You know, for a math teacher, John Gibson has a way with words. That’s apparent with his letter to the parents of students, who are part of the four Muskie court teams, in which he opened with a statement of emphasis: “Congratulations! Your son/daughter has recently been chosen as a […]
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He’s baaaaack. After a six-year absence from the position, former Fort High principal Ian Simpson is back as a coach for the Muskies. He and his daughter, Marla, are heading this year’s senior girls’ basketball team and he’s loving every minute of it. “It’s wonderful being back,” Simpson remarked. “I’ve […]
A proposal to have a forensic audit done on the expenses of mayor and council was recommended at a regular meeting of the town’s Administration and Finance executive committee yesterday. “It was brought up by one of the councillors on the A&F committee, probably in response to a lot of […]
Joining other communities across Canada on Sunday, local residents showed they also wanted to honour Terry Fox on the 25th anniversary of his “Marathon of Hope” and ended up turning this year’s run into one of the best in years. While organizer Denise Audette still was waiting for pledges to […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board is creating a French Immersion committee to help deal with the difficulties the program is having in Fort Frances. At its first regular meeting of the new school year, held Saturday at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton, the board discussed the […]
Hundreds of people, young and old alike, made their way to Scott Street on Saturday for the local Business Improvement Association’s third “Downtown Harvest Days.” “It was really well-attended. We got down quite a variety of people, which is what my intent was—to reach a whole different group,” BIA co-ordinator […]
After being appointed last Wednesday afternoon to fill the vacancy left by the late Coun. Struchan Gilson, John Albanese will be sworn in at the Tuesday, Oct. 11 council meeting. And he’s looking forward to stepping into the role he previously served in from 1985-91. “My goal is to work […]
While it’s not uncommon to receive a rash of reports of black bears prowling neighbourhoods around town at this time of the year, bylaw enforcement officer Dave Egan said the past three weeks or so has been exceptional. He’s received a total of 81 reported sightings as of yesterday afternoon—the […]
A crowd of players with the stress levels of Bill Clinton after his scandal with Monica Lewinsky was uncovered crammed outside of the doorway to the Muskie locker-room waiting to be called in, where they would be told either “yea” or “nay.” Inside that locker-room last Thursday night were the […]
The good news for the Muskies heading into their game here last Friday against the Sturgeon Creek Schooners was that they knew they could beat them. They did that in an exhibition game last season by a score of 18-0—and had won the previous four match-ups with the Schooners, who […]
Alberton council voted last Wednesday night to improve rail crossings at Watson Road and Station Road in order to keep them open for public use. At last month’s meeting, council heard from CN Public Works officer Randy Domstad, who said there were safety issues at both of those crossings. One […]
