Staff Season tickets are on sale now for the 2017-18 Backus Performing Arts Series. Backus Community Center board member Diane Maxey said the series once again promises a talented, entertaining lineup of six shows at a terrific value. On top of that, none of them interfere with the “Tour de […]
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Press Release Members of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association board are calling on Sen. Lynn Beyak to resign. The move comes following a letter in which she stated, “Trade your status card for a Canadian citizenship, with a fair and negotiated payout to each Indigenous man, woman and child in […]
Duane Hicks Keep the beer steins and lederhosen ready just a little longer this fall. The Friends of the Fort Frances Museum are planning “Novemberfest” for their annual fundraiser gala, which will take place Thursday, Nov. 2 at the museum. The group made the decision during its meeting Tuesday evening. […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is reminding motorists and cyclists that they have a responsibility to ensure they stop at crosswalks when pedestrians are present. Crosswalks allow safe crossings for pedestrians at specific points on a roadway. These points are identified with signs, as well as markings […]
Staff When Gord McCabe’s gang found their footwork, it started putting the boot to its opponent. Grace Petsnick had a game-high 18 points as the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team opened the NorWOSSA regular season with a 49-29 victory over the host Kenora Broncos on Tuesday. “We started slowly and […]
Submitted Tournament winners Wayne Howard and Dallas Mosbeck posed with their specially-crafted trophies afterwards.
Duane Hicks Andrew Mueller of Mueller Roofing was hard at work stripping shingles from the roof of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station) on Fourth Street this morning. The roof will be seeing much-needed upgrades over the next couple of weeks, including new shingles and some replacement of […]
Nicholas Donaldson Grade 11 students at Fort Frances High School were treated to “The Sweet Life Road Show” on Tuesday morning. The hands-on interactive experience aimed to raise awareness about road risks by circulating through 10 stations that covered topics like distracted driving, what to say to a reckless driver, […]
Staff Volunteer Kimmy Daley tried out some Oktoberfest props during the most recent Friends of the Museum meeting Tuesday evening. “Novemberfest” is the theme for the group’s fall gala this year, which will be held there Nov. 2.
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The union representing 2,500 striking workers at GM Canada’s CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont. said it has invited management to get talks rolling again in hopes of reaching a settlement. But Dan Borthwick, president of Unifor Local 88, said its demand that the plant be designated […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords WALTON, Ont.–Ontario farmers and small businesses will receive support from the government as the province moves ahead with its plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Premier Kathleen Wynne said Tuesday. But the premier offered no further details about what that support would […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Controversial Conservative Sen. Lynn Beyak has been removed from all Senate committees following remarks about First Nations that have been widely condemned. Beyak remains a member of the Conservative caucus but has lost her spots on the Senate’s agriculture, defence, and transportation committees. Sen. Larry Smith, the […]
