“Ivanka,” played by Thunder Bay actor Jo-Ann Waytowich, encouraged the crowd to “Take A Check-Up from the Neck Up” on Saturday afternoon during the 2007 Women’s Health Symposium, as she tackled the big issues in life—namely being fat and over 40, fitness, relationships, and getting older. “Ivanka” was joined by […]
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The Northwest Region Fire Management Program responded to three new fires yesterday, bringing the total of active blazes to 14. The new fires responded well to initial attack suppression efforts through the day, however, and no problems are anticipated with the new starts. Two of the new fires were located […]
In an effort to prevent any more waste unnecessarily going to the local landfill, Fort Frances High School is requesting the Town of Fort Frances pick up recyclables from the school. “Have you noticed the amount of recyclable materials that your household accumulates in one week or even two?” FFHS […]
Leah Woods, left, and Crystal Nault tried to stay dry as they handed out fire prevention information from the Ministry of Natural Resources this morning at the border. Despite the rain, the Restricted Fire Zone for Northwestern Ontario remains in effect, with the fire hazard at “medium-high” in every district. […]
Local businesses are encouraged to attend a workshop focusing on marketing slated for this Thursday (May 17) at 5:30 p.m. at the Adventure Inn here. This workshop is endorsed by the Downtown Core Committee, BIA, Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, and Rainy River Future Development Corp. “The recent […]
Council will be voting tonight to amend the town’s traffic control bylaw in anticipation of two major road projects residents will see get underway in coming weeks. With the reconstruction of the Portage Avenue underpass to take place between May 22 and Oct. 31, the town will be reducing traffic […]
The Muskie soccer squads swapped places in Kenora last week, with the girls clinching the top spot in their division and the boys falling to third. Both results were somewhat surprising given the boys went into the two-day tournament on Thursday and Friday leading their division while the girls were […]
Residents on the 700 and 800 block of Scott Street should have their water service restored by the end of the day as town crews have been working watermain break there since this morning. Environmental and Facilities superintendent Doug Herr said the town had to shut the water off at […]
Choking smoke above a large forest fire in Northwestern Ontario grounded waterbombers after winds died down and the smoke settled, making visibility difficult, officials said today. The fire—known as Thunder Bay 37—was expected to reach 10,000 hectares in size. A group of 130 firefighters from British Columbia arrived in Thunder […]
Catlin DeBennetti, left, Heidi Howells, center, and Marina Jewell, right danced to the rhythmic beat of Jamaica yesterday afternoon at the Townsend Theatre as part of Dancemakers School of Dances’ production “Around The World.” —Amanda Roy photo
Canadian fiddle champion Scott Woods had a Mother’s Day crowd of 275 people tapping their toes during a concert last night at Knox United Church. The sold-out show was a fundraiser for the church. —Duane Hicks photo
Dawn Booth, office manager for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, kept track of flower basket sponsors during the launch of “Project Petunia” Friday afternoon at Robin’s Donuts. For a sixth year, the Chamber will be hanging flower baskets along King’s Highway from Tim Hortons to Central Avenue, then up […]
