Duane Hicks The former F.H. Huffman School closed its doors in June, but the building and its surrounding property may not go unused for long after the Town of Fort Frances agreed to buy it for $155,000. “We’ve been looking at it for the last while, we’ve purchased it, and […]
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Robin McCormick The municipal election is being held this coming Monday (Oct. 25), with voting taking place from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at the municipal office. Don’t forget to cast your ballot. Ross Donaldson and Ken McKinnon are vying for reeve while Dennis Allen, Jim Belluz, Freeda Carmody, Harold Kellar, Lucille […]
Staff A total of 919 Hydro One customers east of Fort Frances can expect a planned power interruption this Sunday (Oct 24). The power interruption will start at 10 a.m., with power being restored by 2 p.m., Hydro One reported. Townships to be affected include Carpenter, Claxton, Crow Lake FN, […]
Staff The Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team pulled off a pretty good showing at a tournament in Dryden, but couldn’t quite make the weekend as long as they had hoped. The black-and-gold fell in straight sets to Red Lake in the semi-finals after winning seven of 10 sets during round-robin […]
Press Release The Ontario Literacy Coalition has secured funding from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities and several employers to initiate the second phase of the Collaborative Development Approaches: Piloting Illustrative Workplace Models. With the support of our partners in Workplace Literacy and Essential Skills, the OLC will build […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie girls’ senior basketball team only was able to muster one win at a tournament in Thunder Bay over the weekend, but they very well could have come home with a 2-1 record. The black-and-gold opened with a victory over Superior, winning by a double-digit margin (the […]
Dan Falloon Local swimmers got the 2010-11 season off to the right start Saturday as several brought home gold medals and personal bests from a meet in Dryden. Limited to four races apiece, three Fort Frances Aquanauts—Donovan Taylor, Levi Rittau, and Katja Sutherland—posted clean sweeps by winning each of their […]
Dan Falloon In a sense, it was a good tournament that got the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team into a bit of a funk. Now head coach Dan Bird is hoping another solid showing will help jolt the black-and-gold out of it. The Muskies went 2-1 to capture the consolation […]
Dan Falloon Getting the chance to play on an exclusive course, with $30,000 per year memberships, very well may end up being a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Muskie boys’ golf team. However, the pricey Barrie Country Club course also led to some tough times at the all-Ontarios for the black-and-gold, […]
Duane Hicks Area First Nation residents will get comprehensive pharmaceutical dispensing and counselling a little closer to home when the Rainy Lake First Nations Pharmacy opens its doors later this year. A partnership between the Rainy Lake Tribal Development Corp. and pharmacist Edwin Bruyere, the new business is being built […]
Dave Ogilvie Last Wednesday marked the first municipal election candidates’ forum in Emo in recent memory. Hosted by the Emo Chamber of Commerce, about 100 people attended the forum at the Emo Legion. The evening opened with Chamber president Dave Goodman welcoming everyone and then introducing Steve Latimer, who served […]
Dan Falloon Getting the chance to play on an exclusive course, with $30,000 per year memberships, very well may end up being a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the Muskie boys’ golf team. However, the pricey Barrie Country Club course also led to some tough times at the all-Ontarios for the black-and-gold, […]
