Voyageurs National Park’s Rainy Lake Visitor Center will be closed tomorrow (Nov. 23) for Thanksgiving Day. It will be open Friday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 26 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Visitors are invited to come to the visitor center over the weekend to view exhibits, watch the park film, […]
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FORT FRANCES—Local swimmer Alex Parent hopes the road to Beijing, China leads through Durban, South Africa. Parent left Tuesday for the 2006 International Paralympic Committee’s world championships being held Nov. 27-Dec. 12 in Kwazulu-Natal province’s largest city. The Aquanaut will represent Canada while competing against the world’s top swimmers in […]
Fort High students Dominique Frenette, and her sister, Linnessa, got a closer look at an aerial map of Fort Frances last Wednesday afternoon during the second-annual Geographical Information System (GIS) Day open house there. The Town of Fort Frances, Ministry of Natural Resources, Fort Frances High School, Abitibi-Consolidated, and Rainy […]
Troy Calder of the Fort Frances Power Corp. installed a snowflake light for the Business Improvement Association yesterday on the 200 block of Scott Street. The FFPC volunteered to get the decorations up in time for the 49th-annual “Parade of Lights” this Saturday. The parade starts at 6 p.m. —Duane […]
Tyler McDonald closed his eyes and waited to get his ‘flu shot from public health nurse Tracey Rae on Thursday during a clinic at Donald Young School in Emo. Clinics are now being offered throughout the district, with the next ones slated at J.W. Walker School and the Nestor Falls […]
Curtis Kamm finished atop the points standings in the modified division this season. The Borderland Racing Association wrapped up the season with its annual awards dinner held at the Devlin Hall on Saturday. —Alex Cruickshank photo
“Elvis Presley” (tribute artist Daylin James) wowed the audience with both his amazing voice and uncanny moves during last Wednesday night’s fundraiser concert at the Townshend Theatre. The electrifying “Comeback King Show,” which also featured special guest “Patsy Cline” (Shirley Hanslip), netted about $3,000 for the local skate park. —Duane […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will receive a number of reports tonight in its final meeting before the new board is sworn in next month following last week’s municipal election. Among those to be reviewed are the director of education’s annual report for 2006, as well as an extensive […]
Tickets for the upcoming concert entitled “Glorious Christmas” went on sale today, and those wanting to go had better get their tickets as soon as possible. The Yuletide collaboration between Diane Maxey’s Fort Frances Choraliers and Katherine Williams and the Borderland Community Orchestra is expected to be a sell-out here, […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team held an open house last night at the Memorial Sports Centre for anyone—particularly young girls—to get a feel for what it is like to play on the Muskie squad. Cake was served and a draw was held for the right to be an honourary Muskie […]
FORT FRANCES—The Town of Fort Frances saluted 2006 “Citizen of the Year” June Keddie, as well as retirees and employees who have reached 25 years of service, at its annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. As she was greeted on stage by 1994 “Citizen of the Year” […]
An 18-year-old Fort Frances male was charged with assault with a weapon following a disturbance on the 100 block of Fourth Street West shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday. The teen is scheduled to appear in court Dec. 18. Then around 9:30 a.m. yesterday, Fort Frances OPP arrested two men for […]
