Dave Ashworth checked over the plans for the new Domino’s franchise being built at 283 Scott St., the site of the old M&S Bootery. The new business hopefully will be serving up pizzas by mid-April. —Duane Hicks photo
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The Rainy River District School Board and the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario educational support personnel reached a tentative agreement on Wednesday. Educational support personnel represent educational assistants, communication assistants, library assistants, medical educational assistants, and library technicians working in all board schools in Rainy River District. Details of this […]
Work is continuing on the new Domino’s franchise here, with owners Dave and Terri Ashworth looking to start serving up pizzas next month. The couple purchased the building at 283 Scott St., the former M&S Bootery store, and had hoped to be open in time for the start of the […]
While spring may bring to mind thoughts of milder temperatures, sunshine, and blooming flowers, the Town of Fort Frances is preparing for a less pleasant yet inevitable aspect of it—lots of water. “Right now, we’re looking at how to run our sanitary sewer in an extreme flooding condition,” Operations and […]
Hoop dancer, Garnett Comegan demonstrated his skills to students from local schools who gathered in the Robert Moore gymnasium Wednesday for their 1st Annual Pow Wow. The First Nation and Metis Youth Council organized the event, which also featured the Golden Eagle Drummers from Couchiching First Nation and a lunch […]
Only a small portion of Alexander MacKenzie School still stood on King’s Highway here Monday afternoon as demolition of the building quickly wrapped up. The school was closed in 2004 and sold by the Rainy River District School Board to 501801 Ontario Ltd., o.p.a Crozier Warehouse, last June. No plans […]
Muskie curlers Brittany Czekaj, left, and Meaghan Moate were on the brooms during yesterday’s final round-robin game versus St. Patrick’s at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Muskie rink went 3-2 overall and received a silver medal after beating the out the Port Arthur rink 7-0 in a tie-breaker. St. […]
Chloe Gate, two, of Fort Frances helped her dad, Darren, snag a crappie Saturday during the ice fishing derby held in conjunction with the annual winter carnival in Nestor Falls. –Heather Ogilvie photo
Paul Pirie, left, and Jennifer Greenhalgh, a.k.a “Marilyn Monroe,” were just a couple of those people who were dressed to the nines for Saturday’s fundraiser gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. —Duane Hicks photo.
Jolene Stahn took home the DeGagne Award on Friday from the Rainy River District 4-H Association Annual Awards Banquet held at the Stratton Millennium Hall. Stahn earned $100 plus the trophy for being the being the beef club member who accumulated the greatest number of points during the past three […]
The 24th Nestor Falls Winter Carnival went off without a hitch last weekend, with lots of activities, tons of prizes, and beautiful weather. “It went really well,” said Howard Dodd, who worked on promotions for the carnival. “I think the good weather really helped us out, too. The fishing tournament […]
While it will be sometime yet before colourful blooms appear in Fort Frances, the local Chamber of Commerce already has flowers on the brain as it gears up for its annual beautification program. Office manager Dawn Booth said Tuesday that the Chamber will be hanging 60 baskets in May or […]
