Staff Could your son or daughter be the 2013 Fort Frances Mini-King or Mini-Queen? The annual contest will be held here June 28, but parents who want to enter their children will have to act fast. Organizer Melissa Gushulak said she will start taking registrations today. She will accept the […]
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Lucas Punkari Robert Moore Grade 8 student Jocelyn Trudeau flew over the bar yesterday morning as she finished in first place in the girls’ high jump event in her school’s annual track-and-field meet. This year’s event was held at the Fort High track, with members of the Muskie track-and-field team […]
Sarah Pruys After completing her undergraduate degree in classical violin performance at Brandon University in Manitoba, Rainy River District native Shannon Darby decided to go to Ireland. Not just to travel, though she has toured a number of European countries, but to complete her Master’s program in Community Music at […]
Lucas Punkari Local golfer “Snake” Krawchuk may have put it best for what many who hit the driving range at the Heron Landing Golf Course on Saturday were looking for as they attended one of the course’s “demo days.” “For me, it’s about trying all of the new equipment and […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Curling Club has thrown its hat into the ring to be one of the 10 communities selected for this year’s Kraft Celebration Tour. Two bids from the club were submitted for this year’s competition—one sent in by Muskie curler Hailey Beaudry and the other by […]
Lucas Punkari In her first time competing at a Soap Box Derby event, seven-year-old Marie-Mai Langevin of Fort Frances turned in a strong performance at Valley City, N.D. on Saturday. Going up against 27 other competitors in the “stock” category, Langevin finished up in fourth place overall and just lost […]
Sarah Pruys With courses entitled “School @ Sea” and “Foods of the Americas,” who wouldn’t be interested in some of the new programs being offered at the local Confederation College campus this fall? Or perhaps “People & the Forest” or “Developmental Disabilities” sound more appealing? Campus director Anne Renaud said […]
Sarah Pruys “They’re the darnedest cutest birdhouses you’ve ever seen,” noted BIA chairman Doug Anderson. The community project involved a long line of locals, and is culminating with new birdhouses being put up on the 100-300 blocks of Scott Street. The birdhouses were built locally, with the BIA purchasing 33 […]
Heather Latter A cross-border brainstorming session, staged by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, the local Business Improvement Association, and the International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce last Thursday evening, was successful in addressing issues experienced on both sides. “It was really great,” Fort Frances Chamber manager Annely Armstrong said […]
Heather Latter The Town of Fort Frances has agreed to support in principle the “Kiss ‘N Ride” safety program at St. Francis School, J.W. Walker School, and Robert Moore School this fall. The parking bylaw changes associated with the program were referred to the Planning and Development executive committee for […]
Staff The Fort Frances Native Urban Wahkaihganun Corp. will build a six-unit apartment complex on York Avenue later this year after town council approved zoning amendments at its regular meeting Monday night. The amendments changed the zoning for 1026-1040 York Ave. from “R2” to “R4” to permit multi-residential use and […]
Duane Hicks Police services costs are escalating in Ontario, and town council is calling on the province to take immediate measures to alleviate the most recent pay increase of 8.5 percent that will take effect next year. Council passed a resolution at its regular meeting Monday night, which will be […]
