Erma Armit stressed the importance of the Nelson St. park as a safe place for kids to play at last night’s council meeting. She was one of more than a dozen people who spoke against the rezoning of the park.
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Students at St. Francis School performed the play, “Holkapolka,” yesterday for a group of youngsters yesterday afternoon. A second performance was held this morning, while the final show, which is open to the public, taking place this evening at 6:30 p.m. The fairy tale mystery is being staged in conjunction […]
Town council will decide at its regular meeting tonight whether or not to rezone property located at the northwest corner of Nelson Street and Williams Avenue from “open space” to “residential type two (R2).” At its March 24 meeting, council voted 4-3 in favour of moving forward with the process […]
More volunteers are wanted for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 20th-annual home and leisure show coming up this weekend (May 2-3) at the Memorial Sports Centre. Volunteers are needed for a variety of jobs, especially being “floor ambassadors,” who relieve exhibitors if they need to take a break during […]
Melissa and Robin Archie checked out an electronic drum kit during the local air cadet squadron’s garage and bake sale Saturday morning at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market building. Despite the nasty weather, the sale still drew some bargain hunters out that morning.
Dwayne Hunking and his son, Everette, received tags from Rainy River District Breast Heath Network members Jan Gustafson and Shawn McCaig at Wal-Mart here Saturday morning. Network members handed out tiny pink ribbons to raise awareness of breast health, as well as to remind women of all ages to make […]
These girls portrayed the emotion of “glamorous” during a dress rehearsal of “Emotional Rythyms” on Friday night. The recital for the Dancermakers School of Dance here then ran Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at the Townshend Theatre.
Snow plows, both municipal and private, were very busy here Saturday morning after Borderland got blasted with more than 30 cm (one foot) of snow late Friday and into Saturday. The mid-spring storm also closed many of the region’s highways for several hours. Fortunately, there’s no more of the white […]
FORT FRANCES—Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle was in town Thursday to announce the beginning of the provincial government’s five-year renovation program for the Noden Causeway here. The first in a series of contracts has been awarded to Bruno’s Contracting of Thunder Bay. With a value of $6.58 million, […]
The Canadian Blood Services’ spring blood donor clinic, held Wednesday and yesterday at Fort Frances High School, proved to be an overwhelming success, exceeding expectations. The two-day clinic saw a total of 411 district residents donating 362 units of blood, which will be used to help patients with trauma, cancer, […]
Heather Hudson, activation co-ordinator for Rainycrest, addressed those on hand for the annual volunteer appreciation luncheon there yesterday. In addition to food, entertainment, and awards, members of the auxiliary made a presentation of some furniture, a flat-screen television, and a Nintendo Wii.
Mayor Roy Avis presented Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle with a print of an airplane flying over the Noden Causeway by local artist Cher Pruys yesterday. Gravelle was here to announce the first stage of causeway reconstruction to take place this year.
