Earning a speaking role in your first season as an actor in the Stratford Festival company is enough to give anyone an inflated ego. Earning two in the same season, even more so. But this is not the case for former Fort Frances resident Jason Beyak. The 28-year-old actor remains […]
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With the annual Terry Fox Run coming up next month, Vanessa Hebert is looking to get people involved in organizing this year’s event here, with a meeting tomorrow serving as a good starting off point. The meeting originally was slated for Friday but no one showed up, said Hebert, who […]
With clear skies and glassy waters before them, a contingent of 16 youth and adults took to the Rainy River in canoes yesterday morning for a four-day trek in support of the UNFC’s Urban Multicultural Aboriginal Youth Centre, Li’l Eagles program, and the OPP Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program. […]
The third-annual campaign by the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition and police to promote children wearing helmets while riding their bicycles has been wellreceived so far this summer, the OPP reported this morning. Over the past month or so, local OPP officers have stopped more than 60 children riding bikes […]
The Town of Fort Frances has added a new member to its management team, hiring Margaret “Peggy” Dupuis as its new treasurer. Dupuis officially will start in her new role Aug. 11, filling the vacancy left by Diane Pearson, who left the job July 11. Dupuis holds her Certified Municipal […]
Gimme an R (R!) E (E!) T (T!) R (R!) O (O!) Whatcha got? (Retro!) And whatcha gonna do? . . . Get up and party like it’s 1984, that’s what. Whether you grew up during the ’80s and listened to the heavy rock and roll bands that surfaced starting […]
Geoff McClain, the local Liberal candidate for the upcoming provincial election, told town council here Monday night that rebuilding communication between levels of government is key to the future of Northern Ontario—and integral to his campaign platform. “We need to return to a time where there was mutual respect between […]
Geoff McClain, the local Liberal candidate for the upcoming provincial election, told town council here last night that rebuilding communication between levels of government is key to the future of Northern Ontario—and integral to his campaign platform. “We need to return to a time where there was mutual respect between […]
The local Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire office over the weekend dispatched one three-person FireRanger crew to join more than 50 other firefighters from the region battling blazes that are scorching British Columbia. More would have been sent if the local MNR fire headquarters had been convinced they could be […]
The number of bicycle stands on Scott Street likely will be reduced by half in the near future because the Business Improvement Association’s board of directors has decided they haven’t seen much use in recent years. Town council is being asked to consider this request from the BIA at tonight’s […]
The Thursday night headline act for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship unexpectedly cancelled their performance yesterday afternoon, leaving organizers scrambling to find a replacement. Country band Doc Walker from Winnipeg was to perform at 8 p.m. but they cancelled when a family emergency kept them attending. “From what I […]
The deadline for an international talent show being organized by the Citizens for Backus/AB has been extended to next Thursday (July 31). This inaugural show—featuring acts ranging from vocal and instrumental to drama, comedy, and dance—is slated for Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. in Backus Auditorium in International Falls. […]
