With Christmas just around the corner, I’m sure plenty of shoppers already have found the perfect gift for their favourite angler or hunter. But if you are like me, you wait until the last minute and make a mad scramble to come up with a thoughtful gift for everybody you […]
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By Gary Sliworsky, Ag rep, Emo Ontario farmers who sell their own vegetables and fruits at the farm gate will get a seasonal exception to the province’s laws on highway signage. In a very rare move for any Canadian legislature, the province’s MPPs last Thursday carried third reading of a […]
Duane Hicks User fee bylaw up for vote While town council is expected to pass a new user fee bylaw at its regular meeting Monday night, as well as receive a draft budget, Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig said it’s still early stages for what undoubtedly will be a very […]
Duane Hicks Just in time for Christmas, a second book about the history of the Township of La Vallee, as well as Dance, is here. “Further Connections,” a follow-up to “Connections,” published in February, 2004 to coincide with La Vallee’s centennial, was shipped last week and will be available at […]
Peggy Revell As school closes down for the Christmas break this Friday, Robert Moore principal Penny Newman also will be saying her good-byes as she retires. It was “just time” to retire, noted Newman, who will be retiring alongside her husband, Jim, who is a teacher at Robert Moore. “We […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres have won five-straight games after sweeping the host Schreiber Diesels on Friday and Saturday. The Sabres (17-8-1) opened the road series Friday night with a 3-0 shutout—backstopped by a 36-save effort from Ryan Faragher in goal. Mitch Cain and Brendan Baumgartner netted power-play […]
Duane Hicks While still looking for two more directors to fill vacancies on the board, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce elected a new executive at its regular meeting yesterday. Cathy Emes (Skills & Employment Source) will be president for 2009 while Pam Andersen (Enterprise Rent-A-Car) will be first vice-president. […]
Peggy Revell After spending months in Rainy River District doing research on local native and non-native race relations, Harvard grad student Jeff Denis will be heading back there in the New Year. The visit to this area was part of Denis’ research for his PhD in sociology. “One of the […]
Jessica George Trespassing an issue, too Hunting is a very popular pastime in this neck of the woods. But while many hunters follow the rules, unfortunately there are a few who break the law and taint the name of the activity. One law that continues to be disregarded by some […]
Paige DesmondJessica George Every family has their own holiday traditions, or experiences from past holidays which stick out in their minds. Christmas has become highly-commercialized, but for a few local seniors having tea and coffee last week at the Sister Kennedy Centre here, the simpler times definitely stick out. “It […]
Duane Hicks District seniors will have extra help getting to and from medical appointments in the New Year now that Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. has received a new shuttle van under the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care’s “Aging at Home” strategy. But what’s needed before the shuttle service […]
Mitch Calvert The provincial men’s curling playdowns will be held in Fort Frances on Feb. 10-14 but the field of 16 already is beginning to take shape. The Brad Jacobs rink (Sault Ste. Marie) won the KIA Curling Classic (East) Superspiel earlier this month in his hometown, beating Al Belec […]
