The decision to wait on the new library came even as project manager Brian Avis presented council yesterday with a list of cost reductions to building plans. After the March 24 council meeting, the library building committee met once, and then met with Chamberlain Architects to critically review the building […]
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A handful of Fort Frances Aquanauts were in Kenora over the weekend for the Northwest Ontario Regional Invitational swim meet. And judging by the results, swimming is on the rise in Fort Frances. Every local swimmer who took part in the meet came away with a personal best time in […]
Lena Duchnicki, of 908 McKenzie Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008. She is survived by her husband, John; daughter, Josie Schill; and son, Tom. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
At midnight last night, a group of students at Fort Frances High School began the feat of going without food for 30 hours as they participate in the annual “30-Hour Famine.” The event, which has been held at the high school in past years, raises money through sponsors and donors […]
With Phase One of the local Business Retention & Expansion survey having wrapped up at the end of March, community development officer Cassandra Parise will have her analysis of the results ready by June. During a Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce mix-and-mingle yesterday at La Flambée, Parise noted she has […]
Kasey Hawrylak served up plates of Caesar salad yesterday evening during a spaghetti dinner fundraiser sponsored by Knights of Columbus 2766 and the St. Mary’s Youth Group. The event, held at St. Mary’s Church Hall, also featured a penny auction, silent auction, and entertainment. Proceeds went towards local teen Michael […]
Lions Jim Martindale, left, and John Rafferty, under the supervision of mascot/head chef “Simba” (Gaby Hanzuk), made sandwiches in the kitchen at The Bonnie Blue here yesterday during the Voyageur Lions Club’s “Soup’s On” fundraiser. More than 70 people enjoyed soup and a sandwich luncheon, which included a contest to […]
The Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. has announced mitigation measures to alleviate our concerns over the proposed abattoir site in Emo with some planning adjustments they feel should address our concerns. Although we appreciate the measures the RRDRAI has taken to try to mitigate our concerns, we do not […]
Every year, Devlin TOPS #ON 3019 hold its mini-rally, where members are honoured for their achievements. This year the rally took place March 31. This was the club’s 28th-annual mini-rally. The winners were as follows: •Division #1—Marie Major; •Division #4—1. Margaret Davis 2. Penny O’Leary; •Division #5—Ruth Siemens; •Graduating KOPS—Ruth […]
Backus Auditorium in International Falls will feature a very exciting performance by the a cappella group “Fermata Nowhere” when they present their self-titled program this Friday (April 11) at 7:30 p.m. Admission to the concert, which is sponsored by Marilyn Berlin in memory of her husband, Dr. James Berlin, is […]
One of the highlights of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s spring dinner always has been the presentation of the Bill Gibson Memorial Award in honour of a member who has made an outstanding contribution to agriculture. The selection committee consists of all previous winners of the award and even […]
Four Fort Frances girls’ hockey teams travelled to Winnipeg on March 28-31 for the ninth-annual St. Boniface Stars Cup. Forty-nine teams competed in the Atom, PeeWee, Bantam, and Midget divisions, with Fort Frances being represented by the Pinewood Blades and Kitowski Trucking (Bantam) and the BDO Stars and Taylor Trucking […]
