Whether it’s partying the night away, dining out, or just staying in with some takeout and a good movie, there’s no shortage of things for Borderland residents to do this New Year’s Eve. The local Legion is promising a rollicking New Year’s Eve party on Sunday, featuring karaoke, party favours, […]
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Whether it’s partying the night away, dining out, or just staying in with some takeout and a good movie, there’s no shortage of things for Borderland residents to do this New Year’s Eve. The local Legion is promising a rollicking New Year’s Eve party on Sunday, featuring karaoke, party favours, […]
Now that Christmas in over, it’s time to think of plunging into the lake! And in fact, many groups in town have declared their intention to take the “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day. The skateboard park group is back to defend its title as top group fundraiser. But competition […]
Christmas is all about people coming together to celebrate the season, be they family, friends, or perhaps just neighbours. And a local tradition exemplifying this is the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s community Christmas dinner. Now in its 19th year, the annual dinner was held Monday afternoon at New Beginnings Fellowship […]
A peculiar sight was witnessed by many Fort Frances residents on Christmas Eve: a tall man standing in front of Brockie’s Jewellers holding a homemade sign that simply read “free hugs.” “This was the first time I’ve done this and it was a lot of fun seeing people’s reactions,” said […]
FORT FRANCES—While the fundraising campaign won’t officially start until February, about $40,000 in donations already have come in for the proposed new public library building here—including a $25,000 donation by local resident Joyce Cunningham. “The library is very, very important to me and it has been throughout my life,” said […]
Local firefighters responded to just one call over the Christmas holiday—and that involved a single-vehicle rollover on Eighth Street on Monday. Firefighter Dave Crichton no one was hurt in the accident while vehicle damage was minimal. “Other than that, everybody’s been playing safe and doing all the right things. We […]
The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s 19th-annual community Christmas dinner is coming up Monday at the New Beginnings Fellowship and organizers are ready for the popular event which, as its name implies, is open to anyone and everyone. “Everything’s moving along as planned,” said Denise Audette, executive director of the Fort […]
Few could deny a good part of the holiday experience is the festive music, and Diane Maxey and some members of the Fort Frances Choraliers will be making several appearances in the next few days here to spread Christmas cheer. The carollers will be performing for residents at Rainycrest Home […]
Although the International Rainy Lake Board of Control on Tuesday authorized a further reduction of the outflow from Rainy Lake, the local mill will see only a minor reduction in its hydro generation. Energy superintendent Rick Collett said Thursday morning that the mill has eight generators in total, but due […]
With news the Fort Frances Bingo Hall will be closing its doors Dec. 31, the charitable groups which have been running fundraiser bingos there for years will suffer if an alternative can’t be found. “It’s going to affect us greatly. I don’t know how we’re going to meet our budgets,” […]
The chairwoman of the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board strenuously declined a request from Fort Frances town council that she and CAO Donna Dittaro appear before it to explain the current situation with the board’s new building whose renovations are over-budget. Val Pizey, who also is mayor of […]
