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 […]
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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 […]
Press Release Just in time for the long weekend, the tourist information centre here is set to open tomorrow (May 20). To celebrate, the centre will host an open house. Visitors are invited to check out what the tourist centre has to offer, browse the exhibits, enjoy a cup of […]
Duane Hicks The public will get a look at what the future Rainy Lake Market Square will look like during an open house on Thursday (June 2). The open house, which will feature drawings by architecture firm Scatliff + Miller + Murray, will run from noon-4 p.m. at the future […]
Cameron Penney While it wasn’t an Oscar, Julia McManaman’s passion for having “the perfect movie night,” did land her some hardware. The Grade 8 student at Robert Moore School took home the top prize among the 10 students competing in the Rainy River District School Board’s annual speech contest last […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is gearing up for the start of tourism season here. For instance, the Fort Frances Tourist Information Centre opens its doors for the season this Friday (May 20). Tourists can drop in and get information not only on things to do and places […]
Cameron Penney A survey to determine interest in a Catholic high school in Fort Frances found the interest “is significantly below the level needed for a viable secondary school program.” That was among the information in a report by consultant Gerry Thuss of Stratford, Ont., which was presented at the […]
Staff In conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week, the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will hold a “Spring Safety Day” tomorrow (May 14) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Canadian Tire. Fire Prevention Capt. Wayne Riches said the focus will be emergency preparedness and fire safety, including residential smoke detectors and […]
