Construction on roads, sidewalks, and sewers in Fort Frances is in full swing as Public Works crews and contractors work through the summer schedule. Among the projects is the rebuilding of McIrvine Road from Fifth Street to Eighth Street, with an estimated price tag of $595,000. Work there already is […]
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With mosquito season underway, Ontario’s medical officers of health have called on all of the province’s 37 health units–including the Northwestern Health Unit–to develop a co-ordinated approach to address the West Nile virus. There has been no evidence of West Nile virus activity in the region during last year’s mosquito […]
“Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic . . .” is how the popular children’s song goes, and Andrea Avis of the Fort Frances Public Library is hoping to see a lot of children with their teddy bears at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic there this Friday. “This […]
With school out, the Fort Frances Public Library is gearing up for another summer of its “Step Into Reading” program. Created 10 years ago in an effort to promote literacy among local youth, the library offers children the chance to win prizes by reading books throughout the summer. “Last year, […]
Cathy Kowal, a local First Nations police officer, proved she had what it takes to compete against some of the fittest officers and firefighters after earning a gold medal at the World Police and Firefighter Games earlier this month. Kowal, along with her partner, Fort Frances OPP Cst. Mike Golding, […]
Colin Hewitt toasted his boat, “Ariba,” with a small bottle of champagne cooler after winning his first race of the Rendezvous Yacht Club spring series last Wednesday. But he was extra careful not to break any glass on the bow. After all, he had spent many months getting this Tanzer […]
The Zone 1 Northwestern Ontario Games in Kenora last weekend featured a bevy of local Special Olympic athletes who put on quite the show. More than 100 competitors from Kenora, Dryden, and Thunder Bay joined the Fort Frances contingent in the two-day event. On the track, Ray Bedard was the […]
The first-annual “Relay for Life” here last Friday night was an overwhelming success, raising close to $75,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The “relay” featured 350 participants and close to 100 volunteers who occupied the grounds of Pither’s Point for a night of fun and focus to help stop the […]
They may be off to a slow start this year but Capt. Eric Alcock of the Fort Frances Salvation Army is optimistic they still will be able to reach their goal for this year’s Red Shield appeal. “The campaign was supposed to be over the last week in May,” Capt. […]
After 31 years as an English teacher and librarian, Joyce Cunningham received the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation’s Norm Snyder Award at a retirement barbecue last Thursday. Cunningham, the first person in Northwestern Ontario to receive this award for her career-long commitment to OSSTF, was beside herself as OSSTF 5B […]
Sarah Hebert proved she’s got talent as she sang an original song to capture the Fun in the Sun queen entertainment night Sunday evening at the Townshend Theatre. “Everybody did so well,” Hebert said Monday, stressing that while winning a bouquet of roses and gift basket was an honour, the […]
Morley Reeve Gary Gamsby, who also is the president of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, has pledged to shave his beard for striking CUPE members. Gamsby, who has had his beard since 1976, is joining Pinewood resident and CUPE #65 member Kevin Kennedy–who has only shaved once since […]
