The Northwestern Health Unit has posted Pither’s Point as “unsafe for swimming” due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling of Sand Bay. Public health inspector Brian Norris said due to the wait in processing samples at a lab in Thunder Bay, the earliest the beach could be re-opened […]
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After a slight delay, coins specially designed to commemorate the town’s centennial in 2003 should be making their rounds in local businesses next week, Chamber of Commerce co-ordinator Dawn Booth said. Originally intended to be circulated during the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last month, the Chamber now is aiming […]
Orange construction signs are popping up all over town as contractors work to resurface roads, replace sewer mains, and begin waterfront development all at the same time. “All the contracts we hired are just getting started. We have multiple projects on the go now,” Raymond Roy, the town’s superintendent of […]
With the summer almost over for most young people, the local Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students is closing its doors for the season Friday. “Things went very well,” said summer employment officer Kerri Langtry. “We found lots of jobs and lots of students to register with us.” The […]
After a successful canoeing fundraiser last year, the local United Native Friendship Centre is set to get volunteers paddling from here to Rainy River for a good cause Aug. 19-22. But the fundraiser still needs support—both from sponsors and participants—to make the three-day event even better than last year’s inaugural […]
The local Confederation College campus may have a new manager this fall, but she is definitely not new to Fort Frances. Anne Renaud will be taking over as manager of the Confederation College Fort Frances campus starting this Monday. “I’m really excited. I think this is going to be a […]
The Northwestern Ontario Practice Firm, “Envision North,” will have its official grand opening on August 14th at10:00 a.m. at 398 Scott Street. Local MP Robert Nault will be in attendance along with a number of other guests who will speak on the concept of the “virtual firm.” “We’ll show people […]
Winners at the cribbage games Wednesday, July 31, at the Legion in Emo, were: High–Darlyne Bruce and Jerr Allan; Consolations–Donna Morrish and Jane Allen. The door prize winner was Darlyne Bruce. • • • This past week, Maryse Melanson arrived to visit with grandparents, Margaret and Paul Melanson. She flew from Kitchener […]
It’s time to dust off the old’ running shoes as organizers prepare for the annual Terry Fox Run and hope to raise more than $13,000 again this year. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau invites anyone who would like to help organize or volunteer for the annual event to a meeting […]
Polished, painted and ready for her admirers, the Mermaid of Rainy Lake will be celebrating her 70th birthday Thursday with an art show created in her honour. The “Mermaid Imagery” art show will open at the Fort Frances Museum this Thursday. The show is being hosted by the “Rainy Lake […]
Ministry of Natural Resources FireRanger crews are on guard for fires throughout the region as forests experience drought-like conditions. “Now, the entire Fort Frances district is under high to extreme fire hazard,” Matt Myers MNR’s fire management supervisor, said yesterday. “Dryden, Fort Frances, Kenora and Thunder Bay are the areas […]
The coffee and donut business in Fort Frances is about to see a new face as Tim Hortons prepares to open in Fort Frances this winter. “We are definitely coming to Fort Frances,” corporate communications manager Diane Slopek-Weber said yesterday. The TDL Group Ltd, who operate Tim Hortons, is currently […]
