“It was a decision I had to make,” remarked Renée Martin, who recently had to decide whether to keep on working at Emo CIBC or teaching music. She chose the latter. “You do either one or the other,” noted Martin. They both require full-time attention, and since she loved music, […]
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Spruce trees throughout the region are turning pinkish or brown as spruce needle rust takes hold here. “Everyone is running around trying to do something about the problem, but the problem occurred last spring,” said Art Hammond of Hammond Landscaping Ltd., who has received an endless number of calls about […]
Forty years and counting, Bob Peters refuses to stop building. The former coach at University of North Dakota and Bemidji State University–and Fort Frances native–was elected to the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame in the “builder” category last week is anything but retired these days. But including his pleasure […]
It’s time to dust off the old’ running shoes as organizers prepare for the annual Terry Fox Run and hope to raise more than $13,000 again this year. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau invites anyone who would like to help organize or volunteer for the annual event to a meeting […]
Polished, painted and ready for her admirers, the Mermaid of Rainy Lake will be celebrating her 70th birthday Thursday with an art show created in her honour. The “Mermaid Imagery” art show will open at the Fort Frances Museum this Thursday. The show is being hosted by the “Rainy Lake […]
Ministry of Natural Resources FireRanger crews are on guard for fires throughout the region as forests experience drought-like conditions. “Now, the entire Fort Frances district is under high to extreme fire hazard,” Matt Myers MNR’s fire management supervisor, said yesterday. “Dryden, Fort Frances, Kenora and Thunder Bay are the areas […]
Very little adjusting in the rankings is all that stands between the regular season and playoffs in the Rainy River District Fastball League season. Rainy River was the end-to-end leader in the standings and were 15-2-1 heading into their final regular season game last night. The newly resurrected Royals squad […]
The coffee and donut business in Fort Frances is about to see a new face as Tim Hortons prepares to open in Fort Frances this winter. “We are definitely coming to Fort Frances,” corporate communications manager Diane Slopek-Weber said yesterday. The TDL Group Ltd, who operate Tim Hortons, is currently […]
It’ll be a straight run into season’s end from here for the Borderland soccer leagues. Both the men’s and women’s league will host their annual “Borderland Ball Blast” tournament starting Friday. Eight teams including United and the Blizzard, both of Thunder Bay, the Dryden Falcons and Heat, the Kenora Celtics […]
When a grassroots group won their bid to keep the AB-Backus complex open this week, members of the Fort Frances arts community breathed a sigh of relief. They say “Citizens for Backus-AB” and the proposed arts/community centre to be housed in the AB-Backus complex will only boost the arts community […]
The BOOM sailing camp made their annual appearance in Fort Frances last week, and the result was both fun and educational. The mobile sailing clinic, established by the Ontario Sailing Association, and brought to Fort Frances with the help of the Rendez-Vous Yacht Club, put seven local children through a […]
Canadian country icons to classical music, organizers of the 2002/2003 tour de Fort season say it offers something for everyone. “I think it’s probably the most diverse line-up we’ve ever had,” said Rod Newman, publicity manager for Tour de fort. “We have everything from country to classical, jazz to comedy.” […]
