After fighting raging forest fires in Oregon since Aug. 7, including the “Sour Biscuit” blaze which at one point covered 157,000 hectares, the last of local MNR FireRanger crews returned home over the weekend. Harrold Boven, fire operations supervisor here, was among the last of the local firefighters to return […]
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Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron #908 may be cleared for take-off soon as it hovers around the number of participants needed to start the program. More than 40 people showed up Wednesday night for registration at the Memorial Sports Centre. The group needs just 30 youths to join to start […]
Queen’s Park will see a new face from Fort Frances this fall when Annelise Hawrylak starts the Legislative Assembly page program in November. The Grade 8 student at St. Francis School was selected to serve as a page in Queen’s Park from Nov. 18 to Dec. 13 with fellow pupils […]
Eager young students gathered outside around a circular flower bed Friday morning, singing “It’s a small world after all,” as Huffman School dedicated a statue to former teacher Elaine Maynard, who found out she had cancer while working there and later passed away. “So many people were touched by who […]
With dust rising from the exposed underbelly of Scott Street, only a handful of cars and people are meandering back and forth past the construction. But local businesses don’t seem concerned the work is turning Scott Street into a ghost street, putting a damper on their sales at the same […]
Turning on a computer, or even reading a menu, can cause of great deal of fear to those who have difficulty reading. The Valley Adult Learning Association here offers people a chance to improve their literacy skills—and it is looking for volunteers to help keep the program going. “Literacy for […]
With Fort Frances and International Falls now officially “Border Sister Cities” following a signing ceremony here and then across the river last Thursday afternoon, Mayors Glenn Witherspoon and Harry Swendsen both pledged to work together more on cross-border initiatives. And a few of the 30 or so people on hand […]
With individuals raising up to $2,002 each in pledges in the fight against cancer, the annual Terry Fox Run under brilliant sunshine Sunday afternoon showed the spirit of that famous Canadian lives on here. This year’s Terry Fox Run was dedicated to the late Celeste Beck, former owner of Celeste’s […]
What began with a chance encounter with some of her paintings has resulted in a Fort Frances native illustrating her first book. Artist Heather D. Holmlund, who was born in Fort Frances but now lives in Toronto, has completed the artwork for the children’s book, “As Long as the Rivers […]
The Ernie Eves government announced Tuesday it is now accepting proposals from municipalities seeking to host a pilot project as a tax-incentive zone to boost economic development. And already Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said Fort Frances “definitely” will do so—either alone or together with other district municipalities. “I think you’re going […]
Native traditions thousands of years old could be the key to promoting healthy childhood development—and a prenatal class intends on helping expectant mothers get in touch with these traditions. “You have to be really careful when you are pregnant because it is a miracle,” elder Anne Wilson told the group […]
Prior responsibilities have caused Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon to opt against seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in Kenora-Rainy River. But with what he says is a strong list of candidates, Mayor Witherspoon is confident his party will gain some ground in this riding. The mayor had thought he would […]
