The first two weeks of a very busy and exciting Festival of the Performing Arts is over, but local performers still are rehearsing for the piano and instrumental divisions. Piano began Monday and runs until Friday (April 22) with all daytime performances at the Townshend Theatre, with the exception of […]
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Two local men have been told to pay $2,000 each toward the cost of putting out a fire they caused. Vito Tarantino, 30, and Robert Rose, 28, who pleaded guilty, also have been fined $500 each for failing to extinguish a campfire. Court heard that last July 1, the two […]
The local Kiwanis Club once again is looking to raise money to help district children with its 27th-annual TV auction next Saturday (April 30) on Channel 10. “I’m hoping we do as well as we did last year,” said Shanda Begin, who is co-organizing the event with Angie Korzinski. “This […]
No charges were laid in connection with the bench-clearing brawl that occurred Feb. 22 at the end of a game between the Borderland Thunder and Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. “The investigation is concluded and no charges are being laid,” said Fort Frances OPP Cst. Caroline […]
A new health care initiative launched here in February has seen some response from patients, but local doctors are hoping to get more people signed up. The Fort Frances Clinic announced a partnership with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to form the Fort Frances Family Practice Family Health […]
With the aim to make Fort Frances as beautiful as it can be, the local “Communities in Bloom” committee is looking for members to commit to the cause. “The whole idea is it’s a community effort,” local “Communities in Bloom” chair Helen Crook said Monday. “People are out there, getting […]
Twelve local celebrities made it through a week of diabetes earlier this month, but only one could win the prize for best adhering to the strict regimen. Petrina Carlson, with the local branch of the Royal Bank of Canada, was named the winner of the Valley Diabetes Education Centre’s “Celebrity […]
Despite above-normal temperatures and recent rain, “ice-out” hasn’t yet occurred on the North Arm of Rainy Lake, Rusty Myers Flying Service here reported this morning. “Red Gut Bay’s open, Hopkin’s Bay’s open, and so is Commissioner Bay,” said base manager Mike Dick. “The North Arm usually is the last to […]
Thunder and lightning continued until well into this morning, but the stormy weather late yesterday afternoon and into the early evening seemed to be more about bark than bite, with little reported damage from hail. Despite some hail being as big as golf balls, one of the most costly targets […]
While Rainy River District was recognized internationally as a “Safe Community” back in 2002, the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition certainly isn’t resting on its laurels. The group will meet to discuss its goals and objectives at its first-ever retreat this Wednesday in the committee room downstairs at the Civic […]
At its monthly meeting here Saturday, the Northwest Catholic District School Board agreed to share information with the Town of Fort Frances regarding the need for crossing guards, but is not prepared to pay for them. Back in January, the board had received a letter from the town, signed by […]
Over the past month, the Fort Frances Children’s Complex has been looking for community input on the child care needs of local residents through a questionnaire. The deadline for participants to fill these out and return them to the town is next Thursday (April 21). Drop-off locations include the Fort […]
