On the heels of a successful three-night dinner theatre run in late February, Fort Frances Theatre already is gearing up for its summer project, “Breaker Calling Cinderella.” Auditions for the comedy—written by William Gleason and described as a “good, old-fashioned CB love story”—will be held this coming Monday (April 3) […]
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A round of applause went out Thursday night after the Rainy River District Social Services Board agreed to purchase an office building in order to deal with a lack of space at its current location. “The DSSAB staff are ecstatic about the board’s decision to acquire the building at 450/460 […]
Town council passed a resolution Monday night officially requesting the state, province, and possibly the government of Canada pursue buying the international bridge here and doing away with the tolls. Mayor Onichuk said Monday evening the motion was meant to clarify what Fort Frances, the City of International Falls, and, […]
e Businesses—local and otherwise—all will be required to get licences after town council Monday night passed a revised bylaw to licence and regulate businesses, taxis, and trades carried on within Fort Frances. A public meeting was held prior to council’s vote, at which time Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president […]
The Town of Fort Frances got a financial shot-in-the-arm Monday night when Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff handed Mayor Dan Onichuk a cheque for $162,137.22—its first instalment of funds from the “New Deal for Cities and Communities.” “I am so pleased to see these funds flowing to our communities,” […]
Last Thursday’s provincial budget included big money for Toronto but little for Northwestern Ontario, NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton charged. “This budget is all about the McGuinty government trying to purchase two by-elections in the Greater Toronto Area in the next 10 days,” Hampton said Friday. “There’s very […]
A Devlin couple was in Louisiana earlier this month lending their hand to help victims of Hurricane Rita—a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast back on Sept. 24. Rita caused $10 billion in damage and all but destroyed parts of southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas. […]
It was a success in everyone’s eyes. That was the message voiced by the OFSAA hockey tourney committee and town council when committee co-chairs Greg Ste. Croix and Terry Ogden appeared at Monday night’s council meeting to thank the Town of Fort Frances and all its residents for making last […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team was eliminated from the all-Ontario boys’ hockey championship with a 4-0 loss to the Grand River Renegades (Kitchener) during the quarter-finals here Friday night. The black-and-gold came out strong and outplayed the Renegades in the first period. However, a few lucky goals by Grand River—and […]
Jamie Wreggitt tried out some of the equipment at Curves yesterday evening, assisted by manager Arlene Georgeson, during an open house there. Men also are able to visit the usually women-only gym today and tomorrow from 7-9 p.m. in conjunction with the fitness club’s first anniversary under the ownership of […]
In the spirit of “Canada Nutrition Month,” local dietitians visited Canada Safeway last Thursday morning to visit with shoppers and discuss making healthy food choices. Those found checking out labels and buying healthy foods were given stickers declaring “I Got Caught Making a Wise Food Choice.” Pictured here is Riverside […]
Connor Carlson, left, Drew Smith, and Courtney Morken, from the Emo Figure Skating Club’s CanSkate group, performed their routine to “Pirate’s Life” during the annual ice show Sunday afternoon. This year’s theme was “Under the Sea.” –Heather Ogilvie photo
