Although canoe-building has been practised in the area for many years, kayaks are something few locals have tackled–until now. Since June, Eric Fagerdahl, Owen Johnston, and Mark Kowalchuk have been taking the kayak-making business very seriously. They’re hoping to not only get their business–Rainy Lake Boatworks–off the ground but also […]
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It’s been 75 years since “Green’s Furniture” first became a household name in Fort Frances. It all started at 517 Mowat Ave., across the street from its present location, with entrepreneur R.V. “Rusty” Green. The store moved to where it is today in 1948, with Rusty’s son, Van, taking over […]
In 1943, all 18-year old Fort Frances resident Clora (Dumeney) McEvoy wanted to do was join the Navy and do her part to help in the war effort. But at the insistence of her brother, Frank, who himself was enlisted in the Navy, McEvoy didn’t pursue that route. Instead, she […]
Like so many other men and women of his generation, local resident Mike Solomon Jr. has a personal connection to war. His father, Mike Sr., was a veteran of World War Two, having served overseas with the Lake Superior Regiment-Motor Battalion. But while Solomon, 64, a retired police chief, proudly […]
The president of the World Health Organization will be in Rainy River District from Nov. 16-18 to promote safety and injury prevention, and see how we’re doing in these areas through various site visits and presentations. Dr. Leif Svanstrom has made the district one of his only two scheduled stops […]
Anyone who loves a good book is being urged to get their ticket for the third-annual “Friends of the Library” dinner/dance, slated to kick off Friday at 6 p.m. at La Place Rendez-Vous. A literary-theme silent auction is a highlight of the evening, with books to tempt even the pickiest […]
With the emphasis shifting to keep mental health patients in their home communities, reps from across Northwestern Ontario are looking at what needs to be done to ensure the necessary services are available. That was the purpose of “Best Practices II: From Vision to Reality,” a two-day workshop that wrapped […]
A meeting that was supposed to reveal a more detailed design and budget for the new indoor ice facility here had to be cancelled although town CAO Bill Naturkach said another one should be scheduled within the next week or so. Kuch/Stephenson Architects had to cancel its meeting with the […]
Abitibi-Consolidated and its striking Communications, Energy, and Papermakers union locals are heading back to the bargaining table Friday morning in Montreal. This development comes after a 10-day stalemate in contract negotiations as each side waited for the other to make the first move. “The conciliators put out an invitation for […]
It all started with an idea and grew from there. Connie and Doug Cuthbertson knew for years they were going to move and expand their home-based framing business on to Scott Street. The Fort Frances couple just didn’t know when. But at the end of last year, everything fell into […]
Starting today, volunteers will be out around town collecting donations in exchange for a poppy as the Royal Canadian Legion kicks of its 1998 campaign. With the funds, the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 29 assists veterans and the children of veterans when the need arises, contributing to items such as […]
OPP detachments in Rainy River District hope to find out what the public thinks of them when they launch a “Policing for Results” survey. The survey, designed by the OPP’s headquarters in Orillia, will be conducted by phone from the OPP detachment here and takes about 10 minutes to complete. […]
