Nicholas Donaldson Manitoba country duo “Keith and Renee” put on a lively show for the nearly 100 guests at Cornell Farms in Devlin for the first barn concert of the season. Pat Clysdale-Cornell said she heard the two on CBC Radio about a year ago and instantly knew she needed […]
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Dear editor: Once again, the people in the north end of Fort Frances are being lied to by Wahkaihganun Futures Corp., with the blessing of town council and officials of the town. Town officials approved an incomplete building plan for the last apartments. All elevations in that plan were not […]
Press Release Debra Rose Wilson (nee Colvin) of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Fort Frances, was honoured with the 2017 Holistic Nurse of the Year award at the 37th-annual American Holistic Nurses Association conference in Rancho Mirage, Calif. held June 5-10. The Holistic Nurse of the Year (HNY) award is intended […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Borderland Pride’s first official meeting garnered a lot of attention among residents from both sides of the border. Held last Wednesday evening at Knox United Church here, organizers were “blown away” by the response to the roundtable discussion. “We had about 35 to 40 people turn out, […]
His Eminence, the Metropolitan Yurij, performed a special service here Sunday morning in honour of the 70th anniversary of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Here he is spreading incense around the altar.
Hydro One worker Bill Mueller gave a thumb’s up after planting a fruit tree at the home of Lorie Wolynski and family on Off Lake back in the spring. It replaced a tree that Hydro One accidentally had knocked down during line-clearing work. -Photo courtesy of Lorie Wolynski
Nicholas Donaldson More area fields will be getting tile drainage this summer as one more company has travelled to Rainy River District to do some work improving land for farmers looking to grow cash crops. Martin Drainage, based out of Arthur, Ont., was working on a field in Sleeman on […]
What a week to showcase all that Fort Frances has to offer. On Sunday, St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church here hosted visiting clergy, including His Eminence, the Metropolitan Yurij, spiritual head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Canada, as well as other guests from Northwestern Ontario, Manitoba, and the U.S. […]
Press Release As part of a year-long line-up of events marking Ontario’s 150th anniversary and celebrating the province, the free “ONtour” concert series will provide the soundtrack for the Summer of ’17. It is stopping in more than 20 communities across the province, including in Kenora on Aug. 10, to […]
Kiera Kowalski Four-year-old Benjamin Parks was among the children of all ages who enjoyed painting rocks and creating mandalas last Thursday afternoon at Point Park as part of the weekly Open Air Art Studio presented by Community Living Fort Frances and District. The next Open Air Studio is scheduled for […]
Bill Tersky, from St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Church in Thunder Bay, gave a brief speech at the luncheon after presenting a cheque to local church president Marcia Zeleny. He noted the congregation’s hard work in making the 70th anniversary special.
