Duane Hicks A portion of the new location of Titan Manufacturing is being used to continue to make roof and floor trusses as it has done since 2015. The trusses are made from finished wood that has been machine stress-tested and graded beforehand while glulam manufacturing uses under-utilized wood and […]
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Sam Odrowski Emma Rae Pattison took a peek Saturday afternoon as Stacy Kreger of the Hair and Body Care Shoppe in Emo snipped off her locks of hair that will be donated to support someone on their cancer journey. The hair-cutting was part of the salon’s annual “Cuts for Cancer” […]
Sam Odrowski A group of local children held a “Save the Bees” fundraiser Saturday by selling iced tea to raise money for the purchasing and planting of “bee-friendly” plants such as wild flowers, daisies, and sunflowers. The stand was set up outside the Fort Frances Curling Club, where the Mother’s […]
Duane Hicks The finger joint machine at Titan Manufacturing is key to the operation, making it possible to manufacture glulam boards from shorter pieces of wood by cutting finger joints in them to create a high-strength longitudinal bond between the pieces.
Staff Kenora-Rainy River PC candidate Greg Rickford will host an event to officially open his Rainy River District campaign headquarters this Friday (April 27) at 7 p.m. It is located at 335 Scott St. (next to the Makabi Inn). Everyone is invited to attend this free event, with light refreshments […]
Sam Odrowski Fort Frances High School students hope to have audiences in stitches next week during their upcoming production of Monty Python’s “Spamalot.” The musical will be staged May 2-5 at the Townshend Theatre, with the curtain rising at 7:30 p.m. each day. The production is based on the classic […]
Sam Odrowski The La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary recently donated a new bathtub and treadmill to the local hospital to better serve patients. The auxiliary pledged $30,000 in the fall of 2016 to purchase the tub, then pledged $2,500 last fall to buy the treadmill. The treadmill became fully functional […]
Press Release The Rainy River Future Development Corp. and the Town of Fort Frances, along with our headline sponsor Tbaytel, are excited to announce the 2018 Rainy Lake Series concerts. These free concerts will be held Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. at the new Rainy Lake Square in downtown Fort Frances. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business & Community Expo is ready to hit the Fort Frances Curling Club this Friday and Saturday. Sponsored by Tbaytel, the expo will run Friday from 4-9 p.m. and again Saturday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $3 at the door, with […]
Sam Odrowski After some initial confusion over the Cloverbelt Co-op program opening a distribution centre in Fort Frances, those behind the “Healthy Living Food Box” would like to reassure residents that their program won’t be affected. In fact, it’s still running smoothly, with close to 350 boxes of fruits and […]
Sam Odrowski Thousands of residents from across the district once again made the trip to Emo for its annual “Spring Fever Days” held Thursday to Saturday. Emo Chamber of Commerce president and organizer Dave Goodman said the event was a great success and noted the village was exceptionally busy over […]
