Submitted bythe United Beef Club On Saturday, July 28, the United Beef Club held their annual Funday, hosted by Ken and Mary Ann Haw. All members and leaders were present. Everyone came with their animals washed, clipped and ready to go! Neil and Ken Haw demonstrated how to groom and […]
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Press Release For close to 40 years, The Rainy Lake Community Orchestra is holding a “Summer String Camp” for string players of all ages and abilities. Practices will be held at the Ranier Community Building beginning on Sunday, Aug. 12. This year, professional musicians will be coming from as far […]
Submitted bythe StewardshipYouth Rangers Hello there and Boozhoo from the 2018 Fort Frances Ogimaa Binesiiyog Stewardship Youth Rangers! We started a new project this year learning all about bats. First, we were instructed by Nathan Hopkins of the MNRF on how to construct a single-chamber bat house. We built and […]
Press Release Borealis Bards announces auditions for their upcoming fall production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” This deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash hit musical has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for over 30 years. Raeanne Conat, veteran Borealis Bards performer and debut director, will lead the cast and […]
Sam Odrowski The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) recently received funding from the Moffat Foundation to launch a “Fort Frances Youth Project,” with the end goal of setting up a youth centre in town. The NWHU is working with local youth, the Town of Fort Frances, Kiwanis Club, First Responders, the […]
Summer reporterStephanie Hagenaars A new workshop offered through the Fort Frances “Best Start” hub is teaching parents positive discipline choices and to understand what is normal behaviour for ages zero- to six-years-old. The Children See Children Learn workshop was developed by the Best Start Resource Centre, a program of Health […]
From the MNRF It was another busy day for lightning fire starts as the Northwest Region recorded 16 new fires by the early yesterday evening. Resources are strained as the fire load has increased to 111 active fires. Twenty-eight of those fires are “not under control,” 10 are “being held,” […]
From the OPP On Sunday at approximately 2:25 a.m., a member of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a vehicle stop on King’s Highway in Fort Frances. The officer spoke with the driver, whom he determined was under the influence of alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported […]
From the MNRF There were 23 new fires in the Northwest region by the early evening yesterday. Widespread lightning over the past few days has yielded numerous new starts in the western and central areas of the region as fire hazard conditions rebound. At the time of this update there […]
Staff A full slate of candidates will be on the ballot for the municipal and public school board election here come Oct. 22. Rick Wiedenhoeft was the last candidate to put his name in prior to the 2 p.m. deadline on Friday. Wiedenhoeft was a town councillor for 11 years […]
Staff With one day left to file for the Oct. 22 municipal election, yet more district residents have stepped forward to run as school board trustees and for spots on their respective municipal councils. John McTaggart is the latest to put his hat in the ring to run for a […]
From the MNRF There were four new fires in the Northwest Region by the late afternoon yesterday. Nipigon fire #47 is a 0.2 hectare lightning caused fire located approximately 77 kilometres east of the far north community of Webequie. The fire is currently “not under control.” Nipigon fire #48 is […]
