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 […]
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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 […]
The theme was “Fun Galore in 2004” and it certainly lived up to the billing. The Municipality of La Vallee threw a party last weekend to mark 100 years of history and, in the process, may have made enough history for the next century. “Fantastic,” was how centennial committee member […]
If you were looking for a quiet place to relax and recover from all the action on Canada Day, Emo was not the place to be last Friday night. On the other hand, if you just couldn’t get enough noise and smoke on Thursday, the Emo Fairgrounds offered a chance […]
With the fourth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass derby coming up this weekend on Lake Despair, I headed out Monday to try my luck with the fish. Granted, the weather wasn’t great—but if The Weather Network can be trusted, this weekend is supposed to be beautiful. Some 56 teams have signed […]
The man stands six feet tall and pushes the scales at 225 pounds, he smokes close to a pack of cigarettes a day, a beer is fancied every so often, and he enjoys the taste of grease on his hotdogs and hamburgers. Not the normal credentials for an athlete, but […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
