The Townshend Theatre will welcome the first professional orchestra to play on its stage tomorrow night as an extra concert brought in by tour de Fort. The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra is slated to perform at 7:30 p.m. and if you haven’t got a ticket, there’s still time, said Wanda […]
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Carole MacKintosh can hardly wait for Saturday night. That’s because for the first time in the history of the local Robbie Burns supper, she’ll be among the guests on hand now that the “gentlemen only” legacy has been shelved. “I am absolutely [going to attend],” MacKintosh enthused yesterday. “This is […]
Aiming to maximize class time and make schooling more efficient overall, the Rainy River District School Board last week announced the Junior and Senior Kindergarten programs will see a few changes for the 2000-01 school year. The major change for JK students in Fort Frances is that they will attend […]
Although guest speakers still have to be confirmed, a general outline and list of topics have been put in place for the inaugural “ManOMin” watershed conference slated here April 28-30. Jennifer Mercer, co-ordinator for the Rainy River First Nations watershed program and whose spearheaded the conference, said the main focus […]
“I’m interested in attending this year’s reunion. Have heard some wonderful reports about your past reunion–don’t want to miss attending again.” These, and similar sentiments, have been received from literally hundreds of former Fort High students registering for the FFHS Millennium Reunion in July. Having missed the 1994 high school […]
“Everything’s done, fit, and ready to fly,” Don Lovisa, manager of the local Confederation College campus, enthused yesterday afternoon. As the college interviews instructors for its new general carpentry apprentice (phase one) program set to start Feb. 21, Lovisa was pleased to see it drew a full slate of 16 […]
Well, it’s February again and we all get our chance to strike a blow against Canada’s number-one killer. This is “Heart Month.” February has Valentine’s Day in it, when everyone can show love and administration for wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, or just those special friends in general. It also is […]
Want to talk about that big bass you reeled up? Or how about learning some new techniques while out on Rainy Lake? Whatever the case, a new bass club is starting up in Fort Frances, with its first meeting slated tomorrow (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. at the old CN station […]
Old Fort Frances High School on First Street East has yet to attract a new owner after being on the open market since early December. “We’ve had a number of people interested, and they toured through the building, but we haven’t had an offer on it yet,” said Warren Hoshizaki, […]
Seven graduates of the Aboriginal Early Childhood Education program at Confederation College had the honour of being the first class to have their ceremony at the Townshend Theatre. “It was wonderful. It was nice for the graduates to have it in such a great place,” campus manager Don Lovisa said […]
The committee of the whole of council last night recommended the town stick with services offered by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. rather than forming its own economic development office. Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said this morning council and the RRFDC board will meet in the near future to work […]
The Wyrd Sisters, who will perform here Friday night as part of the “tour de Fort” concert series, probably are one of the few groups to have chosen their name by looking through a dictionary. Nancy Reinhold of Winnipeg, who founded the trio with Kim Baryluk back in 1991 (Lianne […]
