After selling every last one of the tapestries made for the town’s centennial in 2003, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is aiming to bring them back again this year. Chamber officer manager Dawn Booth said yesterday the initiative has been in discussion by the Chamber’s events, projects, and marketing […]
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With the deadline having elapsed Friday, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. has a total of 35 district businesses participating in its fifth-annual customer service challenge. “The last couple days, they’ve been coming in,” program co-ordinator Crystal Godbout said late Friday. “We reached 29, and I was excited. We reached […]
It was a fitting way to cap off Voyageur Day for the students of Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton on Friday. They were visited by Burton Penner of Borealis Dog Sled Adventures and 18 of his 33 dogs. Penner spoke to the entire student body about the […]
Do you have old bottles of pills and capsules that you never used up just sitting on a shelf in your house? Well, now is the time to toss them out! The local seniors’ coalition, sponsored by the New Horizons for Seniors Programing, is holding its third-annual “Medicine Cabinet Cleanout […]
Town council last night referred a request from the Downtown Scott Street Business Improvement Association for recycling pick-up to the Operations and Facilities executive committee for its recommendation. “In the Downtown BIA, we have 53 different buildings housing over 84 businesses/offices creating recyclable waste,” BIA chair Russ Ling wrote in […]
Town delegates hope to get answers from politicians regarding local issues next week when they attend the Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto. Mayor Roy Avis, Couns. John Albanese, Andrew Hallikas, and Paul Ryan, and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig will be attending the conference, which […]
Rarely has a $10 admission investment paid such a great return! The 10th-annual Fort Frances Girls’ hockey tournament wrapped up here Sunday with some of the finest talent in this region showcasing their skills. A total of six Novice teams, six Atom teams, and five Midget squads competed in 42 […]
The NorWOSSA boys’ hockey playoff pairings have been set, with the Muskies set to open their best-of-three semi-final series this Friday against the visiting Kenora Broncos. Game time is set for 4 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. The second game will go on Sunday in Kenora, with Game […]
The Fort Frances ‘AA’ Midget Canadians open up their best-of-three challenge series against the Fort William Hurricanes this Friday at 8 p.m. in the ’52 Canadians Arena. The Canadians are having a banner season so far—playing tournaments the last three weekends and posting a solid 6-4 record against some of […]
Emcee Larry Cousineau, left, and Lori Pattison admired one of the many prizes that were inside the “mystery chest” she won during Sunday evening’s “Community Chest” fundraiser dinner at La Place Rendez-Vous. The chest, which was made by Bryan Calder, was among the numerous donated prizes raffled or auctioned off […]
Dressed for “Pyjama Day,” fifth-graders Kenna Robertson, left, and Nicole Gage, along with third-grader Hunter Koles, filled their plates with French toast, sausages, and fruit last Thursday morning during an appreciation breakfast at Robert Moore School. Students and staff were treated to the special meal as a “thank you” for […]
Trish Neilson, vice-president of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc., addressed a large crowd during a public open house at the Emo Legion on Monday evening. The purpose of the meeting was for the board, along with the Township of Emo, to present their plans for the constuction of […]
