With the aim to start construction this spring, John Knox of Chamberlain Architects will present council with the most recent plans for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre this evening. Joyce Cunningham, chair of the Fort Frances Public Library board, said Friday Knox will be providing an […]
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In light of the 12 fire-related deaths so far this year in Ontario, the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service would like to remind everyone that having working smoke alarms in your home not only makes sense, it is the law. Every home in Ontario is required to have a properly-working […]
If you still haven’t got your tickets for the eighth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner coming up Sunday, Feb. 17 at La Place Rendez-Vous, you’re out of luck—all 270 tickets for the fundraiser were reported sold by yesterday afternoon. Spokesperson Larry Cousineau said it was not necessarily unexpected to see the […]
An intimate crowd of 125 people turned out last night to the Fort Frances Museum’s presentation of the play “Rope’s End” at the Townshend Theatre as part of the Manitoba Theatre Centre’s Regional Tour 2008. The play, which was meant to be a fundraiser for the museum, instead saw a […]
For a fifth year, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is looking for participants for its customer service challenge—and interested businesses only have one more week to sign up. Program co-ordinator Crystal Godbout said this morning that 21 district businesses have signed up so far, but she’s hoping to see […]
International Falls is still the “Icebox of the Nation”—saying Fraser, Colo.’s newest “icebox” claim “stinks.” The City of International Falls received, again, trademark status as “Icebox of the Nation.” “I am pleased that the city has, once again, been awarded this important distinction,” said Mayor Shawn Mason. “This trademark has […]
Those looking forward to planting their gardens this spring will have to wait no longer to get a jump on things now that crocus bulbs are being sold here as part of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind’s annual campaign. Starting today, the crocus bulbs are being sold at […]
A free information session on foot complications and diabetes will be held this coming Monday (Feb. 11) from 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station). The session, being presented by Bruce Hyder, a chiropodist with Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., and Cindy Gauthier, an RN with […]
Back by popular demand is the fourth-annual “A Chocolate Affair—Delectable Decadence” presented by the Citizens for Backus AB, which will run Sunday, Feb. 10 from noon-4 p.m. at the Backus Community Center in International Falls. “The response is growing every year,” enthused event publicity chair Marcia Bringedahl. “It’s becoming quite […]
For the sixth-straight year, the Town of Fort Frances will be receiving money from the Moffat Family Fund to hand out to local groups and service clubs with the aim of helping youths and families. The Town of Fort Frances once again has been selected to receive $50,000 in funds […]
The Fort Frances OPP detachment will be hosting an auxiliary policing recruitment information session next Tuesday (Feb. 12) at 7:30 p.m. in the committee room of the Civic Centre. OPP auxiliary members are a group of dedicated civilian volunteers who are trained to work alongside regular OPP police officers. The […]
An Ignace hunter has been fined $1,600 for shooting the wrong moose and for not wearing hunter orange. Rodney Szyszka, 33, was fined $1,500 for shooting a moose without a proper licence and $100 for not wearing hunter orange. He also is banned from hunting for eight months. He forfeited […]
