Duane Hicks The building at 261 Scott St. (formerly Nirvana Salon and The Ear Clinic) has new owners. Guy Donaldson said he and wife, Kelly Spicer, together as “M.C. Laine Holdings Ltd.,” are buying the 2,600 sq. ft. building in the downtown area with the transfer officially to take place […]
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Heather Latter The Fort Frances High School Music Department’s annual fall musical revue—this year entitled “The 4 Elements—Earth, Fire, Wind, and Rain”—is ready to hit the Townshend Theatre stage tomorrow through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. “It’s a lot of fun,” enthused Larissa Desrosiers, a recent Fort High graduate who has […]
Duane Hicks Branding is more than a logo. It’s a comprehensive effort to shape a more prosperous future that targets people, activity, and types of economic activity needed to bring a vision to life. The town will take the first step in a community branding exercise to help shape the […]
Duane Hicks Knox United Church in Fort Frances is hoping to snag a grant from the Aviva Community Fund to help buy an elevator and make the building much more accessible. But it will need the community’s help—in the form of online voting starting Nov. 11—to do so. “Along with […]
Staff Partners and volunteers of the “Kiss ’n Ride” program here will be saluted tonight—earning the Rainy River District School Board’s “Recognition of Excellence”—for helping to improve the safety of children as they arrive and depart from school. The presentation will be handed out at the board’s regular meeting, which […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Museum welcomes you to “Threadworks 2013,” a juried exhibition of needle art. Challenged with the theme of “Water,” creative needle artists from across Canada stretch the artistic boundaries to showcase their incredible talent in workmanship and design. Out of hundreds of entries, a select few […]
Staff The “Citizen of the Year” committee has met and made a decision as to who the 26th honouree will be. This decision will be on the agenda next Tuesday (Nov. 12) for council approval. There were 12 submissions altogether, said Human Resources manager Christine Ruppenstein, who took on the […]
Duane Hicks The local OPP is being asked to keep distracted driving as one of its top priorities when it comes to enforcement. The OPP is in the process of gathering input for its 2014-16 business plan and during this morning’s Police Services Board meeting, chair John McTaggart said it […]
Heather Latter It’s Nov. 1 and that means the start of “Movember”—when men around the world grow moustaches to raise funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate and testicular cancer. Local men are encouraged to participate by registering at ca.movember.com with a clean-shaven face, then for the next 30 […]
Staff In an effort to give town residents a chance to do a little cleaning up before the snow is here to stay, the town will waive tipping fees at the local landfill this Saturday (Nov. 2) from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. But the only waste to be accepted free of […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s “Great Canadian Chili Cook-off” lived up to its “Hocus Pocus” theme—not only seeing teams get into the spirit of the event but also conjuring up a sizable crowd of chili-lovers. First-time participants Acklands-Grainger earned the “Best Chili” Award for its “Socket To You” […]
Duane Hicks The Sister Kennedy Centre is starting a new “memory board” to acknowledge those who have made a mark on its history, with the first three honourees being Sister Betty Kennedy, Deane Cunningham, and Dave Bourgeault. Centre director Nick Wihnan presented Cunningham and Bourgeault with their framed photo portraits […]
