Gardeners weary of trimming their beloved trees and shrubs, or those who aren’t sure how best to prepare flower beds for winter, are urged to attend a free seminar at the Fort Frances Public Library this Tuesday (Oct. 1). Hosted by the Fort Frances Horticultural Society, the seminar which will […]
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With the cool weather making mosquitoes less and less of a threat, it looks like the Northwestern Health Unit has seen just one dead crow deemed a presumed victim of West Nile virus. “The last couple weeks have been kind of quiet,” public health officer Brian Norris said Thursday morning, […]
Students getting ready to embark on their post-secondary education next fall will have a chance to check out colleges and universities in the province starting Friday. The Ontario College Information Program will be at Fort High from 8:45 until 10:30 a.m. Nine colleges will be set up in the small […]
Lady Luck will be the best friend of many local anglers next week. The random draw for the 45 available spots for next year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be held this coming Wednesday (Oct. 2) at La Place Rendez-Vous. The top 90 teams from this past July’s derby, […]
The Borderland Thunder may be back on the radio airwaves before Christmas. Couchiching First Nation Chief Chuck McPherson said yesterday that the band, which owns the team, is trying to set up a community radio system which could be used to broadcast Thunder games. “We’ve talked about doing this for […]
Consider Adrian Chapman unimpressed. The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball coach was in no mood for merriment after his team went winless in four matches at the St. Thomas Aquinas invitational tournament in Kenora last Saturday—claiming just one set out of a possible 12. “My team showed very little desire to […]
The organizer of the eighth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival is predicting great things during the weigh-in this Saturday at Hannam Park. “With the flooding, [pumpkin growing] got off to a slow start,” noted Eltjo Wiersema. “Some got washed out in the flooding and they had to restart them, […]
The Fort Frances OPP detachment wants to know what local residents think of the job officers are doing through its upcoming “Policing for Results” phone survey. “This survey is critical to the way we provide service to Fort Frances and the district,” S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis said yesterday. “It’s our report […]
When Alexander MacKenzie School closes in 2004, the Fort Frances Nursery School will have no place to go. A public meeting slated tonight at 7 p.m. at Alexander MacKenzie will offer the chance for parents and community members to discuss whether they want to raise money to build a room […]
After the success of last year’s performance, it appears Handel’s “Messiah” will become a holiday tradition in Borderland. And those interested in taking part are urged to come out for rehearsals which start this week. This year’s production is slated to take the stage Nov. 30 at the Backus Auditorium […]
Hiring qualified French Immersion teachers is proving a challenge for the Northwest Catholic District School Board, with trustees trying to come up with solutions for fear of compromising their French program. “It is a problem for us, and for every other board in Ontario, to find French Immersion teachers,” Education […]
Emo’s proposed biomass site has received support from most of its neighbouring municipalities, as well as funding from FedNor. Emo Reeve Russ Fortier met Andy Mitchell, secretary of state for rural development and FedNor, during the recent Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Toronto to discuss the project and […]
