Dear editor: Here we are, nearing the end of one year and preparing to enter a new one. For some of us, this is a time of personal reflection. Were our goals met, achievements achieved, and resolutions resolved? Some of us already might have resolutions for the New Year and […]
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Dear editor: I’d like to address this letter to the person(s) who, in the wee hours of Sunday morning (between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.), decided it would be fun to steal Christmas decorations. You may have thought you were stealing from just the homeowner and it was no big […]
Dear editor: Thank you for the space in last week’s paper to express my views on “shopping in Fort Frances.” Since I work in a retail store downtown, I had lots of comments. I tried to keep count but I lost track at 200—all of which were positive to my […]
While a tie still has to be resolved over who will be the ninth director elected and who will be an alternate, the 10 finalists in the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s recent election were named Tuesday. They include, in alphabetical order, Wanda Barker (Super 8), Barb Cournoyer (TD Canada […]
FORT FRANCES—Given the local Voyageur Lions Club has seen more and more jumpers participating in its annual “Polar Plunge” each year, the group is hoping this New Year’s Day will bring the most successful event yet. “We had a particularly good year last year,” event chairman Jim Martindale noted. “We […]
Robert Moore School and local Kiwanians continue keeping the spirit of community service alive as the school’s Builders Club—a junior version of the Kiwanis Club—held its installation of officers last Thursday night. Carra Onichuk was named president, Carly Busch vice-president, Alexa Lesperance secretary, and Serena Stromberg treasurer. Tanner Bell is […]
FORT FRANCES—With ongoing efforts to raise community awareness about local drug- and alcohol-related issues, members of Parents Against Illicit Narcotics (PAIN) have sought support from health professionals in the area. Local pharmacists, counsellors, and medical doctors joined in the group’s most recent monthly meeting last week to discuss treatments for […]
The Portage Avenue underpass was re-opened to two lanes last Wednesday as work on the site has wrapped up for the winter. In an interview Monday, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown reminded the public to continue using only the east sidewalk through the winter since the west sidewalk is […]
FORT FRANCES—Youth from the Northern zone (Kenora, Dryden, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Atikokan, and Fort Frances) gathered here Monday to participate in the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies Youth Communication Advocacy Network conference. As just the second conference held in the area since YouthCAN’s establishment last year, the one-day […]
With the municipal byelection coming up Jan. 14, eligible voters in Fort Frances will begin receiving their voting kits in the mail starting next week. DataFix—the company creating, printing, and mailing the voting kits for this byelection—is in the process of preparing them for mail-out starting Dec. 18. Voters should […]
Steven Sus and Chris Sinclair’s debuts as Fort Frances Jr. Sabres were, if nothing else, a night to remember. The pair powered their new team to a weekend sweep of the defending SIJHL champion Schreiber Diesels—propelling the Sabres to fourth place in the standings. But even with the stellar introductions […]
FORT FRANCES—KidSport is in Fort Frances and making its role known after a centre-ice ceremony during Saturday night’s Fort Frances Jr. Sabres game to formally open the local chapter of the government-sponsored program. “It was a great opportunity to launch our chapter with the Sabres’ game because we definitely had […]
