Fort Frances officially gained a new congregation on Sunday when the Church of the Holy Spirit was granted full society status with the Free Methodist Church of Canada. “It’s truly wonderful,” said Pastor Garth Clifford. “It has been an exciting time. We’re now much more of a permanent congregation.” “We […]
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With Monday night’s meeting being the last for the outgoing town council, the newly-elected one will be sworn in at an inaugural ceremony on Monday, Dec. 1. The ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre. The public is welcome to come out and watch new mayor […]
With a combined 62 years of experience in municipal politics, the outgoing mayor and three councillors had a chance to share a few words with town management and their re-elected fellow councillors during their final meeting Monday night. Making up a large portion of that experience on his own was […]
People with disabilities in the Kenora and Rainy River districts soon will have a new tool to help them find programs and services geared toward their needs. DIAL 2003 is a new directory produced through a partnership of Northwest Independent Living Services (NILS) and the Northwest Trade and Adjustment Board […]
After more than 20 years of teaching music in and out of class, spending countless hours heading up the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team, and even being willing to be responsible for dozens of high school students while travelling in foreign lands, John Dutton is in the spotlight as the […]
Town council on Monday night approved a report from the manager of Operations and Facilities ensuring the downtown area will receive a consistent level of winter control maintenance, which is in accordance with the minimum standards for municipal highways. Doug Brown’s report was put together in response to a complaint […]
Fort Frances OPP and the local McDonald’s restaurant launched a joint program Friday aimed at helping to comfort children who have been in traumatic situations. It’s called the Kid’s Comfort Program, and it supplies OPP officers with teddy bears they can offer to traumatized children they encounter in the line […]
Coun. Struchan Gilson gave an impassioned plea for citizens to stand up and take action against vandals at the Memorial Sports Centre during Monday night’s council meeting. “As a member of the Community Services executive committee for the past six years, a regular user of the ’52 Canadians Arena in […]
Last year, Nikki Wiedenhoeft of Fort Frances won two tickets to see Céline Dion in concert in Las Vegas. Earlier this month, she finally took the trip—and got far more than concert tickets. She got the experience of a lifetime. Wiedenhoeft has been a fan of the Quebec-born songstress for […]
On the one month anniversary of their last victory, the Borderland Thunder gave their fans a taste of that old winning feeling again in dramatic fashion here last night. Dave Gooch converted his own rebound at 3:34 of overtime to give the defending SIJHL champs a desperately-needed 6-5 triumph over […]
When there’s only two competitions a year to get your kicks in, you’d better be in fighting form when it counts. The Northwest Taekwondo team from Fort Frances showed excellent timing in coming through with 17 medals overall at the 20th-annual Central Canadian Taekwondo Championships in Winnipeg. This marked the […]
Vicki Stinson has first-hand experience with the fact that rhythmic gymnastics is more than dainty girls running around twirling ribbons. Her dedication to broadening her horizons in the sport has earned her the trip of a lifetime. The Fort Frances coach leaves tomorrow to escort International Falls gymnast Scott Roberts […]
