Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Fort Frances is turning 70 this weekend. To celebrate the occasion, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada, Metropolitan Yurij, will visit and perform a special service Sunday beginning at 10 a.m. The Metropolitan will be greeted at the […]
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Duane Hicks Have your say. A public meeting to garner input on the proposed Erin Crescent subdivision is slated for Thursday, July 27 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. As reported late last month, the town is eyeing the property in the east end of town to develop into […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances is seeing a bit of a building boom. In addition to new homes being built at the Huffman Court subdivision, a new hotel and a Great Canadian Oil Change are in the cards this year, along with two more apartment buildings. A sign recently was erected […]
Nicholas Donaldson Area canola farmers may see a boost in yields this season thanks to the millions of extra pollinators now occupying bee boxes in some fields in the west end of the district. “They are there to pollinate crops and produce honey,” said Brian Rowaan, the commercial beekeeper who […]
Staff Help send district kids back to school with a backpack full of supplies. The annual “Backpacks for Kids” campaign is underway, with the public invited to drop off supplies, backpacks, or cash donations at M. Wu Dentistry on 1201 Colonization Rd. W. Alternatively, they can call Dr. Wu’s office […]
Duane Hicks As work continues on the future Rainy Lake Square here, evening entertainment has been lined up to draw people there once it opens in late August. Geoff Gillon, client services manager with the Rainy River Future Development Corp., told council during its regular meeting Monday night that the […]
Staff The five-member Far North Electoral Boundaries Commission has made a preliminary recommendation to create two new electoral districts in Ontario. The four proposed electoral districts are: •Kenora-Rainy River, which would include Dryden, Fort Frances, Kenora, and Rainy River; •Kiiwetinong, which would include the northern portion of the current Kenora-Rainy […]
Duane Hicks The town is hoping to get more bike racks to encourage active transportation. Town council approved applications to be submitted to the Ontario Commuter Cycling Program at its regular meeting last night. If successful, the applications could yield 80 percent funding for eight bike racks. Four racks would […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter The annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is approaching quickly and the committee has some top-notch entertainment lined up for the festivities. The entertainment will start off with a teen dance party next Wednesday (July 19) from 8 p.m. until midnight. Admission is $5. Then on Thursday […]
Joey Payeur Satisfaction guaranteed? Not in Troy Norman and Jay Samsal’s fishing world. The tandem completed an 11-year odyssey to reach the top of the heap at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last year for the first time. Anyone thinking they will be resting on their laurels is in […]
Duane Hicks There ain’t no cure for the summertime blues like an annual dose of “Quest for the Best.” The perennially-popular singing competition, once again being held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, is set for Friday, July 21 under the big tent at the Sorting Gap […]
Joey Payeur Greg Gustafson isn’t in the camp of those who see the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship as being in its twilight years. “I don’t see an expiration date,” declared Gustafson, who is serving as director of angler registrations and director of finance for the 22nd-annual edition of the […]
