Visitors packed the Church of the Holy Spirit on Victoria Avenue on Friday evening for a special Summer Cabaret put on by Trevor Barker and his Row i Theatre company. The night was held as a fundraiser to help support Barker’s upcoming shows, including a youth performance of “13: The […]
Photo Gallery
– Allan Bradbury photo
Anthony Kadikoff watches as crews take down some of the last remaining parts of the former Fort Frances Mill on August 14, 2023. Decommission of the mill has been ongoing since 2020, with several large scale implo- sions and road-closing projects having occurred in that time. The BMI group says […]
By Robin McCormick
West End Correspondent
West End Correspondent
Above are the many happy faces involved in the 2023 Fair Queen contest. Smiling happily are the 2023 contestants, Rilee Armstrong, Isabelle Meeks, Kali Tessier, and Tatum Martin. Also looking happy and content with their last year’s reign is Mickenna Ryll (2022 queen) and first princess Mckenna McTavish. Also enjoying […]
The Queen contestants got up and active, for charity, in the 2K a Day Challenge. Each participant was tasked with engaging in physical activity – whether walking, cycling, jogging, kayaking, farm chores or sports. The activity was up to them, but each kilometre was tracked, with the Fair Board donating […]
The residents of Rainycrest Long Term Care enjoyed a sweet surprise, when the Queen contestants arrived to assemble and serve ice cream sundaes for everyone. The event was enjoyed by all.
– Ken Kellar photo
Nick Kawulia, left, is congratulated by Fort Frances Power Corporation (FFPC) CEO Joerg Ruppenstein for being selected as the winner of the recent FFPC Customer Survey’s prize of a Camp Chef Woodwind 24 pellet grill. See a rundown of the survey results in tomorrow’s issue of the Fort Frances Times.
—Staff photo
Construction on the new Super One Foods in International Falls is coming along, with the grocery store expected to open this fall. Super One will leave its current location next to Cine5 Theater and County Market will also be closing. County Market’s gas station has also been removed.
– Facebook photos
Work is progressing quickly on the Make a Big Splash Spray Park, as noted by the organizing committee on their Facebook page. Over the past few days many big steps have taken place, including a haul of granular material for the splash pad, as well as assembly of some of […]
– Allan Bradbury photos
Over 20 people depart Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre on Thursday morning, Aug. 3 on a trip to Northwest Angle. The hope is to recreate the journey that the original signers of Treaty #3 would have taken to get to the signing site. Right: Chief Marcel Medicine-Horton and his son Trapper are […]
—Daniel Adam photos
The annual Soil & Crop Tour took place last Wednesday, as around 30 participants joined in to look at some crops across the district. The tour began from Joe Sletmoen’s farm near Fort Fran- ces at 9 a.m. where he demonstrated his no-till seed drill. The tour continued heading west, […]
Press release
Riverside Foundation for Health Care is excited to announce that the winner of the July 50/50 jackpot is Amy Nielson of Nestor Falls, ON with the winning ticket number EE-5104611. Amy is the lucky recipient of $12,488 with the same amount going to the Foundation. The draw was made Monday, […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Superheroes, princesses and more turned out to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) on Friday, August 4, 2023, to enjoy Summerween, an early Halloween party celebrating the spookiest time of the year. FFPLTC staff set up two movies for participants to enjoy, along with snacks, colouring pages, a […]
