With less than a week to go, excitement is growing for the start of the annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. Participants are honing their skills, warming up their voices, and putting on makeup in preparation for their moment in the spotlight. “I’m really looking forward to […]
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Eleven Environment Canada investigation officers, with an OPP escort to exercise a search warrant, unexpectedly appeared at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here last Wednesday to search for—and seize—documentation they felt was relevant to an incident that had occurred May 7, 2001. The specific incident involved a break in the kraft mill […]
They say the only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys and now that the warm weather finally is returning, some of those men and their toys are coming out of winter storage. Bob MacDonald is president of the Fort Frances Radio Control Flying Club and […]
Area residents, especially those with property on Despair, Jackfish, or Footprint lakes northwest of Fort Frances, can breathe a sigh of relief. Water levels will remain where they are as the Ministry of Natural Resources announced last week it has decided to rebuild rather than decommission the dam on Footprint […]
The excitement level at Fort High is spilling off the stage and into the aisles as the music and drama departments prepare for the opening night of “Oklahoma!” tomorrow. “I’m excited,” said John Dutton, one of the many staff involved with the show. “There’s lots of dancing, lots of singing, […]
The town still may reconstruct Front Street after most councillors last night voted in favour of sending the matter back to several committees for recommendation despite its potential $1-million-plus price tag. “It’s bad, it’s one of the worst roads in town. Worst to look at, worst to travel,” Mayor Glenn […]
After shooting down the idea as far too costly to squeeze into the 2003 budget late last year, town council may take another look at reconstructing Front Street—east of Victoria Avenue—after the issue was brought up again by the La Verendrye Parkway Advisory Committee. If at least four councillors vote […]
Spring has arrived (at least according to the calendar) and with it comes flowers. As such, the Fort Frances Horticultural Society is holding a free seminar at the old CN station here Monday from 4-6 p.m. for students in Grades 4-6 to learn the basics of growing flowers from seed. […]
Discussing what can be done to better Education Quality and Accountability Office test results for its schools will highlight the Northwest Catholic District School Board’s regular monthly meeting here Saturday morning. The board will review the EQAO Board Action Plan report in which reading, writing, and mathematics were identified as […]
With everything in place for a youth conference April 9-10 at the Couchiching Bingo Hall, organizers now are hoping more people sign up before the March 28 deadline. “I’m hoping to get at least 100 people there. Right now, we’re sitting at about half of that,” said Crystal Godbout, project […]
The Fort Frances Model Railroad Club is holding a garage sale this Saturday at the old CN station, with proceeds to go towards a train layout and plaque in tribute to the late Ron MacGregor. MacGregor, who passed away Feb. 15, was a dedicated member of the club, which started […]
Unless someone out there has a little pixie dust or a magic wand, nothing is going to be done with the old Fort Frances High School building or property in the foreseeable future. “We don’t have anything magical yet,” Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach said after a meeting Wednesday between […]
