For all you young anglers out there, today and tomorrow is your only chance to sign up for this year’s Kid-Pro tournament slated July 22 in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Open to kids aged 10-14, those interested can sign up at the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
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“You never know what you’re going to get when start carving.” That’s Marlene LaFreniere’s philosophy when it comes to her award-winning work, which is on display at the Fort Frances Public Library for the next two weeks. LaFreniere’s love of carving started four years ago when she and her husband, […]
Meet Christine Eisenzopf, cancer survivor. As strong as those words are, their simplicity doesn’t do justice to the journey this 53-year-old Fort Frances woman has made from her doctor’s office in 1994 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer to the gravel road around Pither’s Point at last Friday’s “Relay […]
The ground has been broken for construction of the new Canada Customs and Immigration facility here. “We hope to have it finished by the end of this year,” said Jim Gartshore, general manager of the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here. “We’re glad to get started and I think it’s going to have […]
Adorned in purple and gold, 120 grade 12 students and 70 OACs crossed the stage at the Memorial Sports Centre last Wednesday for the Fort Frances High School graduation ceremony. Following the customary entrance to Sir Edward Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance,” and the invocation by Rev. Gerald Van Smeerdyk, FFHS […]
Now that heavy rains have been replaced by hot, sunny weather, the water level of Rainy Lake is plummeting towards normal for this time of year. Rainy Lake dropped by 2.1 cm (0.83 inches) Monday night to sit at 338.05 m (1,109.09 ft.)–a drop of 31 cm (12 inches) since […]
Flags at the Civic Centre flew at half-mast on Tuesday in memory of Nick Kingerski, one of the town’s longest-serving employees. During Monday night’s regular meeting, council also stood for a minute of silence in memory of Kingerski, who spent more than 40 years as an town employee from 1945-1986, […]
The fire situation has quickly heated up for local Ministry of Natural Resources firefighters as dry conditions and lightning have started a rash of blazes in the district. “Currently, we have three active fires. They were a result of recent lightning,” fire management supervisor Matt Myers said Tuesday morning. “We […]
The beach at Sunny Cove Camp was re-opened to swimmers Friday after being declared “unsafe for swimming” last Monday, the Northwestern Health Unit said Monday. Brian Norris, a public health inspector with the health unit, noted two consecutive water samples came back “clear.” He said the high water level on […]
Although council has yet to finalize the 2001 municipal tax levy, the due dates of this year’s bills will be presented to the committee of the whole later Monday. Because of delays due to software problems and the province’s Bill 140, this year’s municipal taxes will be due much later […]
Fort Frances OPP has stepped up its enforcement of local roads and highways once again this summer with its Road Safety Value Partnership (RSVP) initiative. Thanks to a fund contributed to by the Town of Fort Frances, Ministry of Transportation, and the Ontario Auto Insurance Coalition, extra patrol officers will […]
After helping out at the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary’s annual “Strawberry Social” on Thursday afternoon, the six Fun in the Sun queen contestants have kicked into high gear with a slew of activities ahead of them. Lindsay Cawston (George Armstrong Co.), Sarah Hebert (La Place Rendez-Vous), April Matheson (364 […]
