The final entries for the 2005 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship were selected by lottery at La Place Rendez-Vous last night. The top 46 names drawn from the 141 entries now have until Nov. 1 to confirm that they still want to be entered into the FFCBC next, and must […]
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A town institution may be closing this month after more than 80 years in business. The East End Confectionery, owned by Neil and Doreen Kabel and Tara and Scott Hamilton, currently is having a liquidation sale in preparation for closing its doors. “I’m figuring we’ll probably close by the 16th […]
Niels Nijssen, a 17-year-old student from Holland, has been adapting to his new settings at Fort Frances High School since the beginning of September. Nijssen lives with his mother, father, and brother in Middleburg, Holland. “There are about 45,000 people in Middleburg,” he noted. “It’s not big, but it’s not […]
Zone #7 District Commander Bonnie Faulds of Kenora will be making her official visit to Fort Frances next Wednesday (Oct. 13). Faulds was elected and installed as district commander at the Zone #7 annual district meeting held in Rainy River in 2003. Prior to becoming district commander, she had served […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care hosted the Thunder Bay Legends (“A Tribute Artist Extravaganza”) at the Townshend Theatre here Saturday night—and discovered it was as much a blockbuster as the first time the troupe came through here in April. “It was sold out. We sold tickets right until it […]
Doris Pelletier, a member of the Arthritis Society’s “Joints In Motion” team, is now heading up a “School-Wide Walk” fundraiser tomorrow in memory of her “arthritis hero,” Darrell Webb, who passed away earlier this year. After postponing it last Friday due to bad weather, the walk will start tomorrow at […]
Three people from the Ministry of Natural Resources’ Dryden District, known as the “I-Team,” have been trained to immobilize animals that pose a threat to public safety or themselves. As part of the training, the staff practised their marksmanship skills at the Dryden Rifle and Pistol Club’s range last Wednesday […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has extended the deadline for nominations for its annual business awards, which will be presented at a banquet later this month. The original deadline was last Friday (Oct. 1), but Chamber manager Dawn Booth said that’s now been extended to this Friday (Oct. 8). […]
It was an historic night for the students and families of J.W. Walker School last Wednesday night when the Rainy River District School Board celebrated the grand opening of the newly-renovated school. About 700-800 people packed into the school for the official opening ceremonies. Parents and children who could not […]
The president of the Ontario Public School Board Association paid a visit to Fort Frances on Tuesday on a short tour of Northwestern Ontario. Rick Johnson, who was named president back in June, said he hoped to make relations between the association and school boards more personal. “We’re trying to […]
While members of Locals 92 and 306 of the Communications, Energy and Papermakers Union of Canada ratified a new five-year deal with Abitibi-Consolidated back in July, some workers at the mill here still are working without one. Len Robinson, Human Resources manager and negotiator for the local mill, said Monday […]
At its regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night, the Rainy River District School Board heard a presentation on the various programs and partnerships it is involved in to ensure the academic success of First Nations students. Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay talked to the board about his experiences […]
