Annette Hayka squints as she tries to read the numbers in the new phone book. Her eyesight hasn’t suddenly failed her, and she doesn’t need to renew the prescription on her glasses. Bell Canada has just reduced the font size on the Northwestern Ontario phone book—and many people are saying […]
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A support group for parents of special needs children will meet for the first time Wednesday night, and one Fort Frances parent hopes it will offer the support many families need to overcome obstacles in caring for their children. The group will meet at 6:30 at St. Jude’s Coffee House […]
Nathalie Donaldson is pouring over practice exams and sample questions preparing for her Grade 10 literacy test Thursday. It’s the second time she’s gotten ready for the province-wide test, which was abruptly postponed last fall after portions of it was posted on the Internet. And now she just wants it […]
Aiming to draw 30 teams for the second-annual “Curl for Cancer,” organizers said 24 already have signed up for the March 2 fundraiser at the Fort Frances Curling Club. “It seems to be going pretty good,” said Nadine Johnson, who is co-organizing the bonspiel again with Wendy Derendorf and Cheryl […]
Annette Hayka squints as she tries to read the numbers in the new phone book. Her eyesight hasn’t suddenly failed her, and she doesn’t need to renew the prescription on her glasses. Bell Canada has just reduced the font size on the Northwestern Ontario phone book—and many people are saying […]
Parents of Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street students are gearing up to defend their schools at meetings with the Rainy River District School Board this week. While school sub-committees had recommended closing both Alexander MacKenzie and Sixth Street in favour of an expanded J.W. Walker, not all parents are convinced […]
Following a request from the Economic Development Advisory Committee at Monday night’s council meeting, the town has agreed to consider having formal survey drawings of the Fort Frances Airport done for future development purposes. “I’ll be arranging a meeting with Bill Caul, airport superintendent, and Geoff Gillon, where we’ll discuss […]
The fourth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner Sunday night at La Place Rendez-Vous managed to exceed organizers’ expectations, bringing in $16,100—about $1,100 more than last year—to help local families with medical expenses. “It was a great evening. Really a lot of fun,” said George Blanc, co-organizer and co-owner of the Rendez-Vous. […]
On Feb. 14, 1963, the community mourned the loss of J.M. “Mel” Newman, who had arrived in Fort Frances in 1934 and became an important member of the community. He served as the 16th mayor of Fort Frances beginning in 1957, and his two terms included some important developments—the Portage […]
Although the forms only have been available for about a week, nominations are starting to trickle in for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s seventh-annual business awards. ”We have about 18 so far,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said this morning. “So it’s slow like it was last year. “The nomination […]
The first-annual Emo Walleye Classic already has half the available spots filled, organizers said. “We have 27 [entries] so far,” said committee member Colleen Vennechenko, who also is president of the Emo Chamber of Commerce. The derby is open to the first 50 two-person teams. Teams above and beyond 50 […]
It’s hard to keep track of the number of sheep on Mark Gerber’s farm lately because more lambs are being added by the day. Last Friday afternoon, three more lambs were born. Gerber could only estimate the farm had “40 or 50 sheep with the young ones.” The farm bustles […]
