The “Kings of None” are making their tournament debut as a major nighttime entertainment act during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship here next weekend. The group of four local men includes Dave Byrnes (lead singer/guitar), Tyler Gagne (lead guitar), Ted DeBenetti (bass guitar), and the band’s drummer and […]
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The Town of Fort Frances is looking to round up 50 brawny folks to help win the title of cross-border tug-of-war champions this Friday at 12:15 p.m. at the Sorting Gap Marina. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who is organizing the event on this side of the border with the town’s […]
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services will be asking the public for their opinions on the proposed youth detention facility at an information session next Tuesday (July 24). The meeting will take place from 7-8 p.m. at the Civic Centre. The public is encouraged to attend and learn more […]
The Northwestern Health Unit and the Salvation Army food bank here have partnered up in an effort to help fill the shelves at the food bank and as well to be able to provide healthy food choice alternatives for the less fortunate. Together, they are encouraging local […]
Canada’s New Government is enhancing measures to more quickly eliminate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from Canadian cattle and to protect producers from the potential consequences of receiving contaminated feed. Effective July 12, 2007, certain cattle tissues that are capable of transmitting BSE, known as specified risk material (SRM), […]
While there hasn’t been many black bears reported within town limits yet this summer, activity is likely to pick up in the next months or so. As such, the town’s bylaw enforcement department is reminding people to start thinking about taking precautions to avoid attracting wandering bruins. “From our […]
You can’t hurry Mother Nature. The Rainy River District Palliative Care Volunteers are well aware of this as the monarch butterflies ordered for a release service originally slated for this Sunday (July 15) need a little more time to grow. As such, volunteer co-ordinator Jennifer Anderson said yesterday the […]
With two excellent events behind them, organizers of the third-annual Treaty #3 Bicycle Rodeo wanted to ensure this year’s event was just as good—if not better. And despite Saturday’s hot, sticky temperatures, they got their wish. “It was the best yet—even better then last year,” noted Treaty #3 Police […]
Former federal NDP candidate John Rafferty is switching gears to provincial politics because he feels it is time Northwestern Ontario has a voice that’s heard. “Northwestern Ontario needs a voice now, rather than later,” said the Fort Frances resident, who expects to capture the NDP nomination for the Thunder Bay-Atikokan […]
While giving a report on Operations and Facilities division activities Monday night, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft urged residents with sump pumps to make sure they’ve been switched over to “summer mode.” Coun. Wiedenhoeft noted residents with sump pumps should check to see that they’re not discharging directly into the sanitary […]
Following a public meeting Monday evening, town council passed a bylaw to assume, dedicate as a public thoroughfare, stop up, close, and sell a part of Sinclair Street and a part of Portage Avenue. These closures specifically pertain to the stretch of Sinclair from Victoria Avenue to Portage, and the […]
Given the rising illicit narcotic and prescription drug use in Rainy River District, a small group of parents and community members have come together with a petition to act on the problem by establishing youth addiction services and increased drug enforcement in the area. The petition is being circulated throughout […]
