Press Release The Rainy River Future Development Corp. and the Town of Fort Frances have announced the location, time, and theme of this year’s Canada Day parade and kiddies’ bike parade. The parade will start at 9:30 a.m. on July 1, beginning at the Safeway parking lot. The floats then […]
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Staff Grade 4 students in Debbie Jean’s class at St. Francis School here were concerned about child labour that is happening all over the world, so they decided to do something about it. Taking on the name of “St. Francis Donators,” the youngsters—with minimal help from their teacher—planned a bake […]
Staff When news hit many major outlets yesterday of New Zealand’s oldest driver, Bob Edwards, who still is on the road at 105 years old, Fort Frances resident Hubert Medhurst was intrigued. Medhurst, who turned 105 on April 25, also is a licensed driver. “I saw it on the news […]
Sarah Pruys “On an average day between Canada and the U.S., there are approximately 2,500 kids that go missing.” So notes Dan Thurber, newly-appointed provincial representative for Northwestern Ontario in Canada’s newest organization that helps find missing children: Bikers Urban Response Needed (B.U.R.N.) Thurber, a Fort Frances general contractor, explained […]
Sarah Pruys For Kevin Hughes, the proud owner of a 1970 Chevelle and a ’32 Ford, restoring cars runs in the family. “My dad was always into cars, and all of my brothers are into old cars,” he noted. They take their cars to different shows, such as the annual […]
Sarah Pruys As rain drummed on the roof of the Memorial Sports Centre last Wednesday evening, the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron marched around the auditorium onto Parade. Twenty-six cadets, along with their families and friends, were present for the 10th-annual ceremonial review. “The [ceremonial review is an opportunity […]
Heather Latter Assuming the deal goes through, New Gold Inc.’s offer last week to acquire Rainy River Resources Ltd. is a move that will benefit the district. “For Rainy River shareholders, it’s a great opportunity because it is difficult to raise money to build mines these days and we have […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board will hear a presentation tonight regarding the “School Within A College” (SWAC) program, which was introduced at the beginning of the current school year. A dual credit program, SWAC is offered to students by the Rainy River District School Board in collaboration with […]
Staff Organizers of this year’s Lions Foundation of Canada Purina Walk for Dog Guides have deemed the eighth-annual event one of their best years yet. “It went really well and everyone had a lot of fun,” enthused Gaby Hanzuk, a member of the Voyageur Lions Club, which hosted the event. […]
Staff More than 4,100 Hydro One customers west of Fort Frances experienced a power outage yesterday afternoon. A forced power interruption began around 3 p.m., with power restored before 4:30 p.m. A Hydro One representative said a crew had to replace an insulator at its transmission station in Fort Frances. […]
the OPP At 4:45 a.m. today, Fort Frances OPP, the Fort Frances Fire Dept., and the ambulance service, along with the La Vallee Fire Dept. responded to a house fire at 3634 Hwy. 11/71 in Devlin. Investigation has revealed that one occupant had died in the house fire. A post-mortem […]
Press Release The warm weather finally is here as we begin our summer hours at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Beginning Saturday (June 1), the library will be open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m.–8 p.m., and closed Saturdays and Sundays. Meanwhile, library staff are busy preparing for […]
