Cameron Penney A total of 49 people from Rainy River District, including 19 from Fort Frances, were recognized by the province for their volunteer efforts at the 2016 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards held Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here. Volunteers were saluted for their decades of service to a […]
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Duane Hicks “You can’t go through life just with a catcher’s mitt. At some point, you’ve got to throw one back.” Words of wisdom from 2015 “Citizen of the Year” Larry Patrick, who was honoured Friday evening during the town’s annual appreciation dinner at Sunny Cove Camp. “Being ‘Citizen of […]
Duane Hicks There likely will be more weddings and other events hosted at Sunny Cove Camp in the future. During its regular meeting Tuesday night, town council authorized the Community Services division to start booking Sunny Cove Camp as fully as possible with any functions requested, including weddings, during the […]
Staff Anyone looking for something fun to do this Saturday night (May 28) should get out their flip-flops and summer gear for the “Sync or Swim” social being hosted by the Fun in the Sun committee. Cathy Richards noted advance tickets cost $10 each, which still are available at the […]
Duane Hicks Syncor Contracting is planning to go ahead this summer with a new townhome development on Front Street, as well as a second development at the Huffman Court subdivision on Williams Avenue. Syncor spokesperson Len Smart said the Front Street property was surveyed last Wednesday (May 18). “We are […]
Duane Hicks While the numbers still are being crunched as to how much extra waste was brought in to the local landfill over the past two weeks, there’s no question the town’s “Fight the Blight” campaign was a bona fide success. “It was a lot of work for the town […]
Cameron Penney With their bellies filled with pizza, pasta, and gelato, members of the Fort Frances High School Travel Club returned late Friday night from their nine-day trip to Italy. A total of 33 students, along with four teachers serving as chaperones, travelled overseas to visit the European country. The […]
Cameron Penney Paul Morrison was shocked last week when he was visiting the park near Phair Avenue and Sixth Street East with his family and discovered a baggie filled with used needles in the bush. His Facebook post to alert people in the area about his discovery quickly went viral—igniting […]
Duane Hicks Plans are underway for Fort Frances to host the 69th-annual OFSAA boys’ hockey championships next March, and the town officially has been asked to be a sponsor. “It has been 11 years since OFSAA was last in Fort Frances and as many of us remember it was a […]
Staff Joerg Ruppenstein, president and CEO of the Fort Frances Power Corp., will give an update on FFPC activities and the electrical industry. Ruppenstein last presented to town council in December, and the FFPC has committed to making more frequent reports to council. Also tonight, council also will hear an […]
Staff If you put out branches for last week’s “Fight the Blight” pickup, and they haven’t been chipped up and taken away yet, don’t worry—the Fort Frances Power Corp. will get to them this week. The FFPC experienced a breakdown with its wood chipper last week, putting them a few […]
Press Release The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary executive meeting was held May 3 in the hospital boardroom. President Susan Robertson reported that the joint spring conference, which was held in Fort Frances on April 8-9, was very successful, with very interesting speakers and an excellent response from participants. Dixie Badiuk […]
