Duane Hicks It’s not too late to sign up for the local Canadian Mental Health Association’s 1K and 5K walk/run, entitled “Steps Against Stigma,” which goes this Saturday (Oct. 5) starting at the Sorting Gap Marina. The cost is $10, with late registration to be held at 8:30 a.m. on […]
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Duane Hicks The resignation of two councillors from the local physician recruitment committee doesn’t mean the town isn’t supportive of recruiting new doctors or that the town doesn’t still have representation at the table. In response to the editorial in yesterday’s Times, Coun. Andrew Hallikas said this morning that council […]
Duane Hicks Just as every good zombie movie demands a sequel, the second-annual Fort Frances Zombie Walk will rise from the grave this Saturday (Oct. 5). Ghouls of all ages are encouraged to put on zombie makeup, or dress up like a warm-blooded zombie hunter, and come to St. John’s […]
Duane Hicks Organizers will be trying out a fresh concept for this year’s Christmas parade—a stationary one. Instead of being a procession going down Scott Street after sunset, the parade (which has been set for Saturday, Nov. 30) will see a series of floats parked along there during the day. […]
Duane Hicks Safe Communities Rainy River District continues to rate very well among other communities across Canada. The recent Safe Communities 2013 Report from new umbrella organization, “Parachute to Safety,” has replaced the National Report Card from Safe Communities Canada, which SCRRD had aced for the past six-straight years. While […]
Staff Dust off your glad rags and mark Thursday, Nov. 7 on your calendar! That’s when the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum will hold its second-annual fall fundraiser gala. Tickets for the wine-and-cheese gala, which will run from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the museum, cost $35 each or two for […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board will activate the “Safe Welcome” program at its elementary schools this Monday (Oct. 7) as a way to provide a safer learning environment for students. The program, which received funding from the Ministry of Education, saw security access devices installed at the […]
Joey Payeur Going into her final dive, it was all or nothing for Molly Carlson. When she emerged from the water afterwards, the Fort Frances native knew she had won it all. Carlson, 15, earned her first gold medal in national or international competition by winning the girls’ age 14-15 […]
Duane Hicks As sure as the sight of falling leaves is a sign of fall, so is the smell of chili in the air. And this autumn will be no different thanks to the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Great Canadian Chili Cook-Off.” The community event is slated for […]
Staff Robert Moore School will host its second-annual spaghetti dinner tomorrow (Oct. 1) to help fund the popular breakfast program that has been running there since 2005. The program, which is available to all 460 students in the school, sees trays of food delivered to classrooms each morning to ensure […]
Staff The Rainycrest Auxiliary will celebrate its 60th anniversary next Wednesday (Oct. 2) with a tea from 2-3:30 p.m.—and all are welcome to attend. Admission is $4 and annual memberships will be available for $5. There will be a variety of delicious home baking for purchase in the Activation Room, […]
Duane Hicks Mail posted in the mailbox at the Fort Frances post office now is being sent to Thunder Bay for sorting. John Caines, a spokesperson for Canada Post in Ottawa, said yesterday that Canada Post has been in the process of “de-twinning” here and elsewhere across the country. While […]
