While many may think “the King” is dead, there’s no question his spirit is alive and well in Fort Frances. About 325 music-lovers—both young and of an age who remember Elvis Presley’s first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show—packed the Townshend Theatre last night for the electrifying “Comeback King Show,” […]
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The provincial government continues to build foundations for the future prosperity of Northern Ontario by investing in co-op placements and internships for northern youth, Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci announced Friday. “Our government is committed to ensuring that young northerners have the opportunity to develop their career skills […]
The Sunset Country Snowmobile Club will hold its general meeting on Monday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse on Eighth Street (just east of the curling club). All members and the general public are urged to attend. Trail permits will be available. Trail permits for the 2006/07 season […]
In a decisive victory, Coun. Roy Avis beat incumbent Dan Onichuk 2,325 votes to 1,140 in Monday’s municipal election to become the next mayor of Fort Frances. “I was very happy that the electorate put their faith in me for the next four years,” Avis said shortly after the election […]
A long-standing tradition will continue on Dec. 25 as the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau has begun planning for its 19th-annual community Christmas dinner. “We have something different this year and we’re very excited about it,” executive director Denise Audette said Monday afternoon. Instead of taking place at Knox United Church […]
Two successful Canadian businesswomen in the world of quilting design are scheduled to lecture and give a workshop here in January. Cori Derksen and Myra Harder, of Blue Meadow Designs in Winkler, Man., are quilting teachers, authors of several pattern books, and have their own line of fabric with RJR […]
A change in date and time appeared to have only a positive effect on the 12th-annual “Spirit of Christmas” this year. The event, typically held on the last Sunday of November, was held two weeks earlier and began at 4 p.m. as opposed to later in the evening. “We didn’t […]
Plans for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board to relocate from its offices on the 200 block of Scott Street to the 400 block are still underway, but the move likely will be pushed back. “The original date [to move] was March 1,” noted CAO Donna Dittaro. The […]
Although she was in England when it was first announced she had been named the 2006 “Citizen of the Year” in Fort Frances, June Keddie will back in time to be formerly honoured this Friday. Bill Gushulak, the 2000 “Citizen of the Year” and a member of the selection committee, […]
George Emes, the Edward Jones investment representative in Fort Frances, is hosting a free broadcast presentation entitled “Improve the State of Your Estate Plan” next Tuesday (Nov. 21) at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at 318 Scott St. Having a thorough estate plan can make a major difference for your […]
FORT FRANCES—Coun. Roy Avis will be the next mayor of Fort Frances after he soundly defeated incumbent Dan Onichuk by about a two-thirds margin in Monday’s municipal election. Avis ended up with 2,325 votes to 1,140 for Onichuk. “I was very happy that the electorate put their faith in me […]
BARWICK—It was a battle of negotiations over the weekend between many Rainy River District livestock producers and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs, but the farmers were able to save the condemned meat at Sunrise Meat and Sausage from being rendered—at least for now. “I still don’t […]
