Press Release Beta Sigma Phi once again asks for your support! Do you know how to make a difference in the fight against cancer? For many of us, this is not an abstract question but one dear to our hearts because of personal tragedies. Here’s how to help. Your purchase […]
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Press Release The alarming number of Canadian children and adolescents struck by arthritis debunks the common myth that arthritis is just a disease of the elderly, according to The Arthritis Society. Affecting about one in 1,000 Canadians under the age of 16, juvenile arthritis (JA) is a leading chronic disease […]
Press Release After facing one of the harshest winters in several years, “Friends of Animals” members have decided to launch their annual Spring Appeal earlier in the season. Even our mildest winters make everyday survival a challenge for homeless animals. But with this year’s record-breaking snowfall and frigid temperatures, the […]
Helen Crook If you like to learn, if you like to give while you get, if you like to volunteer, or if you like to save money, the Fort Frances Horticultural Society might be the place for you! The society is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and would like […]
Press Release Poverty shouldn’t be a life sentence in our community and our district. According to the United Nations, about 25,000 people die every day of hunger-related causes in the world. This is one person every three-and-a-half seconds. Unfortunately, it is children who often die. Due to the economic turmoil […]
Staff “Prevention Through Early Detection” will be being promoted next Tuesday and Wednesday as Stroke Detection Plus, Inc. brings preventive health screening services to the Holiday Inn in International Falls. Stroke Detection Plus is a mobile ultrasound service that conducts stroke and vascular screenings so people will know if they […]
Press Release For the second year, the Ontario government is joining “Earth Hour” by turning out the lights between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, March 28 in most government buildings. “Earth Hour” is a global event to promote energy conservation and send a global message about working together […]
Press Release The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) is pleased to announce all undergraduate medical students in its charter class successfully have matched to Canadian residency programs on their first attempt. In fact, NOSM was the only Canadian medical school in which all students were matched in the first […]
Duane Hicks A total of six tenders were submitted to build the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre by yesterday’s 2 p.m. deadline. Now the bids will be reviewed prior to any decisions being made. Tom Jones Corp. submitted a bid for $5,649,500 while Whitehall Contractors offered to […]
Duane Hicks People love to buy clothes at a bargain price and Northern Frenchy’s Quality Used Clothing, a new business catering to that market, opened its doors here Saturday morning at its 1533 King’s Highway location. Owner Karen Melanson, who moved here from the Maritimes a year-and-a-half ago with her […]
Duane Hicks As clean-up continues at the site of a CN train derailment that occurred shortly before noon on Monday at Rainy River First Nations, the accident has reinforced prior concerns about the rail line running right across the main access roads to the community. RRFN Coun. Anthony C. Bombay, […]
Duane Hicks Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) teams out of Thunder Bay and Winnipeg convened at the Fort Frances Airport on Saturday to participate in a day-long joint search-and-rescue exercise. Search-and-rescue volunteers fulfilling several roles met before 10 a.m. and were given co-ordinates and mission briefings before departing […]
