diocese of Duluth and its Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl Small Grant Fund. The grant will be used towards food purchases for the Backus Community Center’s “Community Café,” which is a joint […]
Duane Hicks Natalie Mehra, executive director of the Ontario Health Coalition, and Jules Tupker, co-chair of the Thunder Bay Health Coalition, stood by the giant teddy bear that they took around Northwestern Ontario last Friday through this past Monday.
