Duane Hicks The “Festival of Trees” silent auction rapidly is shaping up to be fun event, with more and more businesses and individuals agreeing to decorate a tree for the fundraiser. Samantha Manty, business and events development assistant intern for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, said that as of […]
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Duane Hicks A community foundation to build endowments and disperse grants for local projects could be in the cards for Fort Frances after town council agreed, in principle, to creating one at its regular meeting last night. The ball’s now in the court of the Economic Development Advisory Committee, which […]
Staff Knox United Church wants your vote. All eyes are on the Aviva Community Fund website as voting started Monday for the final qualifying round for the “Knox Renewal Project,” which hopes to get funds to buy an elevator in order to “create a welcoming and inclusive space for everyone.” […]
Staff It appears Sunday’s derailment of a CN freight train east of here has something to do with interrupted Internet service in town. Internet service has been down for Shaw and Vianet customers in Fort Frances since sometime between 9:30-10 p.m. yesterday. “Looks it is a fibre cut due to […]
Staff Town council will vote tonight on whether to approve a one percent user fee increase for 2014. A report from treasurer Laurie Witherspoon noted user fees are an important part of the operational budget preparation for the upcoming year. And over the past few years, the town has tried […]
Duane Hicks CN crews were busy today cleaning up spilled grain near Fort Frances after 39 freight cars jumped the tracks around 5:45 p.m. yesterday. The derailment took place in an isolated area about 25 km east of town. The train, which had a total of 184 cars, was headed […]
Heather Latter FORT FRANCES—The “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem and empowerment retreat for young women has made it to the semi-final round of the Aviva Community Fund competition. “I thought it was pretty exciting how the community rallied together—from my friends to complete strangers who all of […]
Joey Payeur With only 16 skaters to start, and with a quarter of those gone by the end of the game for various reasons, the Dryden Ice Dogs had no business hanging with the fourth-ranked team in the country. But it was only after, in their opinion, getting the business […]
Duane Hicks The town is on the right path to fixing the issue of the blinking LED lights along the riverfront walkway. Travis Rob, the town’s facility/special project co-ordinator, said he was contacted by the manufacturer yesterday afternoon and told the problem has been pinpointed. He hopes the lights will […]
Staff Highway 17 is expected to be closed for most of the day due to a multi-vehicle collision between Vermillion Bay and Kenora. This means Rainy River District can expect higher than normal traffic volumes from the Trans Canada highway traffic being re-routed via Hwy 11, said OPP Cst. Anne […]
Heather Latter Looking to start up a company to fill their spare time, friends Nicke Baird, Heather Bridgeman, and Chelsey Simpson recently created a business selling loose leaf tea, called “Smashing Tea,” that officially will launch this weekend. “We wanted to do a company that brings wellness to people,” said […]
Duane Hicks Want a unique Christmas tree this holiday season? How about one that can be paid for in the name of a good cause? Then the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and local Kiwanis Club might have an answer for you with the first-ever “Festival of Trees.” The Chamber […]
