Ducks Unlimited (Fort Frances) will hold its 23rd-annual banquet, auction, and raffle on Friday, May 5 at La Place Rendez-Vous. And those who may not have gotten their tickets yet still have a chance, event chairperson Barney Maher said yesterday, noting about 20 are available at Cousineau Brokers. Tickets cost […]
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The sky was filled with smoke in the east end of town yesterday afternoon, as firefighters conducted a prescribed burn at the end of Williams Avenue. The Fort Frances Dept. has been carrying out the burns in various parts of town the past few days to prevent uncontrolled fires from […]
Residents who have spotted smoke in the air over town for the past few days need not panic. It’s the Fort Frances Fire Department that’s been doing the burning. “It’s spring, and with a lot of dry materials and dead grass around, the firefighters are doing prescribed, preventative maintenance burning,” […]
Just one day after the U.S. side, “ice-out” was declared on the North Arm of Rainy Lake on Monday, Melaire Ltd. reported Tuesday morning. “You could have got to the Cascades yesterday [Monday], but the day before you wouldn’t have been able,” noted Gord Melville of Melaire Ltd. He added […]
A transformer caught fire on a hydro pole on Oakwood Road on Good Friday, knocking out phone service to some Bell customers in the west end of Fort Frances, and elsewhere in the district, for one-two days. The Fort Frances Fire Department responded to the call at 10:35 a.m. Once […]
Kaela Lowey, 11, helped out the family business–Lowey’s Greenhouses–by arranging the display of flowers at the Easter Market on Thursday held at the Farmer’s Market location. The market was also held Saturday with many crafts, plants, baking, and woodwork available to purchase. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Grace Petsnick, three, had a little chat with the Easter Bunny, who showed up yesterday at the Fort Frances Nursery School at Knox United Church to deliver goodies. The bringer of Easter treats surely will be making more stops around town this Sunday. —Melanie Béchard photo
Downtown business owners trying to get a sign designating downtown Fort Frances as “The Great Canadian Main Street” are expecting to find out next week if they’ll get funding for it. Connie Cuthbertson of Northwoods Gallery & Gifts, who along with Doug Anderson of Betty’s spearheaded the initiative to get […]
Gagné Pharmacy, located at 375 Scott St.., will open its doors next Friday (April 21) as Shoppers Drug Mart. Gagné Pharmacy is rich in history in the Fort Frances area, with Walter Gagné opening this store in 1926. With his passing, his son, W.J. (Jack) Gagné, took over. When Jack […]
With the Ontario Energy Board announcing yesterday that higher power rates are on the way, the Fort Frances Power Corp. is telling its customers they soon will see changes to the “electricity” and “delivery” portions of their hydro bills. But thanks to a successful application for an electricity distribution rate […]
With changes ranging from branding the downtown area as the “Great Canadian Main Street” to traffic routes being changed to one-way streets, a meeting will be held June 13 to let residents have their say on the Downtown Core Committee report before it is fully implemented. Council approved the request […]
Property owners in all classes will see a small tax increase this year after town council passed the 2006 budget at its regular meeting Monday night. As previously reported, taxes for residential ratepayers will go up 2.6 percent while commercial-occupied will jump by .85 percent, said Information Technology manager Darryl […]
