The international bridge committee sat down for its first meeting here Tuesday night to consider various options. The committee–made up of three Fort Frances council reps, three International Falls council reps, and three citizens from each community–spent more than an hour at the Civic Centre priorizing and discussing several scenarios […]
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Construction on roads, sidewalks, and sewers in Fort Frances is in full swing as Public Works crews and contractors work through the summer schedule. Among the projects is the rebuilding of McIrvine Road from Fifth Street to Eighth Street, with an estimated price tag of $595,000. Work there already is […]
With mosquito season underway, Ontario’s medical officers of health have called on all of the province’s 37 health units–including the Northwestern Health Unit–to develop a co-ordinated approach to address the West Nile virus. There has been no evidence of West Nile virus activity in the region during last year’s mosquito […]
“Today’s the day the teddy bears have their picnic . . .” is how the popular children’s song goes, and Andrea Avis of the Fort Frances Public Library is hoping to see a lot of children with their teddy bears at the annual Teddy Bear Picnic there this Friday. “This […]
With school out, the Fort Frances Public Library is gearing up for another summer of its “Step Into Reading” program. Created 10 years ago in an effort to promote literacy among local youth, the library offers children the chance to win prizes by reading books throughout the summer. “Last year, […]
Even seven caution flags couldn’t slow down–or deny–Steve Arpin from winning his fourth-straight modified feature race at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. But he still finds himself looking up in the Borderland Racing Association points standings. Gavin Paull, who has yet to capture a feature this season and finished […]
Cathy Kowal, a local First Nations police officer, proved she had what it takes to compete against some of the fittest officers and firefighters after earning a gold medal at the World Police and Firefighter Games earlier this month. Kowal, along with her partner, Fort Frances OPP Cst. Mike Golding, […]
Colin Hewitt toasted his boat, “Ariba,” with a small bottle of champagne cooler after winning his first race of the Rendezvous Yacht Club spring series last Wednesday. But he was extra careful not to break any glass on the bow. After all, he had spent many months getting this Tanzer […]
The Zone 1 Northwestern Ontario Games in Kenora last weekend featured a bevy of local Special Olympic athletes who put on quite the show. More than 100 competitors from Kenora, Dryden, and Thunder Bay joined the Fort Frances contingent in the two-day event. On the track, Ray Bedard was the […]
Shade squeaked past the Spuds 14-12 in a close ‘A’ final of the first slo-pitch tournament of the season in Devlin last weekend. The contest between the two Fort Frances teams was tight in the late innings, with both teams trading leads in the sixth and seventh innings. Shade pitcher […]
Vice-principal Kendal Olson welcomed the audience to Sturgeon Crek Alternative Program’s 2001 graduation ceremonies last Tuesday (June 19) at the Sturgeon Creek School gym. Olson led in prayer to open then exercises, then introduced each item on the evening’s agenda. Don Ricci first provided a multi-media presentation reflecting on each […]
The first-annual “Relay for Life” here last Friday night was an overwhelming success, raising close to $75,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The “relay” featured 350 participants and close to 100 volunteers who occupied the grounds of Pither’s Point for a night of fun and focus to help stop the […]
