The air around the five contestants practically crackled with anticipation last Thursday afternoon as they waited for the judges to announce who would be crowned the 2004 Fun in the Sun queen. But even in the throes of competition, the girls stood together on the stage at Pither’s Point and […]
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The new Canadian Tire store in west Fort Frances is set to open Oct. 13 under the experienced watch of new owner Angus McDonald. McDonald moved here two weeks ago with his wife, Margaret, and their 13-year-old daughter, Melissa, after purchasing the local store from former owner Bart White. They […]
After being located at 450 Scott St. for more than 20 years, Family and Children’s Services here will move into the newly-renovated westernmost portion of old Fort Frances High School on First Street East today (July 7). During a walk-through last week, FACS executive director Vik Nowak and Community Services […]
With council expected to vote on an amended remuneration bylaw at its July 26 meeting, there’s been some disagreement between councillors as to whether or not they should get the benefits their predecessors did. A survey of seven other communities that the previous council used last year as a basis […]
A 34-year-old Lac La Croix man nearly drowned Saturday at the Seven Oaks area of Pither’s Point Park, but quick action from some friends and bystanders saved his life. Brian Godin and Aaron Jourdain, both 22, had decided to go down to the point on Saturday morning to play guitar. […]
While the Thunder Bay area just reported its first case of a bird testing positive for West Nile virus, the Kenora-Rainy River districts still haven’t seen a sign of it. But as part of the provincial campaign to monitor West Nile virus by collecting mosquito samples, the Northwestern Health Unit […]
Abnormally cool weather across the Prairies has put a damper on berry-farming and gardening businesses this year. In Manitoba, berry producers are calling a two-week delay to the picking season the worst setback in recent memory. “Everybody expects berries at the beginning of July,” said Murray Boonstra of Boonstra Farms […]
Tickets went on sale yesterday for the Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Quest for the Best,” which will hit the stage July 21 in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship once again. “Things are going well. We have our 20 contestants,” organizer Dawn Booth said. “It promises to be […]
A 17-year-old local female was seriously injured on Canada Day, losing a leg and several toes on her other foot while trespassing on CN property here. The teen was carrying a bicycle across the tracks at the CN yard between 8:30 and 8:45 p.m. on July 1, CN spokesman Jim […]
While the fire hazard currently is “low” across the West Fire Region, the Ministry of Natural Resources responded to four new fires in the past few days, including two in this area. The most recent was Fort Frances Fire #15, which was reported around 10 a.m. on Monday, said local […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department was called to the Adventure Inn late Saturday night after a dryer there caught fire. Firefighters were called to the scene shortly after 11 p.m. and were there for about three hours, Fire Chief Steve Richardson said Monday morning. While the blaze was confined to […]
He flashed the thumbs-up, he exchanged kisses, he zig-zagged across a red carpet to shake every hand in sight, and a beaming Paul Martin praised the nation he was elected to lead. It was a jolly prime minister who strode up Parliament Hill to celebrate Canada’s birthday and extol what […]
