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 […]
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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 […]
The Rainy River District School Board is spending $705,000 to install more than 150 new computers at Fort High, 35 new ones in Rainy River High School, and bring Atikokan High School’s total up to 120. The school board is stressing the importance of students getting on-line and familiar with […]
Cell phone service should be up and running in Fort Frances by the end of September, with the rest of the Shabaqua/Rainy River corridor in place by next fall. Originally, the cell phone towers were planned to be up and operational sometime this month. But Vic Prokopchuk, project co-ordinator for […]
Central Avenue residents sat united in the front row of the Civic Centre on Monday night as CN sought approval from council to dig a third trench under the sidewalk to expedite the clean-up of groundwater contaminated with diesel fuel. And they swayed council to delay giving the go-ahead–at least […]
When only CAO Bill Naturkach and Coun. Struchan Gilson showed up for a meeting with CN officials on July 21, Central Avenue residents were skeptical about the support they had from the town. But after Monday’s council meeting, the residents were feeling like there were more people in their corner. […]
Kevin Begin of here is one proud dog owner. “Cedar,” his yellow Lab, earned a perfect score of 100 points in the advanced division to win top spot at the Four Paws Retriever Contest held in conjuction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. She beat out “Cabela,” owned by […]
Just one more motorcycle. That’s what Dale Dokuchie was thinking last Thursday when he acquired a second 1948 Harley Davidson 165 “Hummer” for his motorcycle collection. Dokuchie already has several bikes at his Couchiching home, where he’s done the odd automotive repair over the years. “I’ve probably had 15 through […]
