Robin McCormick The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary will hold its annual Shamrock tea and bake sale this Friday (March 16) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Emo Health Centre. Donations of baking would be appreciated. Admission is $3, with proceeds going towards the X-ray upgrade there. Auxiliary memberships also will […]
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Press Release Application deadline is April 30 Consider hiring a student this summer. You can tap into a source of motivated, talented, and energetic young people who are ready and willing to work while providing your business with extra help to get the job done. The provincial government is investing […]
Lucas Punkari With the impact of concussions in sports continuing to be a hot topic across the country, the Ontario government announced this past week that it plans to introduce legislation aimed at helping combat the epidemic. At Fort Frances High School, however, those issues already have been looked at […]
Lucas Punkari Despite a disappointing and quick two-loss exit from the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ basketball championships in St. Catharines last week, Muskie head coach Bryce Coyle felt a lot of lessons were learned during Fort High’s first trip to the all-Ontarios since 2001. “The experience of going down there was […]
Duane Hicks A Fort Frances Power Corp. crew has been busy this week taking down winter decorations from lamp posts along Scott Street to make way for new banners purchased by the Downtown BIA. Downtown BIA chair Connie Cuthbertson said yesterday that the new banners, which the BIA commissioned local […]
Heather Latter A total of eight presenters, along with members of the student council, stressed the many reasons Donald Young School in Emo should remain open—at its current location—to the DYS Pupil Accommodation Review committee and nearly the 80 residents on hand for the final public consultation there last Wednesday […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Brett McMahon has a flair for the dramatic. Last February, the then Muskie netted the game-winning goal in overtime against the visiting International Falls Broncos to give the black-and-gold the win in the annual border battle. Fast-forward nearly 13 months later, and McMahon was […]
Duane Hicks Green’s Countrywide Furniture officially will be known as Green’s Brand Source Home Furnishings later this month. Travis Green said the buying group Green’s belongs to has decided to change its name to Brand Source. “Brand Source in the United States is the largest group of independent retailers that […]
Seeks support for ‘Kony’ campaign Staff Fort High student Dexter Fichuk, head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers) group there, is planning a “Cover the Night” event here April 20, where people will put up posters, stickers, and signs of Joseph Kony in cities across the world. “We should be part […]
Duane Hicks At this point, it’s not easy to determine how the recent ban of OxyContin, and the advent of its replacement, OxyNEO, will impact the region, OPP Northwest Superintendent Ron van Straalen said. “It’s a huge issue for us, particularly in the far north,” noted Supt. van Straalen, who […]
Heather Latter In celebration of International Women’s Day, about 50 women—and even a few men—gathered at La Place Rendez-Vous here last Thursday evening to hear keynote speaker Barbara Stegemann offer an inspirational and motivational message. From a humble beginning in rural Nova Scotia, Stegemann has become a successful entrepreneur and […]
Duane Hicks The name “Bonnie Blue” won’t be seen on Scott Street in the near future as the business will be changing hands as of March 31. Barb Stainke, who has operated the business since 1999, said it will be leased by Mike Schmid of Sunset Supplements. And while it […]
