Northridge Funeral Home, an endeavour which has been in the works for some time now, is finally ready, licensed, and open for business. The new establishment, which is located on highway 11 just west of Emo, is owned by experienced funeral director, Jason Lilley. “I began working in the funeral […]
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Two weeks before their departure from Fort Frances, 14-year-old Rebecca Geense and her 13-year-old-sister Jessica can barely speak about moving, leaving their friends and the home they grew up in, without tearing up. The two youngest daughters of Tony and Gloria Geense have spent most of their childhood in Fort […]
With renovations underway at the Fort Frances Museum on Scott Street, an interpretive development intern has been hired to get a new exhibit ready for when it re-opens next year. Emily Carr, from Whitby, Ont., just started the job last week but already is aware she has a lot of […]
Les Helliar has been there from the beginning. Literally. Helliar was born in 1936, the same year his father started Helliar’s Resort in Nester Falls. On July 1, the business celebrated 70 years of operation. Helliar said that there have been good times and bad, but in the end their […]
District youth and stakeholders are generally headed in the same direction when it comes to creating opportunities for Northern Ontario youth, with both groups agreeing on the same three of four top objectives identified in dialogues initiated Monday by the Northern Development Council (NDC). But the two groups differed as […]
On Tuesday evenings for the next four weeks, the Rendezvous Yacht Club will offer its annual Community Sailing event. The public is invited to the Rendez-Vous docks in Fort Frances and Woody’s dock in Ranier for free sailboat rides. Alll ages are welcome; however, children should be accompanied by an […]
Voyageurs National Park invites the public to learn about the results of the Community Trust Survey conducted among area residents last fall. University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Dorothy Anderson will summarize the findings with a short presentation and poster display next Tuesday (July 18) in International Falls from 2-4 p.m. […]
The town’s Personnel Selection Committee is pleased to announce that Gerald Armstrong has accepted the position of fire chief for the Town of Fort Frances on a permanent basis, effective July 24, 2006. Armstrong has been acting in an interim capacity, replacing Steve Richardson since the middle of May. Armstrong’s […]
Confederation College is pleased to announce that Cathe Hoszowski has been appointed to the Board of Governors of Confederation College for a three-year term commencing this September. Hoszowski specifically represents Rainy River District, but as with all governors, serves the entire Northwestern Ontario region. Hoszowski is the social housing manager […]
As a follow-up to the “Fun in the Sun” and “Meet Me At The Border” activities in recent weeks, several members of council and administration praised the success of the events. CAO Mark McCaig pointed out the Friends of the Library’s “Teddy Bear Picnic” was a smash hit once again, […]
The third-annual Fort Frances School of Celtic Arts is taking place this week, with a wrap-up concert slated here tomorrow evening. The school is divided into two components: bagpiping classes at Confederation College campus and dance classes at Fort Dance studio. School director Bruce Lidkea said that students come from […]
The Canadian Diabetes Association is looking for volunteers interested in promoting the health of our community of Fort Frances. Through packaged presentations to workplaces, community groups and other organizations, you can inform people what they can do to prevent developing Type 2 diabetes, and how those who are already affected […]
