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Press Release The “Maker Space” at the Fort Frances Public Library has a new addition: ukuleles. Ukuleles have been purchased and are ready to go for our first-ever “Music Lessons in the Library” series. A five-week program is starting this Wednesday (Feb. 6) for kids aged nine-12, with a community […]
By Carla K. Johnson The Associated Press A new Super Bowl commercial aims to calm frenzied football fans with oddly relaxing images of actress Zoe Kravitz whispering into a pair of microphones and softly tapping on a bottle. The beer ad already has drawn more than 10 million views and […]
By Mae Anderson The Associated Press NEW YORK — This year some of the Super Bowl ads that grabbed the greatest buzz were surprises, like Bud Light’s “Game of Thrones” teaser. Other crowd-pleasers focused on humour, like Amazon’s take on celebrity product testers. While the New England Patriots bested the […]
Press Release Unifor Local 324 members at Acadia Broadcasting’s CFOB (“The Border”) radio station in Fort Frances voted 80 percent in favour of ratifying a new four-year collective agreement yesterday. “Unifor members at Acadia Broadcasting were very pleased with the monetary gains and key language improvements achieved in this new […]
Duane Hicks With Borderland in a deep freeze for about a week now, residents are doing what they can to stay warm and deal with cold-weather problems such as frozen pipes. But after responding to two fires since Saturday, the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service is warning people to […]
Staff This week’s bitter cold snap has impacted exams at Fort High after buses were cancelled both yesterday and again today. Fort High has remained open and those students with transportation to the school had the option to still write exams at their originally-scheduled time. But those who were scheduled […]
Staff The Fort Frances Family Centre has been running 24 hours a day since Saturday in response to the bitterly cold weather the area has been experiencing of late. The centre, located at 272 Scott St., usually runs from noon-4 p.m. but decided to open around the clock to help […]
Press Release The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) is pleased to announce new free, technology-based mental health resources available to residents of Northwestern Ontario. Supported by funding from the provincial government, the services are designed to help adults and youth manage mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety and […]
Staff The judging has been completed for the local Fibre Art Festival at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre. Last Wednesday, Cher Pruys, Patti Anderson, and Phyllis Johnson evaluated the 26 fabulous pieces submitted for this year’s festival. They judged in three categories: Best Original Design, Best Pattern Design, […]
Staff The annual “Forget Me Not” dinner, hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts, will be held this Saturday (Feb. 2) at La Place Rendez-Vous–one of the major fundraisers for the local non-profit organization. “It’s really important to have these dinners to raise awareness of the caregivers and […]
Press Release Northern Community Development Services (NCDS) has joined Northern Ontario’s employment agencies that deliver Employment Ontario programs in demonstrating to the government how continued investment in employment centres across Northern Ontario will result in continued quality supports for working Ontarians and businesses across the region. Across Northern Ontario, more […]
