Staff “Open Mic at the Library” will be back by popular demand next Monday (Aug. 17) at 6 p.m. There is so much local talent in the area, the Fort Frances Public Library is providing a place for it to be showcased. But what’s needed now is more performers. Those […]
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Press Release Ontario is helping to increase farm production and efficiency in Rainy River District by investing in two agricultural infrastructure projects. With a $1 million investment from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), the Rainy River Future Development Corporation will install tile drainage on more than 1,900 acres […]
Press Release About two dozen workers at Gingrich Woodcraft near Fort Frances voted 69 percent in favour of joining Unifor yesterday. This group of wood workers specializes in the production of custom cabinets, drawers and mouldings “We are extremely pleased to welcome these new members to Unifor and we look […]
Lindsay Campbell Weechi-it-te-win Family Services hosted their grand opening for their revamped Ganawendaasowin Youth Treatment program today. In Dec. 2014, the organization’s board of directors agreed to terminate their lease and move the program to where it is now on 71 McTavish Road. Ganawendaasowin Team Lead, Crystal Smith, said that […]
Joey Payeur The joy felt by those who welcomed home their hockey hero will be felt for weeks, months and years to come by many different community organizations and those they serve. Five cheques of $5,000 each for a total of $25,000 were handed out around Fort Frances and neighbourng […]
Lindsay Campbell Fort High student Mathew Nowak already is well aware his Grade 12 experience may fall short of his dreams. With secondary school teachers set to withdraw from voluntary extra-curricular involvement due to a stalemate in contract talks with the provincial government, he’s not alone. “Football has been one […]
Staff Equestrian excellence was the order of the day throughout this past weekend as the Borderland Quarter Horse Show took over the Emo Fairgrounds. Riders from within and outside of the Rainy River District put their four-legged friends through the paces in an attempt to impress the judges at the […]
Duane Hicks Brent Newman and Rough Cut Pine will play a fundraiser concert for the Fort Frances Community Chest next Wednesday (Aug. 19) at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre. Slated to start at 7 p.m., admission will be a free-will offering, with all proceeds going to the Community Chest, which […]
Staff An Olympic medalist with a Fort Frances pedigree will join the elite athletic performers in the history of this region. It was announced last Wednesday (Aug. 5) that Fort native Chris Lindberg will be among the newest members entering the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame as part of […]
Staff The town may consider permanent electronic speed signs to remind motorists just how fast they’re going. The local Police Services Board has suggested to council that funds be set aside in its budget annually to purchase permanent speed signs for areas in town with “chronic speeders.” These include Colonization […]
Heather Latter Alyssa Chiasson represented the Rainy River District well during the Miss Teenage Canada pageant, finishing in the top 10 out of 82 contestants from across the country. “It was an amazing experience and I am sad to see it come to an end,” she wrote on Facebook after […]
Staff The legacy of the recent “Duncan Keith Day” will resonate throughout Fort Frances for some time to come, thanks to the generosity of the town’s favourite hockey son. Tonight’s meeting of town council will feature the first of five cheque presentations over the next two days being made on […]
