Chamber of Commerce manager Dawn Booth was thrilled to add another pair of mitts in the “Mitts for Kids” collection box at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce office yesterday. Those wanting to donate new mitts, hats, or scarves to the annual drive can drop off items either at the […]
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Doreen and Rhonda McKay checked out some deals on stoves last Thursday during the grand opening of Lowes Furniture & Appliances. Many people were on hand when the business opened its doors for the first time at its new location at the former Northern Do-it center’s site along Highway 11/71 […]
Brooke Patterson, centre, sang Rihanna’s “Umbrella” as back-up dancers Lauren Gurski and Melissa Friesen did their thing last Thursday night during the Fort Frances High School’s “All-Weather Revue” at the Townshend Theatre. The popular show ran last Thursday through Saturday featuring a wide selection of weather-related songs.
Jillian Cousineau, five, filled out a raffle ticket to win a toy during C.W.L.’s Christmas bazaar in St. Mary’s Church hall on Sunday afternoon. Hundreds of people came out for the annual event, which featured crafts, a bake table, sewing, a fish pond, and draws.
Todd Wood of the Fort Frances Power Corp. installed a snowflake light for the Business Improvement Association on the 200 block of Scott Street this morning. Due to some problems, the BIA will not have all its lights ready in time for the 50th-annual “Parade of Lights” this coming Saturday, […]
Dr. Robert Lidkea was all smiles after receiving his plaque for being the 2007 “Citizen of the Year” during the annual town dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous as Bill Gushulak, the 2000 “Citizen of the Year,” looked on.
The chorus sang Lighthouse’s “Sunny Days” during the Fort Frances High School’s “All Weather Revue” last night at the Townshend Theatre. The revue runs again tonight and tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for students and seniors, which are available in advance at Northwoods Gallery […]
Lowes Furniture & Appliances opened its doors to customers yesterday at its new location at the former Northern Do-it center site along Highway 11/71 just west of Fort Frances. The business, billed as factory direct, formerly was located in Rainy River.
Nora Klyne, left, Sunset Country Métis president Clint Calder, Shirley Morrish, Min Crowe, Wanda Botsford (representing local MP Ken Boshcoff), Darryl Allan, Mayor Roy Avis, Crystal George, Mona-Rose Morrisseau, and Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) senator Gord Calder gathered for the raising of the MNO flag in honour of “Louis […]
Whitehall Construction of Thunder Bay finished up its restoration work on the front of the CIBC building on Scott Street this week. Extensive scaffolding, erected around the bank when a crew began working at the start of October, was taken down Tuesday. The contractor will be back in the spring […]
The erection of the steel structure continues at the AbitibiBowater biomass boiler project site. The work will carry on as construction schedules are met, but is expected to slow down considerably during the winter months, before again kicking into high gear next spring. The project is scheduled to be operational […]
Women from across the district gathered at the Rainy River Future Development Corp. yesterday to participate in the Northern Ontario Women’s Leadership Forum. Although the conference was set in Thunder Bay, other communities in the region, including Fort Frances, joined in by video conference set up by TBayTel. The women […]
