Jacob Grinsell, five, wondered what all those dials were for on the side of the fire truck Saturday morning at Canadian Tire. The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service was there to meet the public and promote “Fire Prevention Week.”
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Re-elected MPP Howard Hampton got a big hug from his uncle, Allan Gustafson, as he made his way through the cheering crowd and bustling media to get to the stage and make his speech last Wednesday night at La Place Rendez-Vous here.
Around 8 p.m. on Saturday, members of the Fort Frances OPP received a complaint regarding two people walking along the 900 block of Victoria Avenue with what was believed to be a rifle. Officers located two youths, aged 13 and 14, and discovered them to be in possession of an […]
It’s not too late to get tickets for this year’s “Luncheon of Hope,” which is set for this Saturday (Oct. 20) at La Place Rendez-Vous. “Tickets are moving,” said Teresa Hazel, chair of the Rainy River District Breast Health Network, noting that although a total of 220 tickets were printed […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hear an update on the Managing Information for Student Achievement initiative (MISA) at its regular meeting here tonight. The initiative, now in its third and final year of funding, aims to have in place a centralized Student Management System to collect and store […]
With Hallowe’en on its way in a couple of weeks, children’s librarian Andrea Avis read the story “Winnie the Witch” by Korky Paul and Valerie Thomas during “Storytime” this morning at the Fort Frances Public Library. Aimed at children aged two-and-a-half to five years old, “Storytime” is a popular program, […]
Kathie Jackson rung in the new curling season yesterday with a throw on the straight and narrow during ladies’ Monday night twilight league play at the Fort Frances Curling Club.
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres played three games over the weekend, coming away with a win, a loss, and a tie on their first road trip east. The Sabres came out strong Friday night, topping the host Marathon Renegades 4-2. But the Renegades exacted revenge Saturday night, winning 6-5 in […]
The Fort Frances OPP would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating a 16-year-old female who went missing Saturday. The Fort Frances teen was located safely around 10 p.m. last night. She had last been seen walking away from the Training and Learning Centre in Watten Township […]
What are you doing with the pile of outdated glasses shoved in the back of the dreaded junk drawer or taking up space in the bottom of your purse? The Fort Frances High School Leo Club is looking for donations of old eyeglasses, lenses, and frames and today launched its […]
The Associates of St. Marguerite du Ville are holding their annual coat drive at the end of the month and are looking for donations of coats. The coats will be available for those in need of warm clothing as the temperature continues to drop. Winter coats for men, women, and […]
The Muskie junior girls’ basketball team went 1-2 as hosts of a six-team tournament on the weekend. The girls opened play Friday with a 21-9 win over Red Lake but then fell to Hammarskjold in a close 21-17 match. Then they were routed 31-5 by the St. Patrick Saints on […]
