The Fine Line Art Gallery wants to remind artists working in any medium that they’re welcome to register for its annual spring art show coming up April 10-May 6. Jean Richards, a member of the Fine Line co-op, said yesterday the theme for this year’s show is the colour red, […]
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Gregory Larson, played by Rob Tovey, told Gerta (Mary Elder) to “just go” after she asked him to read her script during one of the scenes in “I Bet Your Life”–a dinner theatre play presented by Fort Frances Theatre. The dinner and show will be on again tonight and Saturday […]
Kennedy Latimer–who shared the role of Peter Pan with fellow student, Carina Mack–spoke to Taylor Pelepetz (Tinkerbell) during Donald Young School’s production of “Peter Pan” last night in the school’s gymnasium. The play runs again tonight and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $5 […]
The AA Developmental Hockey Camp will not run here this summer, owner Dave Allison confirmed Thursday morning. “We regret not being able to do it,” Allison, a former resident who now coaches the AHL’s Iowa Stars, said from Des Moines. “We had some really loyal people year after year who […]
Fort Frances Power Corp. customers will get a pleasant surprise when they open their next hydro bill and see a rebate for benefits realized in 2005 under the historical power agreement with the mill. “It’s more this year than in previous years,” FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Wednesday […]
The provincial government came through for the Ontario forest industry yesterday when Premier Dalton McGuinty announced $220 million in new funding to help pay for forest access roads and to reduce stumpage fees. “We’re extraordinarily pleased,” Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale said yesterday from Toronto. “Everything we’ve asked the government […]
Luke Judson was 13 years old when he picked up and moved his life from Emo to Thunder Bay to follow his dream, although it’s not like he lived on the street when he got there. Rather, his parents purchased another house in Thunder Bay and his mom moved there […]
The first-place Muskie boys’ hockey team will clash with the fourth-place Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final which gets underway this Friday (Feb. 24) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. Game 2 goes Sunday (Feb. 26) at 7:30 p.m. in Dryden, with Game 3 (if necessary) […]
The Country View Child Care Centre, located at Crossroads School in Devlin, received papers last week deeming it a not-for-profit day care facility. Supervisor Bobbi Morken noted it was her idea to make the change from a for-profit facility to the not-for-profit service. “It will give a voice to more […]
Local teachers Andrea Lee and Diane Carlson spoke to Emo council at its regular meeting Monday night regarding support for a Family Literacy Celebration they are planning for Rainy River District. “There will be workshops for parents and students ages four-14,” explained Lee, noting they hope to encourage parents to […]
When the region’s first Child Witness Conference wrapped up Wednesday at Quetico Centre near Atikokan, social workers left armed with a program to help counsel children who have witnessed domestic violence. The conference, hosted jointly by the Atikokan Crisis Centre and Family Services Thunder Bay, brought together about 65 representatives […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board, like most boards across the province, is putting the “Best Start” program on hold until it receives more information from the federal government regarding funding. Last month’s federal election brought to power a Conservative minority government which does not support the Liberals’ child care […]
