The Fort Frances Museum hosted a book launch last Wednesday evening for two new tomes on the history of the local fur trade. Local resident Merv Ahrens presented “Lake La Pluie, 1817-1818,” the journal of Master Donald McPherson, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Ahrens painstakingly assembled and typed […]
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Given a choice, it seems more people will turn up to shell out $12 for a good cause if there is a delicious meal as part of the deal. If that was thinking behind the fish fry in support of the Crossroads community rink held on Mother’s Day at the […]
The Fort Frances Lions Club will mark its 40th anniversary on Saturday, with the keynote speaker to be Past International Director Ross L. Thorfinsson Jr. Thorfinsson, a financial planner and business consultant from Eden Prairie, Mn., was elected for a two-year term as International Director at Indianapolis in July, 2001. […]
It was called the Storm of the Century by some (and no doubt things unprintable by others), but officially, it is now known as “The 49th Parallel Storm and Flood.” For those who were here back in June, 2002, it was a weather event never to be forgotten. But for […]
It’s been said in psychology circles that standing up and speaking in public is one of the most stressful situations a person can encounter in life. If that’s so, then a dozen Grade 6-8 students from across Rainy River District already have demonstrated they are well-equipped to deal with stress. […]
The spring growing season once again will be a busy one at the Emo Agricultural Research Station. In addition to a number of ongoing projects, research technician Kim-Jo Bliss said there are plans to plant a black spruce orchard at the site, located along Highway 11/71 about a mile west […]
With everything from putting contests, home decorating consultants, and free samples to games for kids, Crime Stoppers’ “Bail or Jail,” and, of course, products to check out, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual home and leisure show is coming up this Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. […]
Downloaded health care costs and provincial land tax reform were but two of the hot topics discussed at the 58th-annual general meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association last Wednesday to Saturday in Thunder Bay. “At the conference, the municipal leaders were quite clear that property tax is not the […]
At its regular monthly meeting last night, the Rainy River District School Board voted to approve a partnership agreement with the United Native Friendship Centre to provide a new secondary education program. “We hope this program will attract a number of students who are not currently in education at the […]
Residents in several parts of Fort Frances can expect to see crews digging up streets in May and June as the town proceeds with the rehabilitation of sanitary sewers and watermains. The first of these will be work on Williams Avenue, from Scott Street to Church Street, which is scheduled […]
Next week is Mental Health Week, and the local Canadian Mental Health Association is challenging the community to take part by getting active. “The focus is on making connections in the community,” said Nancy Daley of the local CMHA. Local residents are being asked to participate in “Exercise for Health” […]
Lake of the Woods High School seniors were to meet yesterday morning to decide if they would continue plans for a class trip after a 18-year-old classmate died Tuesday in a car accident. Bobbie Sue Larson of Baudette died from injuries sustained in the 9:52 p.m. accident in western Koochiching […]
