“Fort Frances: A Story of a Town and its People,” written by Neil McQuarrie in conjunction with the town’s centennial in 2003, has won an award. McQuarrie’s work captured the Gertrude H. Dyke Award for best popular, full-length publication, the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society announced during a reception Sunday […]
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“Danae’s Song” is a 90-minute long tribute to the life and death of 16-year-old Danae Ashton Grace Dupuis, who was a front-seat passenger killed in a drunk-driving collision on Oct. 3, 2000. “Danae’s Song” is unlike anything you’ve seen before. It presents a new perspective to impaired driving issues facing […]
With a rash of armed robberies in town over the past month, the Fort Frances OPP is working to educate local store owners as to what they can do to avoid being targeted for theft—and how to cope if they are. “Basically, what we’re doing is going businesses to business […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be pursuing a higher profile in 2005, its president vowed yesterday. “We’re going to be more visible,” said Gary Rogozinski. “It’s a pretty ambitious goal for 2005, but that’s the direction the Chamber has to go. “The Chamber has to be the voice […]
A combination of deep snow, sub-zero temperatures, and a bitter wind meant the annual Christmas bird count was an abbreviated affair this year. The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists participates in the annual survey and submits its findings to the Nature Conservancy of Canada, where they are included in the […]
Like the first pale streaks of dawn in the eastern sky after a long, sleepless night, news last week that the United States will begin accepting imports of some live Canadian cattle came as tremendous relief to district beef farmers. Last week, the U.S. government announced it would allow the […]
A Red Gut Bay woman, 41, faces several charges following an incident just before 7 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 2) on the 1200 block of Colonization Road West. Fort Frances OPP officers spotted a pickup truck backing out of a driveway. It blocked both lanes, and then began to reverse […]
Einar’s Foods was held up at gunpoint yesterday afternoon—the third armed robbery in Fort Frances since Wednesday night. Just before 4 p.m., a male suspect entered Einar’s Foods, located at 610 Scott St., brandished a handgun, and demanded money from the clerk, Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. The suspect […]
After Sparky’s Confectionery was held up Wednesday night, a person of similar description robbed Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle on Thursday evening, Fort Frances OPP reported. A male suspect entered Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle, located at 715 Colonization Rd. E., shortly before 8 p.m. Brandishing a handgun, he demanded […]
Sparky’s Confectionary was robbed last night, making for the second time the store’s been hit this month, Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. Shortly before 9 p.m., a male walked into Sparky’s, located at 508 Second St. E., brandished a handgun, and demanded money from the clerk. The suspect then […]
On the last day before the provincial legislature adjourned for the holidays, local MPP and NDP leader Howard Hampton succeeded in passing a resolution to ensure Northern Ontario retains 11 seats at Queen’s Park. “I move that, in the opinion of this House, the Government of Ontario should ensure the […]
Meetings of the Fort Frances Horticultural Society are held the fourth Monday of the month beginning in January and ending in October. The time is 7 p.m. at the CN station. We continue to maintain and expand the flower beds at the library and at Rainycrest Home for the Aged. […]
