Heavy metal and hard-core rock lovers are in for a treat as three bands are set to perform here tomorrow night. Local band “Tugnut” is set to share the stage with Thunder Bay group “The Exiled” and “Pillar” from Regina, Sask. at the Ukrainian Hall at 7 p.m. Tickets cost […]
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Whether the Fort Frances Public Library can be expanded, or whether a new library should be built here, is the topic of a study council gave the go-ahead to at Monday night’s regular meeting. Head librarian Margaret Sedgwick said the study, which will begin very shortly, is much-needed. “It’s a […]
Given a gloomy forecast that looked like the event may have to be cancelled, horseback riders instead found themselves under a scorching sun Saturday morning at the Trail’s End Stables in Devlin. But that didn’t keep 16 riders from coming out in support of the Northern Therapeutic Riding Association’s sixth-annual […]
Members of the Fort Frances Curling Club soon will get a chance to clear their throats about clearing the air this coming season. Registration for the new season will be held this Monday (Sept. 16) from 7-9 p.m. But a potentially controversial gathering will take place early next month to […]
While council eventually agreed Monday night to sub-contract George Armstrong Co. Ltd., through its Operations and Facilities Division, to install the sanitary sewer and water connection for the new River Walk condominium project on Front Street, a debate over town policy nearly meant a significant delay in how soon construction […]
They began walking shortly after sunrise Friday—a yellow homemade sign the only indication of their starting point on the quiet River Road. Hours later, almost 20 people arrived at North American Lumber here after walking, jogging, and running 20 miles in the third-annual Tom Bruyere Walk for Dialysis. The walk, […]
One of Canada’s top country groups will take the stage at the Townshend Theatre here later this month to kick off another “tour de Fort” season. “Prairie Oyster” is set to perform Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. as the first “encore” show, meaning those who don’t have tour de […]
With the possibility of a provincial election hovering in the air, former Atikokan resident Cathe Hoszowski has declared her intention to seek the Progressive Conservative nomination for the Kenora-Rainy River riding. With past experiences in everything from municipal council in Atikokan (until recently when she moved to Fort Frances) to […]
A local teacher is helping kids across the United States, and around the world, come to grips with the terrorist attacks of last Sept. 11. Kate Woods, a supply teacher with the Rainy River District School Board, came up with a project more than a year ago that helps kids […]
While council eventually agreed Monday night to sub-contract George Armstrong Co. Ltd., through its Operations and Facilities Division, to install the sanitary sewer and water connection for the new River Walk condominium project on Front Street, a debate over town policy nearly meant a significant delay in how soon construction […]
A committee struck up last Friday to look into Ontario’s nuisance bear problem may be key to getting the spring bear hunt reinstated here, said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “The timing is of the essence here. The new premier [Ernie Eves] promised to reinstate the spring bear hunt, an issue of […]
A skate park, proposed by the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club last week, has received the “thumbs up” from several interested parties who all agree it’s what the community needs for local youth. “You could see how much the little park was used in the summer,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, referring […]
