Press Release At approximately 2:40 a.m. yesterday, Fort Frances OPP and Fort Frances Fire Department responded to the report of a house fire at 407 Butler Ave. in Fort Frances. The building consists of four apartments with the fire contained to the ground level. The fire was extinguished, all occupants […]
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Heather Latter Adult singers wanting to participate in this year’s Christmas cantata are reminded to come out to the practice tonight at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church. This year’s cantata, or at least a portion of it, will be “Bethlehem Morning,” which was performed back in 2004. Anyone who […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Recourses’ fire season officially ended yesterday (Oct. 31) although activity had tapered off in the past two weeks. Only one new fire was reported since Oct. 18 in the West Fire Region. Thunder Bay FireRangers put out a fire Oct. 29 in the Kakabeka Falls […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Tyler Bell, a former resident of Fort Frances, is competing in a radio contest in Kingston, Ont. to win a trip to Jamaica—and needs his hometown to support him by voting online. At the beginning of September, FM96 Kingston put out a call for contestants to write […]
Press Release Family & Children’s Services once again has partnered with Safe Communities Rainy River District (previously known as Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition) in the preparation and delivery of “Project Safe Hallowe’en.” Now in its ninth year, a total of 4,000 glow sticks were ordered this year, which have […]
Staff With its general membership meeting slated for Nov. 30, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill three possible vacancies on its board of directors. As such, the Chamber is putting out a call to members to put their names forward for appointment or election (if need […]
Press Release On Friday (Oct. 22), John Collins, Kiwanis District Lt.-Gov., accompanied by his wife, Joanne, installed the new Fort Frances executive during a dinner meeting held at La Place Rendez-Vous. The new executive consists of president Shanda DeGagne-Begin, secretary Bob Lidkea, and treasurer Robin Wright. Serving the first year […]
Press Release Riverside president and CEO Wayne Woods and Deane Cunningham, chair of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, are pleased to announce the appointment of Nicke Baird to the position of foundation/corporate communications director, effective Oct. 18. Baird was born and raised in Fort Frances, and recently moved back […]
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a fire at a Lakeview Trailer Court residence last night. Firefighters arrived at the scene on Maple Drive around 7:40 p.m. to see heavy smoke coming from the windows of the home’s south side. They battled the blaze until 11 […]
Press Release Mineral Mountain Resources Ltd. of Vancouver has begun preliminary exploration of the Straw Lake Beach Gold Mine, located north of Fort Frances. The company has signed an agreement with Shotgun Exploration, a private company based in Atikokan, to earn a 75 percent interest in Shotgun’s 100 percent-owned Straw […]
Press Release More concerts, events to come Wildfire Music, a company that has developed in Northern Ontario for the past eight years, has grown to the point of even further development. Originally starting as DJ Services in 2003, the company expanded to offer a talent agency signing many tribute artists […]
Press Release Anishinaabe victims of violence in Fort Frances have improved access to programming to help them through the healing process and promote cultural identity. Sponsored in part by the Aboriginal Victims Support Grant Program, Weechi-it-te-win Family Services here is pleased to be hosting “We are all Leaders”—a conference on […]
