With plans to see work on the proposed skate park begin here next month, the Kiwanis skate park committee is looking to intensify its fundraising for the project. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, organizers have scaled down the skate park plans from more than 14,000 sq. ft to […]
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Preparations for the “chem-free” graduation party for this year’s Fort Frances High School graduates are coming along nicely, said teacher Brian Gustafson, who sits on the grad committee. Various parents’ committees are working hard on putting everything together, including food and drinks, events and entertainment, decorations, and sponsorship. The arena […]
The summons are out and about 50 local residents will be appearing before the judge this Friday and Saturday when Fort Frances Crime Stoppers holds its second-annual “Bail or Jail” at the Memorial Sports Centre. “We’re definitely ready to jail some ‘bad’ people,” said Fort Frances OPP Cst. Caroline Spencer, […]
Whether it’s taking a peek at new products, getting information from non-profit groups, trying free samples, or hoping to get a hole-in-one, there should be plenty to do at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s home and leisure show this Friday and Saturday at the Memorial Sports Centre. “It should […]
Fort Frances OPP is seeking assistance from the public in solving a mischief. Sometime during the early-morning hours of Sunday, suspects slashed all four tires on a vehicle that was parked in the driveway of a residence on the 200 block of Biddeson Avenue. Anyone with information regarding this crime […]
The plans for a skate park here have changed again after the committee decided to make it smaller and more affordable—with the aim to start pouring concrete next month. The newest plans have the skate park measuring 80’x120’ (or 9,600 sq. ft.), Rob Tovey, who has been spearheading the skate […]
If you’ve been across the international bridge lately, you may have noticed a greater than usual amount of water going through the control gates at the dam. It’s not your imagination. It’s true. In addition to the two power houses, there are 15 control gates used to regulate the water […]
The New Beginnings Church (formerly Calvary Tabernacle) and Joy of Life Fellowship will be uniting, with their first service together as “New Beginnings Fellowship Church” to be celebrated here this coming Sunday. “It all came about fairly quickly. The Joy of Life Fellowship came to us about a month ago,” […]
There were no new fires in the Fort Frances District over the weekend, and with rain and even snow expected for much of this week, the fire hazard should drop. “It looks like the weather will be unsettled for the week, reducing the fire hazard,” Harrold Boven, fire management services […]
Students at Fort Frances High School began the “30-Hour Famine” last night and will be fasting until tomorrow morning. About 65 students have signed up to go without food for 30 hours, according to Al McManaman, one of the teachers organizing the event. The fasting began last night when the […]
Wanda Barker was recently appointed as the Canadian representative to the Super 8 chain’s manager advisory board. The motel chain’s manager advisory board is composed of 10 Super 8 motel general managers—one representative from Canada and nine from the United States. The managers meet twice a year to share best […]
While those who attended the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition’s retreat here yesterday discussed much during the day-long conference, one clear goal was raising the organization’s profile. “Marketing came up a lot through the day,” RRVSC spokesperson Crystal Godbout said this morning. “We want to get our name out,” she […]
