FORT FRANCES—Rainy River District School Board trustees heard updates on various programs aimed at student success at its regular meeting here Tuesday night, including the Learning to 18 Lighthouse Projects at three board schools. At Fort Frances High School, the board built a commercial-quality kitchen last year to offer students […]
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The seventh-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner is coming up Sunday, Feb. 18 at La Place Rendez-Vous and organizers are encouraging people to get their tickets before it’s too late. Georges Blanc, who helps organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous and a member of the local Knights of […]
The annual “Curl for Cancer” to benefit the Canadian Cancer Society is slated to run for the eighth time next weekend. But with only 20 rinks signed up so far, organizers are looking for four more to make it a full field. “Curling is open to all people of all […]
Volunteers always have been the lifeblood of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—and FFCBC chairman Jim Cumming is hoping for a new transfusion to keep event, now in its 13th year, as strong as ever. Cumming said there’s currently several director positions that urgently need to be filled, including treasurer, […]
Get your tickets now for the Official Oscar Party taking place Sunday, Feb. 25 starting at 6 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. This is the 10th-annual fundraising event put on by Riverside Foundation for Health Care and promises to be a fun-filled evening. Tickets cost $50 each, which includes […]
International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason has announced the annual “Sister Cities Snowshoe Challenge” will be held Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at Smokey Bear Park in conjunction with the “Blast at the Border” winter festival. “I threw down the gauntlet and Mayor Roy [Avis] promptly picked it up!” Mayor […]
It’s that time again! The Friends of the Library are hosting their annual bake sale at the Fort Frances Public Library this Friday (Feb. 9) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This year’s bake sale also will include some sugar-free goodies. In related news, the Friends of the Library are having a […]
What is a “Chocolate Affair?” It is decadence, it is elegance, it is luscious desserts. It is mouth-watering, home-made delicacies and it is an aroma of sweet heaven that fills an historic building once a year. Back by popular demand, Citizens for Backus/AB is holding its third-annual “Chocolate Affair” this […]
Fort Frances Times readers can let the newspaper know what they like, and what they’d like to see change, with a new survey available in this week’s edition and online. “The survey is being done to improve both the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin by having our subscribers and […]
A St. Patrick’s Day seniors’ dance is planned for Thursday, March 15 from 7-10 p.m. at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station). Live music will be provided by Marv’s Pine Toppers of Fort Frances. Admission is $6 each, and a light lunch will be served. Advance tickets are […]
Geoff Pearce of Emo was the winner of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for February. Pierce will be heading to Puerto Plata—a trip valued at $3,600.
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Fire Department was called to the Abitibi-Consolidated mill office on Third Street West on Tuesday morning after the fire alarm there went off around 7:30 a.m. But after further investigation, there was no fire to fight and employees were back to work shortly after 8. “It […]
