He’s only been here three days, but Toronto artist John Hood is already getting a taste of Fort Frances hospitality. “Janis from ‘Cripes, it’s a Castle’ was very nice. She kindly let me come in and drip on her floor,” Hood joked yesterday as he packed up after hours spent […]
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While many in the crowd stuck to beer as they mingled at last week’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships, others chose to sip on something a little bit different–one of five varieties of mocktails. Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving served up their alcohol-free concoctions for the second time at this […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities will receive a 2.3 percent increase in funding from the province for the 2001/2002 fiscal year–that’s $342,200 more than last year. The gain is part of a province-wide budget hike–totalling $450 million–announced by Health and Long-Term Care Minister Tony Clement July 16. The funds will be […]
This past Sunday, July 29, twenty members of the Horticultural Society had a special treat. First, was a visit to Don and Sharon’s Strom’s home in Blackhawk to view the beautiful gardens and landscaping. Sharon led the tour, answering many questions about the perennials she grew in her gardens. Even […]
The “Friends of Animals” campaign got a boost with fundraising during the 2001 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The group raised $3,000 during the tournament with their bingo under the big tent, tackle box and lure raffle and by providing clean up for the tournament. “We were given a sum […]
In 1991, Jewell Sutherland of the Fort Frances Times wrote, “Surveyors have very historical background.” The centennial of the Ontario Land Surveyors was the opportunity to reflect on the important role they had played in the development of the district. The first mapper/surveyor/explorer in this area was Pierre Gautier de […]
OPP have now released the name of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in the early morning hours yesterday. Nathan Edward Macdonald was found severely wounded at about 3 a.m. yesterday morning in the back yard of 1024 Webster Ave., part of an apartment complex on the corner […]
Last Wednesday the Rainy River Soil and Crop Improvement Association had their annual soil and crop tour. The tour brought out farmers from around the district who wanted to learn about different agricultural techniques and crop ideas. The first stop on the tour was to Larry Lambs farm near Emo. […]
Several Rainy River District communities are reeling after high winds and torrential rains swept across the district for the second time in as many days. Residents in most of the district’s communities are waking up to flooded areas and structural damage after last night’s storms which follow on the heels […]
Think of Four Paws Pet Supply’s obedience training as a finishing school for dogs. The six-week session, which begins tomorrow evening at the store, teaches basic obedience training to give owners more control over their pet. “We give owners stuff that they can build on, so that they can then […]
A suspect has been apprehended and police are investigating after a youth was stabbed and killed behind 1024 Webster Avenue North this morning. The OPP have reported that at 3 a.m. this morning a severely-wounded male youth was found behind the apartments on the corner of Webster Avenue and Sixth […]
Last year, 0.4 pounds was the winning margin as a local team took home the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship for the first time. But at the final weigh-in Saturday, they had close to a three-pound cushion. That’s right. They. All three of them. Topping the competition were brothers Steve […]
