Fort Frances News

Mayor Roy Avis will announce the next a oeCitizen of the Yeara at tonighta s council meeting.

Submitted by Journal Staff on November 5, 2009 - 12:23pm. >> Read similar stories filed under: Deaths The family of Ingrid Christiansen, 91, of Fort Frances, Ontario, are sad to announce her passing Monday, Nov.

New 70 km/h transition speed zone signs were posted at the west edge of town on Monday.

A Fort Frances woman has been found not guilty of assault in connection with an incident at a nursing home in March 2008.

With daily headlines about viruses and vaccines pushing the possibility of a pandemic to the forefront of the public consciousness, the local Community Control Group has plans in place to keep essential services running just in case there ever is an outbreak.

The annual Remembrances Day tea, hosted by the local Legion ladiesa auxiliary, will be held Sunday, Nov.

After drawing more than 800 trick-or-treaters to her haunted backyard at 1123 Scott St.

A hungry lunchtime crowd of more than 200 people flocked to the Legion here yesterday for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce's Great Canadian Chili Cook-off and Cake Roulette, with long-time participant but first-time winner Holmlund Financial named as the 2009 champs.

There are plenty of talented young adults in Fort Frances - and even when they move away, they often continue to showcase their talents in their new locations.

The Borderland Community Orchestra will celebrate 10 years of performing music for audiences along the U.S. ~ Canadian border with a concert at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27 at the Lake of the Woods School Auditorium.

Submitted by Journal Staff on October 19, 2009 - 12:47pm. Harold a oeSonnya William Carmody entered the Lorda s presence on Oct.

Last Thursday Rainy River High School students watched a movie that is hoped will have a major impact on them.

Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded to a single-room blaze at a residence on the 1000 block of York Avenue on Friday night.

A new provincial report shows more than a third of Ontario's hospitals were operating in the red during the last fiscal year.

A sophisticated indoor marijuana grow operation was uncovered Wednesday when police executed a search warrant at 1034 Victoria Ave.

The Community Arts and Heritage Project will be presenting a number of a oeshow and tella and a oelearn and growa opportunities in Fort Frances during the week of Oct.

Autumn Winter Spring Summer Vacation Regional pulp and paper mill officials are pleased with the federal government's 'green' funding commitment but say it's too early to say where the cash will be spent.

Town council will vote tonight on a bylaw to authorize the purchase of Sunny Cove Camp.

King's Bay Gold Corporation is pleased to announce the closing of a non-brokered private placement on October 7, 2009.

He's brought songs about the old west to life for decades, and now Juno Award-winning musician Gary Fjellgaard is returning to Fort Frances to share his music this Thursday .