The first major summer storm to hit the region rolled into the district last night with loud and low rumbling thunder, high winds and the blaring of emergency sirens. According to Environment Canada and the Weather Network last night, severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for much of the Rainy River […]
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Plans for a skate park may get the go-ahead as early as this week if council and the skate park committee can reach an agreement on funding and user fees, the committee of the whole decided at last night’s meeting. As it stands, the proposed skate park will infringe on […]
Town council will consider a local resident’s proposal for a “ghost centre” on the La Verendrye Parkway at their regular meeting tonight at the Civic Centre. In a letter to council, Melvin Haukaas has proposed taking down the “Walking path only” signs along the waterfront and putting up new signs […]
With construction already underway in town on a new Tim Hortons and Wal-Mart, news that Canadian Tire has plans to expand here should come as no surprise. But with the expansion will come a new Mark’s Work Warehouse and perhaps a gas bar. “I’ve received an application for site plan […]
Former local resident Hannah Carter will take the fight against cancer to the streets in September when she participates in a 60-km walk for breast cancer in honour of her mother, Judy. A social in support of her efforts to get pledges for the “Weekend to End Breast Cancer” fundraiser […]
With periodic dousings of rain and cooler temperatures of late, the Ministry of Natural Resources has gotten a bit of a break battling forest fires in the Fort Frances area. “We don’t have any fires burning in the district, and the fire hazard is ‘low’ to ‘moderate,’” said Marnie Brown, […]
The local Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students’ first “Jobs … or Jail” event was a success yesterday, having recruited 26 odd jobs for students looking for work. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon agreed to sit in a large wooden “jail” in the courtyard in front of the Fort Frances Museum […]
Those who don’t get their fill of chills and thrills during the daytime hours of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will have plenty of chance to satisfy their appetite during a series of action-packed evenings under the big top at the Sorting Gap Marina. On the Monday of derby […]
There were plenty of activities to keep people busy on Canada Day, but perhaps one of the most fun and, and perhaps overlooked, was the second-annual Grandstand Jam in Emo. Over 200 adults and 50 children filed into the Emo Speedway grandstand to sample the talents of 15 young people […]
To most, Paris evokes Hollywood images of the Eiffel Tower, good wine, streets lined with sidewalk cafés, and a beret clad Frenchman with a thin mustache and rude demeanor. But for Fort High student Heather Pattison, France, and more specifically Paris, filled her heart with warmer images—for the most part. […]
Construction projects in Fort Frances seem to be a catching fad this year as rumours this week point the finger at Canadian Tire as the next business out of the gates in the race expand or build. A spokeswoman for Canadian Tire’s corporate office said yesterday that there is nothing […]
The Fort Frances Fire Brigade once again will take the opportunity to raise money for a good cause, when they hold their “boot drive” for Muscular Dystrophy in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship parade of boats. “We raised $500 last year. We striving for more this year,” […]
