Well-known Thunder Bay artist Peter Humeniuk will be holding a weekend watercolour workshop called “The Colour of Music” on April 5-6 at the Little Beaver Snow Park here. “He’s holding it at cost, kind of as a promotional thing,” explained Bob Hamilton, owner of Little Beaver Snow Park and a […]
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District residents have until the end of March to participate for a chance to win in the local seniors’ coalition’s third-annual “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout Contest.” The purpose of the contest, sponsored by the New Horizons for Seniors Programing, is to encourage people to safely dispose of their medicine so that […]
Town council won’t be creating a policy stating future council vacancies have to be filled by succession, not a byelection. On Monday evening, council voted in favour of a recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee stating “council not adopt any policy that would limit its options available to […]
Organizers of a “unity walk” held here on Good Friday believe the event certainly took the first step on the path to overcoming racism locally. Plenty of aboriginal and non-aboriginal people participated in “Biimosetaa Walking Together to Overcome Racism,” as well as at the celebration that followed at the Nanicost […]
In a 4-3 vote Monday night, council elected to move forward with the process to re-zone and sell off property at the northwest corner of Nelson Street and Williams Avenue to be developed into five housing lots. The recommendation came forward from the Planing and Development executive committee after a […]
Fort Frances High School students will take to the Townshend Theatre stage tonight during their opening-night performance of the Tony-Award winning musical “Bye Bye Birdie.” The production, a satire on American society set in 1958, centres around superstar Conrad Birdie—a character based on popular icon Elvis Presley—and the complications that […]
A crowd of about 250 people came out to La Place Rendez-Vous on Good Friday morning to enjoy fellowship and delicious food for the annual Kiwanis Club breakfast. The sold-out event got underway at 8 a.m. as Kiwanis president John Beaton offered opening remarks, noting the event began here back […]
While it’s been known for some time that Boston Pizza has been looking for a franchise in Fort Frances, the municipal planner confirmed Monday night that property in the west end of town is being eyed for development. In a report to council, Faye Flatt noted she was contacted last […]
Nearly a year after the formation of the Fort Frances Community Clinic, programming under the Family Health Team here is growing to help better suit local residents’ health care needs. This was the message town council got Monday night during a presentation by John McTaggart, chair of the Fort Frances […]
In an effort to help seniors and other regular medication users keep better track of their pills, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. here has developed new medication recorders which are available free across the district starting this month. The free medication recorder is a business card-sized blue folder people can […]
As town council and the library board wait to get firm numbers regarding the cost of the new library from Chamberlain Architects, and a better financial picture of the situation, Mayor Roy Avis stressed Monday that council is not trying to stall the project. “Council is not to be seen […]
With the library board expected to get firm numbers as to project costs for the new library after meeting with architects on April 1, town council will put off any more discussions regarding funding the library until after that time. During a meeting late yesterday, library project manager Brian Avis […]
