After a fairly steady season at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market in Fort Frances, manager Deb Cornell is hoping this Saturday’s market—the final one of the season—will draw a lively crowd. “We’ve got a lot planned—it’s going to be an exciting day,” she enthused. Cornell said the day is dubbed […]
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Members of the local Covenant Women Ministries are continuing a tradition of assembling and sending midwife kits to the Congo in Africa. The group, formerly known as the Mission Circle, have been offering these midwife kits, as well as bandages, for about 40-45 years. “The midwife kits are used when […]
While council passed a bylaw to officially call a byelection Monday, with Jan. 14 set as election day, just how residents will vote for a new councillor still has to be decided. At Monday night’s meeting, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said Clerk Glenn Treftlin has been looking at voting […]
There seems to be no shortage of support for beast cancer awareness in the district as more than 220 women, ranging in age from eight to 88, gathered for the Rainy River District Breast Health Network’s seventh “Luncheon of Hope” here Saturday. The biennial luncheon at La Place Rendez-Vous was […]
Joe Carlson had been involved in music from a very young age. So when the Emo-based business of Yowza DJ & Music Services went up for sale earlier this year, he couldn’t resist putting in an offer. “I had the experience and knew it was something I loved to do,” […]
Town council passed a bylaw last night to officially call a byelection to fill the vacant seat, with Monday, Jan. 14 set as election day. With a byelection now declared, council also set Nov. 30 as the deadline for nominations. Starting today, individuals interested in running for council can drop […]
Town council is expected to pass a bylaw to declare a byelection to fill the vacancy at its meeting tonight. While council decided back on Oct. 3 to fill the vacancy by holding a byelection, this won’t be official until it passes a bylaw. Once a byelection is declared, the […]
Town council is expected to pass a bylaw to declare a byelection to fill the vacancy at its meeting tonight. While council decided back on Oct. 3 to fill the vacancy by holding a byelection, this won’t be official until it passes a bylaw. Once a byelection is declared, the […]
A female has been charged with theft over $5,000 after funds went missing from Fort Frances High School last week and resulted in the Rainy River District School Board seeking assistance from the OPP to resolve the incident. The 40-year-old Fort Frances resident is set to make her first court […]
After finishing 41 votes behind Liberal candidate Bill Mauro in Thunder Bay-Atikokan in last week’s provincial election, NDP candidate John Rafferty will get a recount. The Ontario NDP reported this morning that their request for a judicial recount was approved. The recount will take place next Friday (Oct. 26). A […]
Residential and small business customers of the Fort Frances Power Corp. will see a total rate decrease of 5.8 percent beginning next month, according to two announcements made by the Ontario Energy Board in the past week. Effective Nov. 1, the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) prices will dip from 5.3 […]
Diane Maxey will be starting up rehearsals for her annual Christmas cantata in just a few weeks. The first practice, which will be primarily a listening session, is slated for Monday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church here. “The music has been ordered and is on its […]
