The Clampetts paid a visit to Fort Frances last week, and the town welcomed them with open arms. Muskie Theatre’s production of “The Beverly Hillbillies” drew large crowds—and produced roars of laughter—during its four-night run at the Townshend Theatre. “The show was a great success,” said Fort High drama teacher […]
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Dear editor, If all the taxes from smokes and alcohol were put into the “health” care fund, the health care would be over-funded. Which begs the question, if the taxes are not put into the health care . . . “why not?” Demand an answer from your local MP and […]
Two emergency response personnel from Fort Frances teamed up with students at Fort High last year to build a student First Response Team for medical emergencies—and the partnership is paying off. Beginning Nov. 3, five students at the high school began taking rotations for being “on call” at the school, […]
Greg Ross isn’t about to let the Kitchen Creek Golf Club shrivel away to nothing, come Hell or high water—although more of the latter certainly would help matters. “I’ll find a way to get it done,” vowed Ross, the club’s course superintendent, in reference to coming up with a plan […]
A Red Gut Bay First Nation man faces several charges following a single-vehicle accident Monday morning on Pearson’s Road, east of Fort Frances. Police said the 45-year-old driver failed to negotiate a corner on Pearson’s Road and entered the west ditch around 10:30 a.m. Emo OPP officers arrested the man […]
Like a parked Ferrari in the dead of winter, the Fort Frances Cyclones needed a little while to get up to speed. But once they did, it was fifth gear all the way! The Cyclones, along with a contingent of Fort Frances Aquanauts, descended upon Atikokan last weekend for the […]
For many farmers across Canada, 2003 was a tumultuous year filled with stress and uncertainty. The past season saw not only the “mad cow” crisis knock the bottom out of beef prices, but a soaring loonie and new provincial regulations governing the storage and use of manure squeeze already-slim profit […]
Christmas is not only a time for celebration, but one for community and family traditions. And one of those which lovers of music and pageantry can bank on again this year is the Christmas cantata at St. Mary’s Church. The popular event, which combines choral singing and recitation of passages […]
Hospitals in the region aren’t taking ’flu vaccinations seriously enough, says the CEO and chief medical officer of the Northwestern Health Unit, and they could see staff who don’t get their shots staying home this winter. “Last year, when the ’flu season was seeing few incidents, we went to the […]
While the final report was turned over to the town earlier this year, and the original steering committee no longer is directly involved with the project, the town’s economic development officer told council Monday night that ideas put forth by the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” initiative are by no means dead. […]
In a way, it was like coming full circle. Seventy-one years ago, Lawrence and Grace Loney opened the first Cloverleaf store in Emo during the height of the Great Depression. So when their grandchildren officially opened the brand new, state-of-the-art Cloverleaf ShopEasy store on Saturday morning, it seemed only appropriate […]
Town council has agreed to change the “blue box” schedule to align it with residential garbage pick-up—but only have it picked up on a bi-weekly basis—for a three-month trial basis starting in January. The changes—made after Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown delivered a report at Monday night’s council meeting—also […]
