Staff It looks as though the organizing committee for a popular fundraiser making its return after a one-year absence won’t have to rely on a wing and a prayer to have a successful evening. The Ducks Unlimited Canada 33rd Fundraising Banquet & Auction is set for Friday, May 12 at […]
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Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter “Relay for Life” here is shaping up to look a little different this year. Event organizer Monica Sus said they are changing the venue after battling with Mother Nature in years past. “Relay for Life” will take place indoors at the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday, […]
Kiera Kowalski Sierra Cousineau stopped to smell the soothing bath bombs at Laureen Peters’ booth, “Bomb Liscious Bath Bombs,” during the Mother’s Day Market held Friday and Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Peters had a variety of homemade scents for sale, including “key lime,” “orange creamsicle,” and “stress […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter When Crystal McPherson opened her e-mail on April Fool’s Day and discovered she would be travelling to Uganda in Africa this July, she thought someone was trying to pull a fast one on her. After applying to–and being rejected for–a mission trip opportunity with the Young Living […]
Nicholas Donaldson The 1964 film may be a classic but the leads in this year’s musical staged by Fort High students have decided to refrain from watching “Mary Poppins” until their own show is over. “I’ve never seen it but I’ll wait until after so it doesn’t change my character,” […]
Dear Mr. Editor: I am writing this letter to express how disappointed we are with the Ministry of Natural Resources’ decision to close Boffin Lake to overnight camping. My family and I have used that same spot for the past 18 years for our family’s holidays. In that time, we […]
Nicholas Donaldson J.W. Walker students had the rare honour of witnessing a 25-year-old time capsule being opened on Monday in the school gym. Following an assembly on the topic of perseverance, students watched Dianne DeBenedet and Judy Johanson open a peanut butter jar that had been closed since 1992 when […]
Kiera Kowalski Deidre Jarvis, food and beverage manager at the Copper River Inn, accepted a résumé from Jacob Bolzan, who is seeking employment after moving back to town from Peterborough. About 15 local businesses participated in a hiring fair that ran there yesterday from 3-7 p.m.
Is an eyesore about to be removed? Let’s hope so. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce passed a motion at its annual general meeting Thursday evening asking the Town of Fort Frances to remove the faded banners on the mill’s “Lap” building or replace them with something new. Then on […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with spotty showers possible. Look for an overnight low of two C (36 F). Tomorrow will see a 40 percent chance of showers, along with a high of 17 (63) and low around four (39). Mostly sunny skies are forecast for Friday, along with […]
Judy Johanson and Dianne DeBenedet visited J.W. Walker School on Monday to open a time capsule that had been buried 25 years ago at the former Alexander Mackenzie School site. Johanson was the school librarian at the time while DeBenedet was the teacher of the Grade 2 class that contributed […]
Joyce Johnson, 79, of Seine River First Nation, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. A wake will be held Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 4 p.m. at the Seine River First Nation gymnasium. A traditional service will be held Friday, May […]
