After a pre-construction meeting with Bay City Contractors Inc. last week, the town will be altering traffic flow a little differently than previously thought to allow for construction work on Central Avenue and Scott Street this summer. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Monday the work, which includes sewer […]
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The Fort Frances Public Library’s “Building for the Future” campaign has an exciting lineup of fundraising events this month. First off, there will be a garage sale on Saturday, June 9 from 7 a.m. -noon at the East End Hall. Donations of items are greatly appreciated, which can be dropped […]
Teams of 10 people will stay up all night as they rally together to raise funds for the fight against cancer at the Canadian Cancer Society’s annual “Relay for Life” event coming up June 22 at Pither’s Point. Money raised during this unique 12-hour, overnight community event will fund life-saving […]
The Town of Fort Frances has entered into a new agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources for shoreline property along the La Verendrye Parkway. The agreement is for a 25-year term, with the MNR receiving 10 percent of gross revenues of sales generated on the land and water lots, […]
The Fort Frances Lions Club held its 43rd-annual recognition dinner Friday night at the K.C. Hall here. The evening saw many members recognized for their charitable work and dedication to the club, as well as the induction of two new Lions. The hall was buzzing with excitement as June R. […]
The Town of Fort Frances will not be picking up recyclables at Fort Frances High School. In a response to a request received two weeks ago from FFHS vice-principal Al McManaman, council Monday night approved a report stating the town isn’t in the business of taking care of recycling at […]
Town council will receive more information regarding the state of the dock at Pither’s Point at tonight’s regular meeting. The town closed the dock to the public last month due to concerns over its structural integrity, and in the time since has had Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown take […]
With the ever-popular “Quest for the Best” slated for July 24 this year, competitors now have the opportunity to sign up for the annual singing contest. Chamber of Commerce manager Dawn Booth noted entry forms only were made available yesterday but already local vocalists are keen on taking the stage […]
The sixth-annual Emo Walleye Classic got off to a good start Friday morning, with all 65 boats in the water and no major problems in the first few hours of fishing. Lincoln Dunn, stage and marketing director for the tournament, as well as the announcer on hand first thing Friday, […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. named the winners of its 2007 Customer Service Champion Awards yesterday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous. This year’s top picks (in alphabetical order) included Energy Fitness Centre, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Fort Frances General Supply, New Life Clinic, and Norlund Oil (2003) Ltd. Rounding out the […]
Area business owners and others with an interest in boosting tourist traffic got brainstorming about how to do just that last Thursday when the Downtown Core Committee hosted the “Great Canadian Experience” marketing workshop. “What the Downtown Core Committee is trying to do is get anyone who’s in local business […]
Some may call them the real Canadian Tire family. Others may know them as the new faces in town. Regardless, Paul and Stephanie Sunstrum and their three children recently set out on their first northern adventure as a family and wound up 1,700 km on the other side of Ontario. […]
