Sam Odrowski The Mino Ayaa Ta Win Healing Centre and Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services has welcomed Dr. Shannon Wesley to their organization, where she will begin her four-day-a-month practice. A welcoming ceremony was held Monday in the facility’s roundhouse, where food was shared, prayers were said, and songs […]
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Drama Division (April 10) •CLASS D008 Choral Speaking, Grade 7–1. Fort Frances High School (A. Petsnick) (Honours) 2. Fort Frances High School (N. von Niebelschutz) (Honours) •CLASS D802 Duet Poetry, Own Choice, Grade 7-8–1. Amy Norris and Hallee Nugent (First Class Honours) •CLASS D508 Choral Speaking, Grade 5–1. St. Francis […]
From the OPP On April 8 around 8:20 p.m., members of the Kenora OPP were called to a residence there to a report of a house fire as a result of an explosion. The OPP and the Kenora Fire Department attended a short time later and were able to extinguish […]
Press Release The Water Levels Committee of the International Rainy-Lake of the Woods Watershed Board has directed the operators of the international dam on the Rainy River at Fort Frances-International Falls to adjust the April water level target range for Rainy Lake. The decision stems from input from various stakeholders […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care has introduced a new sign-in/out procedure for all visitors and guests at Rainycrest Long Term Care Home in Fort Frances, effective this past Monday (April 9). The goal of the sign-in/out procedure is to identify as accurate records as possible of individuals present, enabling us […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is expecting to have a more open line of communication with Resolute Forest Products going forward. Mayor Roy Avis wrote a letter to new Resolute CEO and president Yves Laflamme last month, and the company has been very responsive. Mayor Avis told the […]
Duane Hicks Ever want to put someone you know behind bars and raise money for a good cause at the same time? The Fort Frances Voyageur Lions are giving you that chance. The club will hold its annual “Bail or Jail” fundraiser on Saturday, April 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. […]
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It’s back to the drawing board. Town council on Monday night voted 3-2 against a recommendation to keep the current pricing method for the installation of sewer and water services for properties in Fort Frances, meaning the issue once again will be referred back to the Operations and Facilities executive […]
Duane Hicks Kelly Big George is the newest artist at the Fine Line Art Gallery in Fort Frances. While she’s always had an interest in drawing, the Barwick resident only really started working with paint and other media recently but quickly has grown into an accomplished artist. “I just started […]
Duane Hicks The town will be getting more money from railway right-of-way property taxation this year–and will be asking the province to get an even higher rate if possible. In a report from town treasurer Laurie Lindberg that council received at its regular meeting Monday night, she said the province […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent There has been two lucky winners in our area recently. Gaby Emond won the 50/50 draw at the Emo Legion, pocketing $1,126.50. Kelly Lengyl, meanwhile, won a trip to Las Vegas on Sunday afternoon during the Border Skating Club’s annual ice show held at the Ice For […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will join other communities in the region, and across Canada, in having its own “Pride Week” this summer. Borderland Pride has asked council to formally declare the week of July 9-15 as “Pride Week” in the Town of Fort Frances. Since last summer, Borderland Pride has […]
