Staff Motorists irked by detours can rest easy–the reconstruction of one block of Second Street East from Mowat Avenue to Portage won’t start for another couple of months. Bay City Contractors will be doing two projects in town this summer, but first will be working on Nelson Street before getting […]
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Duane Hicks Decades of volunteerism, along with commitment to the Legion and the local community, were recognized during the Legion Ladies Auxiliary Br. #29 honours and awards ceremony Saturday afternoon. Among the many dedicated auxiliary members recognized was Clora McEvoy, who, along with Verna Zucchiatti and the late Mary Clinker, […]
Nicholas Donaldson The officers and cadets of the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron held their 14th-annual Ceremonial Review last Wednesday evening in the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The cadets were inspected by the reviewing officer, local Justice of the Peace Pat Clysdale-Cornell, and received awards for their […]
Press Release Gord Mackintosh was not your typical politician and “Stories Best Left Untold: Tales from a Manitoba legislator,” is not your typical political memoir. Mackintosh steps out of his familiar role as the Manitoba NDP’s go-to guy, foot soldier, and law reformer to provide a unique take on the […]
Press Release Plans for the final reunion are being made for July 22-23 for anyone, especially from the years 1951-53, who attended Fort Frances High School-not just graduates but everyone interested. We’ve had calls from out-of-towners from B.C. and eastern Canada asking for a chance to meet old friends and […]
Press Release An NDP motion put before the Ontario legislature by Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell, calling for better access to health care for northerners, received support from all parties on Thursday. Campbell’s motion also called for a significant overhaul of the Northern Health Travel Grant. “Kathleen Wynne and her […]
Press Release The Citizens for Backus/AB are honoured to accept a grant of $3,500 from the Marshall N. Knudson Family Community Fund. The funding will be used towards the Youth Art Garden at Backus to help plant and maintain it. The grant will support the purchase of two compost bins, […]
Press Release The first district chess tournament since 2009 was held at Crossroads School in Devlin back on May 3. Some 58 students attended from Crossroads, S.C.A.P., and Robert Moore School. Each player had five games throughout the tournament, and was ranked according to wins, losses, or draws. The top […]
Duane Hicks “Growing up in a small town such as this gave me such memories of friendship and fun. It’s great to look back and reminisce Fort Frances to me is number one.” The words of a poem written by Ruth Caldwell sum up why it’s no surprise she was […]
Press Release Fort Frances High School student Angie Redford has returned home from the Canada-Wide Science Fair with her second-straight bronze medal-this time with partner Anna Schwartz (home-schooled). The pair captured first place in the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair back in April with their project, “A ‘Major’ Experiment with […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter A recent trend has seen discarded needles popping up all over town and in surrounding municipalities. Community spaces and high-traffic areas are strewn with the pointy objects thrown away by drug users. Sometimes it’s not just a needle here or there but piles at a time, or […]
Duane Hicks After being underserviced for decades, district residents finally will be able to receive culturally-appropriate treatment and medically-supervised detox services closer to home thanks to a new partnership between Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services and the provincial and federal governments. Called “Mino Ayaa Ta Win” (Helping Ourselves Heal), […]
