Lindsay Campbell District residents learned Friday that New Gold’s Rainy River project isn’t just about gold. An “archaeology day,” held at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre from noon-4 p.m., shared information about archaeological findings on the project’s sites. Licensed archaeologist John Pollock gave a presentation outlining the four stages of his […]
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Duane Hicks Downtown parking and parking meters will be just one of dozens of issues members of council and town management will look at over the next three years as part of its strategic planning. In a draft of strategic plan reviewed during a meeting late yesterday afternoon, it noted […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship still is looking for volunteers to help out this weekend. Kathy Cuthbertson, who sits on the board of directors, said there’s a shortage of hands involved with maintenance and take-down. “We have enough people on docks and fish care. We have enough people […]
Lindsay Campbell If you’ve been walking along the waterfront this past week, you might have noticed something new. One year after the town approved the project, two pieces of exercise equipment have been installed at the Sorting Gap Marina, just adjacent to the kids’ playground. The equipment was paid for […]
Duane Hicks Plans for the demolition of the old Rainy Lake Hotel are underway. But while Scott Street businesses approve tearing the vacant building down, they don’t want the work to interfere with the crucial Christmas shopping season. A pre-tender meeting for property owners and tenants of the 200 block […]
Heather LatterLindsay Campbell The second-annual “Harmony of Nations” music and arts festival, held under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina here Friday and Saturday, saw an incredible display of talent by a variety of musical acts. It also drew higher attendance than last year’s inaugural event. “I think […]
Press Release New Gold Inc. announced yesterday that it has entered into a $175-million streaming agreement with RGLD Gold AG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Gold Inc. Under terms of the agreement, Royal Gold will provide New Gold with a deposit of $175 million, to be used for the ongoing […]
Staff Everything is all set for this year’s mini-king and mini-queen contest. All that’s needed is more boys to participate. “I’ve got six girls and one boy signed up,” organizer Melissa Gushulak noted this morning. “We need at least two boys for it to run,” she said. The contest, scheduled […]
Staff There will be a scheduled power outage for Fort Frances residents, as well as areas east of town, from 7 a.m. until noon this Sunday (July 19). In addition to all of the Fort Frances Power Corp. customers in town, about 1,025 Hydro One customers in Halkirk, Watten, Farrington, […]
Duane Hicks Bass boats are some of the biggest, baddest boats around—and fishing fans will get a chance to see them up close next Wednesday (July 22) on Scott Street. The first-ever “Bass Boat Show & Shine,” sponsored by “Shops on Scott” and the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, will […]
Staff Registration for this year’s mini-king and mini-queen contest here is now open. Organizer Melissa Gushulak noted, as in past years, the contest is open to boys and girls aged four-seven (as of July 1). Each child will be asked a few questions, with judges choosing the winners. But this […]
Lindsay Campbell The Northwestern Health Unit has released a new program encouraging families to be more active this summer. The program, called “The Summer Family Play Pass,” has over 100 activities for families to take part in. The challenge is measured by a point system, where each activity on the […]
