Heather Latter FORT FRANCES—Although the “Community Food Box” program offered monthly by the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market didn’t make it to the semi-final round of the Aviva Community Fund’s contest to earn a share of $500,000 in funding, Kim Cornell is pleased with the support it received. “I think we […]
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Staff After more than a two-week layoff, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks take to the skies this weekend for a pair of games. The local senior men’s hockey squad, who lost their debut game 7-6 to the Kenora Thistles on Nov. 10 at the Ice For Kids Arena, once again will […]
Staff The collective sigh of relief taken by the Fort Frances Lakers must have been exhausting. The Lakers (6-15-3) were back on the wrong side of the scoreboard in a 4-2 loss to the K&A Wolverines (8-16-4) in SIJHL action last Thursday in Thunder Bay. The loss came two days […]
Staff It was a ‘B’-side that certainly was no hit single for the Fort Frances Canadians. The Canadians were dumped 6-3 by the Wayzata Junior Gold ‘A’ squad in the ‘B’ final of the third-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial Midget ‘AA’ hockey tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena on Sunday. […]
Staff It’s likely Atikokan won’t make the list of favourite places to go for Tirzah Keffer and Ethan Jordbro anytime soon. The two Fort Frances Curling Club skips had a rough ride there over the weekend at the Nexcap Northern Ontario Curling Association Inter-Regions 1 and 2 junior playdowns. Keffer […]
Duane Hicks Making an early visit to Fort Frances on Saturday to kick off the Christmas season, Santa and Mrs. Claus waved to the crowd during the 52nd-annual “Parade of Lights.” This year’s parade, organized and sponsored by Causeway General Insurance Brokers Ltd. for the first time, saw about 30 […]
Duane Hicks Gord McTaggart addressed the haggis Friday evening during the St. Andrew’s supper at St. John’s Anglican Church, after which those on hand enjoyed a traditional Scottish meal. Pipe major Dr. Bruce Lidkea of the Fort Frances Highlanders piped in the haggis, which carried by Jacob McIntosh. Monday was […]
Dave Ogilvie Tompkins Home Hardware got into the spirit of the season by painting a festive picture on its front window. Shoppers are invited to stop by to have some hot chocolate and check out the in-store specials during Emo’s “Holly Daze,” which takes place this Friday and Saturday (Dec. […]
Peggy Revell St. Thomas Aquinas Saints’ defenceman Dakota Seymour (55) pinned Fort Frances Canadians’ blueliner Tarran Romyn against the boards as Saints’ teammate Matt Fafard came in for support. The Canadians won 5-0 in their opening game of the third-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial Midget ‘AA’ hockey tournament held here over […]
Robert Berg Dear editor: I visited the old home town this past summer, and noted with interest the changes that have occurred in the two years since I was there. One thing of interest is the building of a new Robert Moore School. I must say that the reports of […]
The economic woes battering Fort Frances may have overshadowed the chronic doctor shortage here of late but the future health of our community hinges just as much on resolving that situation—and fast. The challenge of recruiting full-time doctors to practise here is nothing new, nor is it a problem unique […]
I’ve always made a special Christmas cake for my youngest son, Adam. Allergic to nuts, when I made his cake, we substituted fruit whenever nuts were called for. Extra cherries, extra peel, and extra apricots and raisins make their way into his cake. It doesn’t call for much sugar but […]
