I’m hoping all the mom’s out there had a great Mother’s Day on Sunday! It certainly was a nice day to celebrate. I had my mom working for me, so she didn’t really have the day off (although she did sneak away on us to sit and watch the sheep […]
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Lucas Punkari Border still a thorny issue It may be a new year but the issues remain the same for tourist camps across the region, and especially for members of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association. The border crossing at Fort Frances, and overall tourism numbers, topped discussions last Thursday […]
Duane Hicks Naicatchewenin Development Corp. (NDC) has partnered with Kingfisher Lake and Wunnumin Lake First Nations in the Treaty #9 area, along with Canadian Security Management, to form Synterra Security Solutions—a new company which offers specialized security services for mining operations. And the partnership already is off to a promising […]
Lucas Punkari The next steps in the hockey careers of Fort Frances natives Jordan Larson and Colton Spicer began Saturday afternoon when both were selected in the 2011 edition of the OHL draft. Larson, who played forward for the Thunder Bay Kings this past season, was picked in the 12th […]
Duane Hicks With July 1 less than two months away now, the local Canada Day Celebrations Committee is asking the town for a little help, including $10,000 plus tax in bridge funding to help pay for fireworks. “We understand that the town may be eligible for an HST rebate, which […]
Duane Hicks Mind your speed and watch out for pedestrians. That’s the message the town is trying to send to motorists travelling in the vicinity of the west-end schools with the establishment of the “community safety zone.” Council passed a bylaw Monday night to amend By-Law 10/03 (the Traffic Control […]
Duane Hicks Could the town find a better use for its recyclables and make some money? That’s a question that could be answered now that council gave the nod Monday night to issue a request for proposals (RFP) from individuals and/or commercial enterprises to purchase the town’s recyclable materials. The […]
Zoey Duncan Charles and Carol Fernandes can boast they know every Tim Hortons along Highway 11. They probably could recommend half-a-dozen motels along the same route, too, if you’re interested. That’s because the couple has spent 71 days over the course of five summers walking along the road that long […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been happening for 28 years in Fort Frances, and the 2011 edition of the Ducks Unlimited banquet once again was a rousing success. Exact totals won’t be known for a few days but according to treasurer Chris Wielinga, about $15,300 was raised in the silent and live […]
Lucas Punkari All of the months of training and preparation couldn’t prepare Terry Carmody of Emo for what he was to experience Saturday night in Duluth as the 22-year-old made his debut in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. “I don’t think I’ve had that much adrenaline going into anything, […]
Lucas Punkari With only four swimmers competing at the Golden Plains Invitational in Winnipeg over the weekend, for the Fort Frances Aquanauts to place in the top 10 would be a major accomplishment. But to come away with a fourth-place showing out the of 13 teams that made up the […]
Lucas Punkari It wasn’t the two wins they were hoping for but the Muskies boys’ soccer team is off to a solid start after a win and a tie in their NorWOSSA openers here last Wednesday. The black-and-gold kicked things off with a 3-1 victory over the Kenora Broncos in […]
