Press Release Icebox Radio Theater (IBRT) will present a live dramatic radio-style reading of “The Shadow” on Friday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. The reading will be presented with live actors and sound effects, along with music in the “old-time radio” style. […]
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Duane Hicks Book-lovers looking to stock up on reading materials don’t have to look any further than the annual charity book sale set to take place next week (March 21-24) at Revco Carpet here. But a book sale needs books–and the public is welcome to drop by 950 Fifth St. […]
Sam Odrowski A few decades ago, working remotely out of a home office was near impossible. But in today’s workforce, the number of Canadians “telecommuting” is on the rise, with an increasing number of people working from their homes. Roberta Oliver has worked remotely for 11 years with United Healthcare […]
Sam Odrowski Paul Catanzaro, an Employment Standards Officer with the Ministry of Labour, gave an overview of the legislation regarding the recent increase to the minimum wage in Ontario at La Place Rendez-Vous here. Organized by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and NCDS, the two-hour session looked at the […]
Press Release With spring weather quickly approaching, many workplaces, community groups, and individuals will be taking steps to clean up outdoor spaces. The Northwestern Health Unit would like to remind the public that there is a chance a discarded needle may be part of the garbage found. “Knowing how to […]
Has the populist wave that swept Donald Trump into the White House in the November, 2016 U.S. presidential election now pushed north of the border? That’s the conclusion many are drawing after Doug Ford was elected as the new leader of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives–a decision that only was confirmed […]
Duane Hicks Laura Gosse is the new community engagement co-ordinator at the Fort Frances Museum.
Press Release The Atikokan High School Voyageurs’ robotics team competed March 3-4 at Durham College in Oshawa in a competition sponsored by FIRST Robotics. The team, comprised of Grade 12 student Eiji Moller and ninth-grader Keira Cameron, placed a respectable 26th out of 38 teams. This was their rookie year, […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-10 C (14 F) and northwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will be mainly sunny, with a high of minus-one (30) and low around minus-15 (five). Look for north-northeast winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Sunny skies […]
Duane Hicks The race to be the next MPP for Kenora-Rainy River finally is starting to heat up. Fort Frances resident Matt Soprovich, the executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, has announced he’ll be seeking the local NDP nomination for the June 7 provincial election. “I’ve been considering […]
Sam Odrowski St. Michael’s J.K/S.K teacher Stephanie Mishibinijima read a story to her class during the school’s annual “Voyageur Day” festivities last week.
