At its inaugural meeting held Dec. 1, Emo council reviewed the request for final payment to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for the Emo Fire Department equipment upgrade project, including a new fire truck. Council felt the project’s objectives and goals had been accomplished by ensuring reliable and efficient […]
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It’s natural for people to associate New Year’s with starting fresh, wiping the slate clean, so to speak, and moving on free of the baggage from the past 365 days. In reality, of course, we can never leave the past completely behind us—no matter how determined our efforts or best […]
With the new year now upon us, municipal councils across the district are preparing to take on new issues and, in most cases, continue with old ones. With the exception of Morley, all the other councils have been sworn in and held their inaugural sessions. Morley will be holding its […]
With word yesterday that Ontario’s bar and pub owners are seeking $500 million in compensation from the province if a province-wide smoking ban is implemented, at least one local bar owner is worried about the situation here, too. “I hope the province considers exempting bars,” said Larry Syrovy, owner of […]
Dear sir: We, the crew of the dedicated air ambulance service out of Sioux Lookout, wish to extend out thanks and unparalleled gratitude to two Fort Frances families. After a long day of delays in our travels of moving patients to their respective destinations, we experienced the love that only […]
The “chem-free” grad committee once again is looking for parents to help organize the annual event so this year’s Fort High graduating class can celebrate their accomplishments in a safe and sober environment. “We have been meeting with the students at school before Christmas, but this will be the first […]
There will be more cattle and fewer farmers in the district by the end of 2004 if governments don’t take action soon, one local cattle farmer warns. Suspicions the one dairy cow in Washington state that was stricken with mad cow disease originated in Canada has caused the U.S. government […]
They wanted to play, but nobody except for a local Bantam squad would accommodate them. The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians hockey team had its schedule changed, then changed again last weekend as both planned regular-season and exhibition games fell through. The Canadians’ original Eastman Midget League contest here Sunday […]
While nominations forms for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual business awards normally are made available in January, that won’t be the case this year, Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth on Monday. “We’ve decided to postpone it [the business awards banquet] to coincide with Small Business Week, which is usually […]
For someone with a case of the “Blues,” Emily LaFreniere was sporting a hefty smile here Sunday afternoon. The local bowler saved her best for last, rolling a 211 in her sixth and final game to finish with a +138 and capture the ladies’ pins over average portion of the […]
Sub-zero temperatures and a brisk wind chill were not enough to prevent a record turnout of jumpers at the third-annual “Polar Plunge” outside La Place Rendez-Vous on New Year’s Day. Twenty-seven hardy souls doffed their winter duds for a quick dip into Sand Bay and, in so doing, raised nearly […]
Leonis Gillies, a resident of Golden Age Manor in Emo, recently celebrated her 90th birthday with a party in the Common Room attended by friends, relatives, and neighbours. Wearing a beautiful white rose on her lapel, Leonis mixed with the guests during the afternoon and also looked at photographs of […]
