While the amount raised still is being added up, with donations coming in all the time, curator Pam Hawley said the “Preserve the Past” fundraiser for the Fort Frances Museum’s renovation campaign held last Thursday through Saturday wasn’t quite as successful as hoped. “We had a great response as far […]
District News
About a dozen district farmers gathered Friday morning at the Emo Legion to attend a workshop on the Canada-Ontario Environmental Farm Plan Program (EFP)—a voluntary workshop that allows farmers to think critically about their farm and learn about more environmentally-sustainable practices. The two-day workshop, directed by Stefan Szeder (Ontario Soil […]
For the third year in a row, Family and Children’s Services here will be providing illuminated glow sticks—also known as night lights—on Hallowe’en. Staff will be handing them out Monday during the “Scott Street Scare” at their booth on the 200 block of Scott Street from 4:30-6:30 p.m. “The night […]
Last Friday around 8 p.m., Dryden OPP officers were called to a motor-vehicle accident that occurred at the intersection of Brown Bay Road and Highway 17 in Southworth Township. Upon arriving on the scene, officers observed a pick-up truck upside down in the ditch with no one around. An investigation […]
A fabulous “Pumpkin Day” is lined up at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this Saturday (Oct. 29). Be sure to come out and see the “boo”tiful display of carved and painted pumpkins created by local artisans. Whether it’s choosing the perfect Jack O’Lantern or decoration for the front garden, you’ll […]
An open house to celebrate Ontario Public Library Week was held last Friday (Oct. 21) at the Fort Frances Public Library. People attended in a steady stream between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. to enjoy coffee, tea, cookies, and conversation. The Friends of the Library were proud to host this […]
The more we learn about smallmouth bass, the less we know about them. They are oddballs. Bronze-finned enigmas wrapped up in riddles. And no one knows that better than Dr. Mark Ridgway. As a fisheries scientist with the Aquatic Ecosystems Science Section of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Ridgway […]
Former Muskie Gary Wager has been honoured as Mountie of the Week for his stellar and gritty performance against the Concordia Stingers on Saturday (Oct. 22). In his final home game appearance at MacAulay Field, Wager, who stands 6’1” and weighs 185 pounds, caught 11 passes for a game- and […]
The guest speaker at this year’s “Luncheon of Hope” was Rainy River District Breast Health Network chairperson Teresa Hazel. Hazel gave a moving address in tribute to her mother, Margaret Morelli, who died of breast cancer in 1990 after battling the disease for seven years. “I really viewed my mother […]
The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board is looking for a new home—and is hoping district municipalities will help out with the costs. “This particular facility is not big enough,” Emo Reeve Russ Fortier, who chairs the local DSSAB, said of its current location at 206 Scott St. “We’ve […]
While the town will go ahead and provide up to $1 million in financing to buy out the doctors’ shares of the Fort Frances Clinic following a 5-2 vote Monday night, Coun. John Albanese and Mayor Dan Onichuk stand fast that it was a hasty—if not wrong—move. “There is a […]
Amos Brielmann has worked hard—and it’s paid off. Brielmann’s 8,000-acre Pine River Ranch in Pinewood, about 60 km west of Fort Frances, recently has been deemed certified organic by the Organic Crop Producers and Processors after nearly three years of completely following organic standards. And this organic beef farm is […]
