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By Allan Bradbury abradbury@fortfrances.com After months of rehearsals during lunch and recess, the students of St. Mary School will be putting on their performance of Beauty and the Beast Jr. tonight. The cast and crew are made up of students from grades three to seven, with many older students taking […]
By Liam Oliver Neilson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter lneilson@fortfrances.com A report for an agreement between the Town of Fort Frances and North Star Air of Thunder Bay, Ont., to build a successful flight schedule with contributions from the town was carried during Monday’s town council meeting, with no members opposed. […]
By Carenna Haw 4-H United Beef Club press reporter The 4-H United Beef held its first meeting on Monday, May 11, at the home of Tami and Robin LeBlanc, with all 12 members in attendance. The club welcomed two new members and two new leaders, and introduced this year’s topic, […]
By Mike Stimpson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SNnewswatch.com RED ROCK — Volunteer firefighters have a new truck, thanks to money from a federal fund. The Canada Community-Building Fund (CCBF), formerly known as the federal Gas Tax Fund, provided the money for Red Rock to replace an old fire rescue truck. […]
By Clint Fleury Local Journalism Initiative Reporter TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — The Minister of Rural Affairs, Lisa Thompson, is taking a boots-on-the-ground approach to understand the priorities of the north. “We are developing relationships and understanding, and you’re going to see us in the north on a regular basis because […]
SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES Avery Veldhuisen – Debussy Piano Bursary Elena Bottomley – Stephanie Hawkins Bursary Clare Empey – Muriel & Gordon Ross Memorial Scholarship (Instrumental) Alexis Latter – Festival Arts Bursary (Drama) Lilah Brockie – Festival Arts Bursary (Vocal) Gaia Logsdon – Festival Arts Bursary (Piano) Liam Dent – RRDFPA […]
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If there’s a common theme these days, I think it has to be the cool temperatures we’re experiencing. I updated our weather data, and we have had only two nights this month that haven’t been below freezing temperatures! I do believe that might be a record because I don’t remember […]
As I sit here at my writing desk sipping a glass of red wine at 6:05 p.m. on a Monday, looking for inspiration and staring at the blank white page that will eventually contain some 700 words for this week’s column, I have to wonder. Will I put myself to […]
We are in a municipal election year. For eight years, we have had a caretaker government looking after Fort Frances. That is not a bad thing. But after eight years, it would be a welcome sign for a candidate to step forward with a dream of building something better for […]
Across cultures and centuries, literature and storytelling have remained enduring civic companions. Champions even. Whether through novels, political writing, memoirs, philosophy, or cinema, stories have long served the public as a form of civic foresight. They do not predict the future, nor are they written merely to frighten. Instead, they […]
