With news Friday that the first crow of the year in Manitoba had died from West Nile virus, the Northwestern Health Unit said evidence of the virus has yet to show up here. “We’ve sent in six or seven crows [in the past few weeks] but they all came back […]
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The riverfront will be ready to be in the spotlight for a special ceremony July 1 now that construction of Phase II of the La Verendrye Parkway wrapped up over the weekend. “The Phase II job was substantially completed Sunday night, which is of course, right on schedule,” Fort Frances […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will be instituting a 100 percent ban on smoking tobacco at its facilities in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River, effective July 1. The Riverside board of directors recently endorsed the new “no smoking policy” and released a statement which read: “We, the board of […]
The boots were polished to a mirror finish, the uniforms were crisp and pressed, and families watched with pride as the local Royal Canadian Sea Cadets #144 held its annual ceremonial review at the Emo-La Vallee arena last Wednesday night. Eight cadets were singled out for individual achievement awards while […]
When Jennifer Sletmoen left Fort Frances High School in 1998 with a 93 percent average, there was little doubt she was destined to make her mark in post-secondary education. That opportunity came when she was accepted in the University of Manitoba’s School of Agriculture and Food Sciences. She certainly made […]
A local band that’s been rockin’ Fort Frances for the last several years is set to re-locate this summer, but first will be going out with a bang. A farewell rock concert is planned for “Tugnut” tomorrow night at the Ukrainian Hall. “It’s our last one,” said Joey Egan, one […]
The Fort Frances Public Library celebrated the end of a successful first year of its tutoring program with a pizza party for the students and tutors. “It’s been a huge success,” said Andrea Avis, who runs the Children’s Department of the library. “All the spots were filled.” Twenty-three students from […]
For 18-year-old Karilou Alaricon, Fort Frances seemed a world away from her home in Juárez, Mexico, but her time here has been very enjoyable. Alaricon is an exchange student in her final year of high school. She chose to go on exchange to see the world. “I wanted to see […]
The fallout from the current ban on Canadian beef in the United States has now extended beyond the cattle industry, tourism and business reps say. The Northern Ontario Tourist Outfitters Association has been receiving more and more calls from its members, who are reporting large numbers of cancellations from American […]
Anyone having to find something to do June 26-July 1, throw your day planner away—the town’s centennial celebration, Business Improvement Area, and several other groups and committees have got everything lined up for “Homecoming Week.” And like the name of the week indicates, it’s looking to be one big get-together […]
When Rick Casey biked into Fort Frances on Monday afternoon, he was tired but determined—having nearly reached the halfway mark of his cross-Canada journey. Casey, a 50-year-old disability services counsellor at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Ont., is biking across Canada in order to raise money and awareness for mental health […]
To salute the town’s centennial year, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association is pulling out all the stops to stage the most jam-packed “Culturama” in years on Saturday, June 28. “Last year, we had the entertainment in two sets—one in the afternoon, one in the evening,” noted Bev Kotnik of the […]
