Jen AmOrdé came up just five pins short of the gold medal–and a berth to the national finals in Calgary in May–at the provincial round of the YBC “4 Steps to Stardom” in North Bay last weekend. Competing in the senior girls’ singles division, AmOrdé, who bowls out of Plaza […]
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Motus O, known for their exuberant and accessible style of dance theatre, brings to their audience a blend of theatrics, ballet, and improvisational movement. They combine stunning visuals, gracefulness, and physical feats to create a show people never forget. And the dynamic trio will be making their way to the […]
The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce is staging a conference here next month to help local entrepreneurs take advantage of electronic business. Called the Northern Ontario Online Outreach Initiative (NOI), the conference will feature two days of seminars and workshops April 10-11 at the Red Dog Inn. “There is […]
The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a blaze at a trailer at Canada Customs around 7:55 p.m. yesterday. The first units arrived to discover a fire in the rear of an office trailer which was being used Canada Customs. Under the direction of Capt. Paul Radbourne, the […]
The first-annual “Curl for Cancer” curl-a-thon here Saturday raised more money than organizers imagined and that already has them excited for next year. “I think so,” said Wendy Derendorf when asked if the event will do well next year. “We will do just as well . . . if not […]
The Border Concert Association’s latest show, billed as “fun, exciting, and as American as apple pie,” hit the Backus Auditorium stage over in International Falls last Thursday (March 8). The Booher Family–an incredibly-gifted ensemble of five siblings–played, sang, and yodelled their way through a remarkable show. Brothers Chris, Ben, Brendan, […]
The Bell upgrades in Fort Frances are on schedule and should be available before the end of the month. “On March 26, businesses and residents will be able to purchase those new services,” Norm Berberich, Bell Canada’s rep, confirmed from the company’s headquarters in Toronto. Technicians currently are completing the […]
In an effort to reduce the strain many out-of-town patients go through to make it to their chiropractic appointments here in Fort Frances, Dr. Jeremy McGuire and Dr. Shayla Kennedy have decided to open a clinic in Rainy River to bring their services closer to those patients. “The clinic is […]
The new peroxide bleaching plant being built at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here is entering the final phase of construction well ahead of schedule. “Things are getting along pretty quick. Construction is getting close to completion,” project engineer Bernie Martens said. “We should be starting our tests next week and go […]
There will be some competition for the annual Chamber of Commerce business awards after a late flood of nominations filled out the categories just before last Friday’s deadline. “I’m just filing them now. There’s about 30-40 so that’s not too bad,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Monday. “They were coming […]
As an extension of the Safe School Act enacted last spring, Education minister Janet Ecker recently announced all school boards must have appropriate dress policies in place by the end of June. But while this may be news to some, the Rainy River District School Board already is ahead of […]
J.W. Walker School here staged a Millennium Science Fair last week, with the junior grades displaying their projects on Thursday and the older students on Friday. Erica Strom topped the grade eight students, with Ashley McCaig second and Cody Dittaro in third. Ben Sletmoen was first in the grade seven […]
