Carmen Hebert and Christian Wiedenhoeft (above) played the Banks’ siblings, “Jane” and “Michael,” who wished for the perfect nanny to come along in the Fort High production of “Mary Poppins” held last Wednesday through Saturday at the Townshend Theatre. At right, Brianna Eldridge, portraying Winifred Banks, sang “Let’s Hope She […]
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Duane Hicks Fort Frances Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt, left, and John Pierce of the Fort Frances Times promoted the #PrepareYourSelfie campaign in conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week (May 8-13). The public is urged to make a 72-hour survival kit, take a “selfie” and post it to social media, and show […]
Press Release Local MP Don Rusnak is pleased with the recent announcement regarding FedNor. Northern Ontarians will benefit from an increase of FedNor funding, worth $25 million over five years, that will create new jobs and business opportunities that diversify and strengthen the region’s economy. This increased funding will support […]
Nicholas Donaldson Mayor Roy Avis helped Angie Fraiser and Jill Pernsky hold the Community Living Fort Frances and District flag with other staff and service users. The flag was raised at the Civic Centre last week to mark May as “Community Living Month” in town.
Duane Hicks In conjunction with “Mental Health Week,” a display of a half-dozen compelling images from Onigaming First Nation was put up last week at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The “Photovoice” project, facilitated by Nancy Daley Fulton of the local Canadian Mental Health Association branch, focuses on […]
Duane Hicks While the future of the pulp and paper mill in Fort Frances remains uncertain for everyone, Mayor Roy Avis said the current situation needs to end in “the not-so-distant future” either with the sale of the mill or a teardown. “I know that everyone in Fort Frances is […]
Nicholas Donaldson Science classes at St. Michael’s School here have been growing tomatoes. One might hesitate to call them “local food,” however, because of the distance those seeds have travelled. Half the seeds have spent time aboard the International Space Station and now are grown to test the effects of […]
Nicholas Donaldson St. Michael’s Grade 1 students took time Friday morning to check on their tomato plants under the light and timer system in the school gym. Half of the seeds grown visited space as part of a project testing the effects of zero gravity on plant germination.
The “Beast,” played by Kennah LeBlanc, and “Belle,” played by Denae Mose, had a heart-to-heart moment during Sturgeon Creek School’s presentation of “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Meanwhile, Sullivan Spiers portrayed “Cogsworth” while Danica Mose portrayed “Lumiere” as the pair enacted a scene. The musical ran there May 1-2 before […]
Duane Hicks No fishing rod? No problem. Thanks to the “TackleShare” program, fishing rods and tackle boxes are available to sign out for free from the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre with a valid library card. Participating anglers simply sign out a rod and reel, as well as an […]
