FORT FRANCES—The Healthy Living Food Box program has grown so large over the past year-and-a-half that organizers are in need of more volunteers to help out. “I never had a vision of how big it could get,” noted Anne Marie Armstrong of Sunset Country Métis. “I never thought it would […]
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FORT FRANCES—At its regular meeting last Thursday, the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board agreed to offset the costs of its four buildings—450 Scott St. and the ambulance bases in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River—from accumulated surplus and reserve for working capital in the amount of $1,347,500. As […]
FORT FRANCES—Although she’s never been significantly impacted by cancer, Tania Cox (nee Angus) of Fort Frances is going to shave off all 18 inches of her hair next month in honour of all cancer sufferers and survivors. “I’ve been thinking about it since last year,” Cox said, noting she recently […]
FORT FRANCES—Joe Basaraba, one of the town’s rising hockey stars, is now able to say he trains with a coach to the pros. To better prepare himself for training camp with the OHL’s Erie Otters, Basaraba has enlisted the help of trainer Steve Baillot of Thunder Bay—the same trainer who […]
FORT FRANCES—The “Step With Me” Alateen group in Fort Frances is for children and teens aged 10-17 whose lives have been affected by another person’s drinking. Although it was started locally two years ago, the group’s sponsors want other youths to know they are welcome to join—and hope adults are […]
If any district farmers thought the new regulations meant they no longer need be concerned about building an abattoir, they were disappointed last Thursday evening (May 15). About 60 farmers showed up at the Millennium Hall in Stratton to take in the “Non-emergency on-farm slaughter” presentation co-ordinated by half-a-dozen Ministry […]
FORT FRANCES—Beginning next Wednesday (May 28), all water customers in Fort Frances will be restricted from non-essential outdoor water use due to the upcoming repair work on the water tower. The water tower will be taken out of service for about nine weeks, with the restriction scheduled to end July […]
Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Dawn Booth looked over the list of flower basket sponsors during the official launch of “Project Petunia” on at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here earlier this month. The Chamber will be helping beautify Fort Frances with 60 flower baskets and 20 planters this […]
Ken Anderson’s Midwest Modified stock car had to be towed off the track after suffering a hard crash into the retaining barrier at the Borderland Racing Association’s season-opener at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night.
Chief Jim Leonard, left, and others silently read the monument to the First Nations war veterans which formally was unveiled at Manitou Rapids on Friday afternoon. Youth of the community read the names which are carved in the momunment aloud as others stood by in reverence.
Customer Raylene Hebert, with daughter, Madeline, left, joined with Jim, Blair, Donna, and Chris Lowey, along with “Bandit,” for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday to celebrate the grand-opening of Lowey’s Greenhouse and Market Gardens, which was rebuilt after a fire there last winter. Though the wind was quite chilly outside, the […]
Inside the water tower, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown showed one of the reasons why the rehabilitation project is a must—highlighting the rust on the piping system from the water boiler.
