Staff In celebration of Ontario Public Library Week, the Fort Frances Public Library will host its third-annual “Human Library” this Monday (Oct. 17) from 6-8 p.m. As in the previous two years, the library has secured four speakers who will become the “books” that can be “borrowed” for conversation. They […]
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Staff The “Project Safe Hallowe’en” committee is gearing up for its third-annual “Trunk or Treat,” which will be held Monday, Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library. Organizers are wanting to pack the parking lot with decorated vehicles so children can go trick-or-treating in a fun […]
Heather Latter Resolution Vapes & E-liquids is transitioning to a new name with a new owner this week. Alex T. Bruyere and his wife, Tanis Lesiuk, will be taking over the Scott Street business and calling it Generation’s Vaper Lounge. “It’s an established business,” Bruyere said about the business initiated […]
Duane Hicks A recent survey by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. indicates there’s a labour shortage here in Rainy River District. RRFDC consultant Tannis Drysdale said the survey—which received about 75 responses from district businesses, with the majority coming from Fort Frances—asked questions about the availability of labour and […]
Staff The town is hoping to get government funding for a new handivan. Council will be asked tonight to support an application to the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) for the purchase of a handivan in 2017. In a report from Community Services manager Jason Kabel, he noted his […]
Staff The Knights of Columbus—Rainy Lake Council’s “Coats4Kids” 2016 campaign is underway, with a GoFundMe page launched Wednesday. The council is “seeking community members to donate whatever they can spare, so we can raise funds to buy winter jackets for at-risk youth in Fort Frances and the surrounding area,” campaign […]
Duane Hicks Organizers are hoping Thursday, Nov. 3 will be an exciting—and profitable—“Night at the Museum.” The fifth-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. “This year’s theme is ‘Night at the Museum,’” said Sarah Marusyk, acting president of the “Friends of the Museum,” […]
Duane Hicks Organizers are hoping Thursday, Nov. 3 will be an exciting—and profitable—“Night at the Museum.” The fifth-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. “This year’s theme is ‘Night at the Museum,’” said Sarah Marusyk, acting president of the “Friends of the Museum,” […]
Heather Latter Although the United Native Friendship Centre here offers many culture-base programs, a new resource one is being implemented to help further infuse the Ojibway culture into all it offers. “I see it as an opportunity to provide more cultural awareness to the staff and all the programs, and […]
Duane Hicks Lauren Hyatt wants make the Fort Frances Museum “a place for the community to be” during Canada’s 150th birthday and beyond. The new programming and events co-ordinator started the position last Wednesday, and already she’s looking forward to getting local residents engaged in their history over the next […]
Duane Hicks “Love for all. Hatred for none.” They don’t sound like the words terrorists would use—and that’s the point. They’re not. The reality is extremists represent less than one percent of world’s entire Muslim population. The true teachings of Islam promote peace, love, and understanding. And that’s why the […]
Duane Hicks For once, Bruce Caldwell actually is looking forward to opening his next electricity bill. The Frog Creek Road resident is among the 26 former Hydro One customers who, as of Sunday, now are under the Fort Frances Power Corp., which has expanded its territory to McIrvine Road North […]
