With John Rafferty heading up this year’s local “Relay for Life,” a significant fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, plans are well underway for the annual event. They’ve applied to the Town of Fort Frances to hold the event June 27-28 from 7 p.m.-7 a.m. at Pither’s Point Park. “We […]
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Aquanaut head coach Tristan Hutton took the first of many pies in the face Saturday morning following the swim team’s annual swim-a-thon. Every swimmer who raised more than $150 got the chance to hit their coach with a pie.
Louis and Ray Cousineau received the Northwestern Prospectors Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award on April 9 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay. Between the two of them, they have staked more than 1,200 claims in the Kenora Mining District over six decades. They have opened up the mining interest to […]
Jordan Manty, a bagpiper with the Fort Frances Highlanders, piped out a tune during the group’s concert at the Townshend Theatre here Saturday night. As a way to promote their newly-released CD “Crossing Borders,” the Highlanders also performed with other local talents, including “Haphazard,” who played some classic rock favourites.
Mayor Roy Avis, left, Rainy River District Victim Services Program volunteer Susan Radul, and Coun. John Albanese enjoyed brisk walk during the RRDVSP’s inaugural “Dash & Dine” on Sunday afternoon. Fifty-five particpants and RRDVSP volunteers walked and ran the 4.5 km route, raising about $1,500 for the program.
Riverside Health Care Facilities electrician Jason Gartzke, left, and maintenance engineer Doug Wright moved the enormous new donor wall into place at La Verendrye Hospital on Thursday. The wall is located just west of the front lobby elevators (in the hallway to the physical therapy department). While there is some […]
Town council last night declared the west-end rink shack obsolete, and authorized the Operations and Facilitates division to demolish it in the immediate future. Operations and Facilitates manager Doug Brown noted in a report to council that the building has been vandalized on a regular basis during the summertime, and […]
As a follow-up to a budget meeting last week, the library board, town council’s committee of the whole, and the Rainy River District School Board will meet tonight to discuss possible cost-savings for a new library here. The meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the committee room downstairs […]
The Fort Frances Curling Club had a little less ice today thanks to Glen Carmody and his rig. The club is taking out the surface for the season.
Fort Frances OPP Cst. Anne McCoy demonstrated how her handcuffs work to a group of children from the Fort Frances Nursery School this morning. The group of children, and several of their parents, toured both the police detachment and fire hall—getting a closer look at the equipment, cars, trucks, and […]
Lillie MacKinnon, left, and Reagan Woodgate had their wagon loaded with the spring edition of Girl Guide cookies last night. Sparks, Brownies, Guides, and Pathfinders from the local Guides Association will be selling their cookies throughout this week, with proceeds going to assist local Guiding programs. A box of the […]
A note to future fundraiser organizers: Provide the right incentive. The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team held its annual swim-a-thon on Saturday morning and for a few of the athletes, the festivities also included hurling a pie in the face of their coach. Swimmers with the club have been busy […]
