Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is getting a better handle on what its assets are and how they depreciate over time, which should help with future budgeting. Meghan Haehn, Public Sector Accounting Board co-ordinator for the Town of Fort Frances, spoke to council Monday night regarding the completion […]
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Duane Hicks Water and sewer rates are going up in Fort Frances again this year after town council approved a hike at its meeting Monday night. Residents will pay 2.1 percent more while industrial, commercial, and institutional customers are seeing a jump of 17.39 percent. The residential monthly rate for […]
Staff Whether they’ve been on stage before or are new the spotlight, some local businesses are getting primed for the 14th-annual Bell Business Awards coming up this Saturday at the Adventure Inn here. This year’s gala drew a total of 56 nominees, a couple of which were nominated in more […]
Peggy Revell It’s a long trek from South Vienna to Northwestern Ontario, but it’s one Henrik Mader has made so he can spend the next six months as an exchange student living in Fort Frances. “It’s nice here,” said Mader, 15, who arrived here on Jan. 22 from Austria. “It’s […]
Staff Members of the public who have questions regarding the proposed hydroelectric development along the Namakan River are invited to the upcoming open houses being held across the district. Here in Fort Frances, the open house is slated for Thursday, Feb. 18 from 2-8 p.m. at the Adventure Inn. These […]
Peggy Revell The local Valley Adult Learning Association is inviting people from across the district to be inspired and motivated this spring through a fun-filled evening, complete with a motivational speaker. “We just wanted it to be a real inspirational fun night for people, coming and listening to the motivational […]
Dan Falloon Luke Judson is hot property in a “Bull” market. After getting a long look at the San Jose Sharks’ camp back in September, the Emo native was given full reins as captain of the OHL’s Belleville Bulls last month. Judson, who will turn 19 this Sunday, explained that […]
Dan Falloon Steve Arpin wasn’t quite as shifty as he needed to be in his opening race of the 2010 ARCA Racing Series season. The local driver finished 10th at the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Saturday at Daytona. It was an improvement from his 26th place finish at […]
Dan Falloon Heading into the final stretch of the NorWOSSA season, Muskie girls’ head coach Mel Langtry is a little reserved about the state of his team. “We’re winning, but it’s not pretty,” he admitted. The black-and-gold won both games after a lengthy 19-day break, pounding the Sioux Lookout Warriors […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Ryan Presthus had been in coach Wayne Strachan’s good books going into Saturday night’s game at Sioux Lookout. But he may very well have earned a volume to himself in the squad’s 5-4 comeback win over the Flyers. Presthus notched a season-high three points, […]
Dan Falloon Thieves often go for a big heist instead of several small robberies. Isaac Keffer’s local rink was the victim of such a crime last weekend, allowing only one steal in the final of the 2009-10 Nexcap Bantam boys’ provincial playdowns in Longlac. But Tanner Horgan, of the Idylwylde […]
Dan Falloon A pair of local hockey players are adjusting to “Sainthood” in Duluth. Tyler Miller and Chris Sinclair, both Fort Frances products, are in their rookie seasons with the St. Scholastica Saints, an NCAA Division III program. The Saints are ranked second in their conference and fourth in the […]
