Staff Drivers passing by Central Avenue yesterday may have seen this friendly “mattress man” mascot on the corner promoting a sale now going on at Lowes Furniture and Appliances, located just west of Fort Frances on Highway 11/71.
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Heather Latter Jesse Moorhouse, Cassandra Spade, and Brooke Hammer, all members of the Big Green Committee at Fort Frances High School, organized clothing there this morning during the last day of their winter clothing drive. Period one classes were asked to bring in donations all week and a total of […]
Peggy Revell With the annual “Parade of Lights” coming up Saturday (Nov. 28), Sammy Byma and Daffni Chabot added more glitter to the decorations for the local Girl Guides’ float yesterday evening. The parade, slated to start around 5 p.m., will begin at the old CN station and proceed east […]
Staff Fort Frances physician Dr. Robert Algie has been named the new president of the Ontario College of Family Physicians. Dr. Algie will take over the role at a conference in Toronto this week. The Ontario College of Family Physicians is a provincial, voluntary organization of family physicians that supports […]
Staff There couldn’t be a much more opportune time for the Fort Frances Lakers to put together their second winning streak of the season. The Lakers (6-14-3), coming off their biggest offensive output of the campaign in Tuesday night’s 9-6 victory over the visiting Wisconsin Mustangs, venture into Thunder Bay […]
Staff It was more third-period magic for the Muskie boys’ hockey team Tuesday night in Dryden. The Muskies caught fire in the final 20 minutes, scoring four times to come away with a 6-3 victory over the Eagles in NorWOSSA action. The last time the two teams met, Matt DePiero […]
Duane Hicks Doctor recruitment efforts here will have to be stepped up if they are to continue to receive annual funding from the Town of Fort Frances. Each year, the town makes a contribution of roughly $67,000 in the form of an annual grant to La Verendrye Hospital to be […]
Staff Just three days remain for district residents to vote for the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market “Community Food Box” program in order to send it to the semi-finals of a competition by the Aviva Community Fund. Twenty submissions with the highest number of votes will be selected to join the […]
Robin McCormick Once again, the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season is upon us—and several activities are planned throughout the district. One such event taking place is a tea and bake sale being hosted by the Fort Frances Aquanauts this Saturday (Nov. 28) from noon-3 p.m. at the Fort […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP officers were called to a dispute between two males at a business in the area of First Street East and Portage Avenue around 3:25 p.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived, both parties had separated and one of the males had left the scene. Police learned […]
Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River Future Development Corp. has had several workshops this month. One upcoming event that may be of interest is a seminar which will introduce the participants to basic of marketing concepts. The videoconference with Mark Baxter, from Outlook Market Research and Consulting Ltd., will be held […]
Press Release U.S. Customs and Border Protection is announcing the NEXUS enrolment centre will be moving to Fort Frances. Effective Monday (Nov. 30), the NEXUS enrolment centre in International Falls will be relocating to 301 Scott St. in Fort Frances. The office hours will be Monday and Wednesday from 9 […]
