Heather Latter Community Living Fort Frances and District is encouraging people to pull out their brightest, funkiest socks in support of World Down Syndrome Day on Saturday. “Community Living Ontario celebrates it every year but this is the first time we are promoting it here,” noted Faith Moen. “We want […]
District News
Heather Latter Ryan Wood of Spruce Grove, Alta. was watching Global National’s news on Friday afternoon and was surprised to see a photo of his hometown of Fort Frances during the broadcast’s sign-off. Former resident Carrie Halwachs-Zechel, meanwhile, said she almost jumped off the couch after seeing the photo of […]
Duane Hicks The new National Geographic and Heart of the Continent Partnership geotourism MapGuide and website—traveltheheart.org—officially is launching tomorrow. The “landmark project,” which has taken two years to plan and execute, is “historically significant for all who live, work, and play in the Superior border lakes region,” also known as […]
Press Release The next Border Concert Association presentation for its 2014-2015 series is “An Evening with Rebecca and Kuba.” After a highly-successful 2012 tour, Kuba returns with another unique show featuring vibraphone and Theremin, but this time showcasing his wife, Rebecca. Kuba came from Poland with a classical and jazz […]
Robin McCormick A pair of upcoming St. Patrick’s Day events are happening in our area so be sure to celebrate the luck of the Irish by attending one or even both. A St. Patrick’s Day tea and bake sale is set for this Friday (March 13) at the Emo Health […]
Heather Latter Joelle Barron is a poet and a writer, with works having been published in the Malahat Review, ARC Poetry Magazine, and on The Hairpin. But she’s always wanted to win one of CBC’s literary prizes. Now the local resident has a chance at earning the top prize in […]
Duane Hicks More deer means more wolves. It’s a simple truth that explains why wolf sightings have become more common in the Fort Frances area in recent years. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry received four reports of wolves from the public in December, noted Adriana Pacitto, MNRF assistant […]
Heather Latter The first-ever “Relay Reunion” event is being planned to kick-off this year’s “Relay for Life.” Set for March 26 from 6-8 p.m. at From the Grind Up here, it will be a causal come-and-go event for anyone involved (or who wants to be involved) in the “Relay”—an inspirational, […]
Cameron Penney Mother Nature seemed to send an apology to participants of the 33rd-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival over the weekend. Temperatures hovering just below zero C made the cold of last year’s numbing minus-40 readings a distant memory. “We couldn’t have asked for better weather the last two days,” […]
the OPP On Friday around 3:30 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP was dispatched to a motor-vehicle collision involving a school bus and passenger vehicle near the intersection of Thompson Street and Keating Avenue South. The bus was carrying five students at the time but no injuries were reported. Both […]
Staff Out-shoppers are reminded to not try to bring chicken or other poultry products across the border into Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is implementing measures to protect Canada’s poultry resources from an outbreak of highly-pathogenic avian influenza reported in poultry in the states of Minnesota, California, Idaho, Oregon, […]
the OPP Dryden OPP officers recently received an anonymous call about a dog being left out in the cold at a residence in Wainwright Township. The officers attended the residence and located a husky cross dog in poor health due to the weather conditions. The temperature at the time of […]
