Duane Hicks The Voyageur Lions’ annual “Polar Plunge” made a big splash yesterday on Sand Bay, raising more than double what it did last year while also ranking as the second-best in the event’s history. A crowd of people lined the dock behind La Place Rendez-Vous at 1 p.m. to […]
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Staff The Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” is set to go for tomorrow (Jan. 1) and the public is urged to brave the cold and cheer on the brave souls who have come out to take a dip in Sand Bay. The fun will start at 1 p.m. behind […]
Duane Hicks 2014 was a year of challenges for Fort Frances but Mayor Roy Avis is optimistic the town will “get back on track” in 2015. “Our first priority right now, and it has been for the last year-and-a-half to two years, is to make sure we get our mill […]
Press Release Bayfield Ventures Corp. is pleased to announce that shareholders, at a special meeting yesterday, approved the previously-announced acquisition by New Gold Inc. of all of the outstanding common shares of Bayfield by way of a plan of arrangement. The arrangement was approved by the affirmative vote of roughly […]
Duane Hicks The local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” once again is set for New Year’s Day on Sand Bay, and organizers feel it will be better than last year. “We’ve got about 25, close to 30, confirmed and that’s not bad,” said club member Bill Michl. “A lot […]
Duane Hicks Local food banks and hamper programs are seeing a greater need in the community—and an equally greater support from the public—this holiday season. Jill Pernsky, community ministries manager for the local Salvation Army, said at least 200 hampers were given out to district families in need this Christmas, […]
Staff The table is set for the community Christmas dinner, which will take place on Thursday (Dec. 25) from noon-2 p.m. at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau co-ordinator Tori Hebert, who is spearheading the event with her grandmother, Karen Mitchell, said all aspects of the event […]
Heather Latter Residents of Fort Frances are thrilled Tim Hortons sent warm wishes their way. A two-minute video, which was launched online on Friday on the company’s YouTube channel, features local residents reacting to “yarn bombings” around town and ultimately at the Tim Hortons’ restaurant here, which was covered from […]
Staff Fort Frances is famous. Well, at least on social media today. Tim Hortons launched an online video this morning that was shot here this past weekend, showcasing Fort Frances as the warmest Tim Hortons in Canada. “It was about bringing warmth,” noted Glenn Hollis, vice-president of Brand Strategy, Marketing […]
Staff It’s that time again. The 2015-16 garbage and recycling collection schedule soon will be delivered to town residents. The two-sided refuse schedule notes all of the pick-up dates for 2015 on one side, and for 2016 on the other. Environmental and Facilities superintendent Doug Herr said some local groups […]
Duane Hicks Jennifer Greenhalgh of JGreenhalgh Solutions has been elected the new president of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce. “I’ve got a real enthusiasm to improve our position in the Rainy River District,” said Greenhalgh, who ran for president against Myles Kuharski (Gillons’ Insurance Brokers). “I want to grow […]
Heather Latter The idea may have taken shape while two friends sat out in a boat fishing but Roger Wickstrom and his business partner, Mike Schnekenburger, turned their idea into a reality in just five short months. “[Mike] said if you’re serious about this, we can do it,” Wickstrom recalled. […]
