Duane Hicks After telling delegates about how he recovered from a near-fatal accident in 1988, CFL legend and keynote speaker Terry Evanshen inspired them to “seize each day” yesterday during the first day of the 63rd-annual general conference of the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA). About 160 delegates from across […]
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Peggy Revell Grand Council Treaty #3 Ogichidaakwe Diane Kelly looked on yesterday afternoon as Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle signed a letter of intent pledging to build a stronger relationship between the Anishinaabe people and Ontario government. Natural Resources minister Donna Cansfield also signed the letter during a […]
Peggy Revell Aela MacKintosh, who plays “Candy,” and Brian Hagarty, who plays a priest, rehearsed a scene yesterday evening for Fort Frances Little Theatre’s upcoming production of “Suzette’s Closet.” The play, written and directed by local resident Tracy Gibson, will run as a dinner-theatre format on April 23-25 at La […]
Peggy Revell Local MP John Rafferty was making rounds to local schools yesterday to drop off copies of the “ABC’s of Government” to librarians like Kathy Mercure at St. Michael’s School here. The children’s book features words that go with the Canadian government—like “nomination,” “Hansard,” “mace,” and “law”—to go along […]
Staff Three Muskie badminton doubles’ teams have punched their tickets to the NWOSSAA championships next Wednesday (April 22) in Thunder Bay. The highly-touted senior boys’ duo of Rory Bagacki and Tim Desjardins coasted through their bracket at the NorWOSSA final yesterday in Dryden with a perfect 5-0 record. The senior […]
Staff The provincial government announced yesterday it will be investing $11 million in “Celebrate Ontario 2009” to support 224 community events across Ontario, with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship to benefit in the form of a $41,250 grant. “Our government recognizes the economic impact that festivals and events have […]
Staff While both sides work towards a long-term solution to the expiration of the 99-year Agency One land lease, local residents and tourists can rest assured they will be able to keep using Pither’s Point Park this year. The town said in a press release issued yesterday that “an agreement […]
Staff Those driving along Frog Creek Road already may have noticed a change in the landscape of the Fort Frances Airport. “Basically, we’re having all the wood logged off the airport,” said airport superintendent Bill Caul. “It was a safety issue, so we had to address it,” he noted, adding […]
Loren Hiebert grew up in rural Saskatchewan, Kansas, and Manitoba. His early musical influences were hymn-singing and southern Gospel music. His piano teachers have included Glenn Loewen, Donald Henry, Jenny Regehr, and Joan Passey. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music, and A.R.C.T. diplomas in piano performance and […]
Karen Madsen grew up in Hopkins, Mn. (a Minneapolis suburb) and began teaching at the young age of 12 when a violin-playing friend had an accident and couldn’t attend school for six weeks. The teaching bug caught, and she later graduated from Moorhead State University (now Minnesota State University–Moorhead) in […]
Press Release The local Right Relations Circle is sponsoring a presentation on the history and the future of Pither’s Point Park tomorrow (April 16) at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Holy Spirit (824 Victoria Ave.) Attorney Clint Calder will provide an historical legal overview, and there will be […]
Staff They may just be piles of dirt, but the truckloads of earth brought to the site of the new Robert Moore School are an important step in its construction. “It’s called a site pre-load,” Raymond Roy, manager for Plant Operations and Maintenance, told trustees at the Rainy River District […]
