The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce–touted as the oldest continuous business operation in Fort Frances–will take a step back in time this Friday when staff don period costumes to mark its 100th birthday here. The bank’s actual anniversary was July 18 but interior renovations caused a delay in the festivities, […]
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John Ossachuk voluntarily has given up the contract to maintain the buoys on Rainy Lake, and was replaced by former contractor Jim Gladu. A spokesperson for Ossachuk said he gave up the contract after becoming “really sick.” She classified his illness as “serious.” Gladu received a call from the Coast […]
A very sobering experience. That was the consensus among the 150 people who tried the intoxication simulator set up at the OPP booth in the Farm Progress Building during the Emo fair last weekend. Special goggles simulated your perception at just below the legal limit (0.07 grams alcohol/100 mL blood) […]
About 10 students will face a new educational experience when L’École Catholique de Fort Frances opens its doors here Aug. 31. Operating out of a classroom at St. Francis School, Gilberte Poirer will teach the class of pupils ranging from JK to grade eight completely in French. A teaching assistant […]
Construction of the most recent diesel fuel recovery trench hit a snag this week when it was determined a Centra Transmission Holding’s gas line will keep KGS contractors from building an extension on the south trench as initially planned. Instead, contractors will build a fourth trench running east and west […]
Diesel fumes permeating the air around Central Avenue are already causing grief among Central Avenue residents. KGS started digging the diesel fuel recovery trenches on CN property Monday, releasing the fumes into the air. “It stunk like hell here today,” charged Jim Sawka yesterday afternoon. Sawka said he first really […]
A significant chapter in Fort Frances history soon will be underway in the form of a giant mural as work gets underway on the west exterior wall of the CIBC by heritage artist Brian Romagnoli, who arrived in town from southern Ontario earlier this week. Romagnoli was commissioned by the […]
Juno award-winner Natalie McMaster has been signed on as the main act for the grand opening gala of the community auditorium, a.k.a. the Townsend Theatre, which goes Sept. 20. McMaster, a renowned fiddler, will be bringing in a six piece Celtic band to do two concerts in honour of the […]
Four district families will be saying their good-byes to six visitors they’ve grown close to when children from Belarus, who stayed in the area for the summer, will begin their long journey home Friday. Although the six week stay was full of everything from swimming to fishing, their host families […]
When the late Bob Biggs opened the Camera Store Plus in the spring of 1972, he didn’t know how long it would last. Last week, he would have had his answer. After more than 27 years at the northwest corner of Scott Street and Portage Avenue, the Camera Store Plus […]
Northwoods Gallery & Gifts here is looking to get a lot bigger in the near future and the expansion has owner Connie Cuthbertson smiling proudly. “It’s like we’re having a new baby,” enthused Cuthbertson, who started up the store last year with her husband, Doug. Effectively doubling the size of […]
“Unbelievable” and “fantastic” was how Carol and Fred Brown described the public response to a fish fry fundraiser Saturday at their Bears Pass residence. More than $17,000 was raised in support of their daughter, Amanda Jerry, 27, who is in Toronto awaiting a double-lung transplant. The fundraiser got off to […]
