To celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 9-15), the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is writing a series of articles about volunteerism. We feel it is important to take the opportunity during this special week to heighten awareness of the responsibilities organizations must take when using volunteers. Imagine a day care centre […]
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“They don’t care if someone gets hurt.” That’s Ron Sandelovich’s feelings on CN’s decision to automate the rail bridges at Bear’s Pass and Five Mile starting May 1. “When nobody’s around, people will get hurt. I know kids are always playing around those bridges, but with no one there, something’s […]
The FFHS Millennium Reunion organizing committee is making a final attempt to contact area residents who attended the 1994 high school reunion but have not yet registered for the one coming up in July. The initial notice of the upcoming reunion was made early in 1998. At that time, a […]
A “Millennium Reunion” slated to take place in Lake of the Woods township this summer is expected to attract a substantial crowd, organizers said last week. Residents and former ones from the township, comprised of Morson and Bergland, as well as the unorganized areas of McCrosson-Tovell, Pratt, Sutherland, Spawn, Gameland, […]
Fort Frances OPP charged Doug Maki with first-degree murder Tuesday in connection with the death of 18-year-old Melani Sutton. Maki, 28, of Fort Frances made a brief appearance in court here Tuesday afternoon, and was remanded to the Fort Frances District Jail. His next court appearance is slated April 10. […]
About 100 gun owners turned out at the Civic Centre last Thursday for a presentation by OPP S/Sgt. Doug Carlson on the new federal firearms regulations–and at least some of them got the answers they were looking for. “I took a gun safety course in 1980 and I learned more […]
Cars Plus is the exclusive dealer of Toyota vehicles in Rainy River District. A sales outlet for Bayview Toyota in Kenora, Cars Plus, located on Highway 11/71 just west of Fort Frances, has moved from selling used cars and servicing vehicles to offering a full line of Toyota trucks, vans, […]
“My wife, Lori, gave me quite a big surprise about a month ago. She handed me a letter and it said I had won.” That’s what Darcy Kavanaugh remembered about the moment he first found out he had been chosen as one of the role models honoured at the Celebration […]
After a hiatus of almost four months, the Border Concert series resumed Friday, March 24 when troubadour Bill Schustik appeared on stage at Backus Auditorium in International Falls. Schustik combined his rich baritone voice with a variety of folk instruments–including the guitar, banjo, dulcimer, and harmonica–to serve up a rich […]
March was a busy month for the Toddler Room at the Fort Frances Children’s Complex. Themes during March were Big and Little, Spring Break Fun, Spring, and Weather. To coincide with the Big and Little theme, we discussed big and little during all areas of the program. We took big […]
It’s “business as usual” for the Sunset Country Travel Association despite word from the province that core funding to all Ontario travel associations will be cut. “The funding structure is changing,” SCTA executive director Gerry Cariou said. “We used to receive some core funding from the province of Ontario.” At […]
Doug Cridland of Fort Frances doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to talking about manic depression–the mood disorder he’s journeyed through life with for 18 years. He could care less about the stigma that surrounds it, but he does care very much about helping himself and others who bear […]
