Staff The accolades just keep coming for local artist Cher Pruys. Her photorealistic painting, “Crushed,” recently won first place in the Society of Canadian Artists’ elected member show, which opened Sept. 9 and runs through Oct. 2 at The Leyton Gallery of Fine Art in St. John’s, Nfld. The show […]
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Press Release Knox United Church here is pleased to welcome “The Great Plains” musical group tonight at 7 p.m. Dubbed as “plain folk making great music,” Darrel and Saskia Delaronde will be presenting fabulous Canadian music with Celtic, bluegrass, and Gospel flavors all wrapped around extremely beautiful melodies. They perform […]
Staff It was like the Oscars but with more spice. Green’s Brand Source and TD Canada Trust were the award-winners at yesterday’s “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off,” hosted by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce. “Top Gun Chili” (Green’s) won for People’s Choice while “Blazing Saddles TD Chili” dazzled some local […]
Duane Hicks “Never be afraid to dream big.” That’s one of the mottos of “When Eagles Fly,” a new program for youth in Fort Frances and surrounding area. Its main focus is to empower teens—helping them to discover their goals, talents, and abilities, explained program founder and co-ordinator Sandra Allan. […]
Staff Forget Hollywood—“Chiliwood” will be the place to find the stars tomorrow during “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off.” The “cast” of nine teams, which will be serving up chili from 4:30-7:30 p.m. at the Legion, include: •Community Living Fort Frances and District; •Flint House; •Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services; •Gizhewaadiziwin […]
Staff Tickets still are available for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s fall gala, this year entitled “Mobsters and Dames,” which is set for next Saturday (Sept. 24) at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Foundation director Samantha Manty noted tickets for the annual event typically sell out quickly. But due […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Brain cancer is now the deadliest childhood cancer in the U.S., now ahead of leukemia, a result of improved leukemia treatment and a frustrating lack of progress on brain cancer. Government statisticians reported the change in rankings Friday, drawing from a […]
Staff Town council has approved the timetable for planning out the 2017 budget, which includes a public input meeting slated for Monday, Sept. 26 in conjunction with the regular council meeting that night. At that time, the public is urged to share its ideas as to what should be in […]
Duane Hicks The town’s bylaw enforcement department cracked down on parking violators this summer. Its quarterly activity report showed a spike in parking tickets issued in July and August. Over those two months, bylaw officers wrote 64 tickets—39 during a nine-day span in July, including 12 on the first day […]
Duane Hicks Who will earn a star on the “Chiliwood” Walk of Fame? The competition is shaping up for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual chili cook-off here this coming Wednesday (Sept. 21). As of late yesterday, a total of eight teams have stepped forward to deliver what they […]
Duane Hicks The process for Fort Frances to become an “Age Friendly Community” is moving forward. Coun. June Caul, who sits on the Age Friendly Steering Committee, told town council Monday night that they’re getting close to launching a survey to find out “what is good about Fort Frances in […]
Heather Latter New Gold’s Rainy River Project, located north of Barwick, remains on schedule for its targeted mid-2017 start-up. “It’s really coming along,” enthused general manager Grant Goddard, noting mine development is continuing. “We’re moving lots of material,” he said. “We’re down another bench [level] so we have multiple levels, […]
