After the final ballots were tallied Monday, there definitely were some changes in store for our municipal council. This election saw Emily Watson win the reeve’s race, defeating incumbent Ken McKinnon by just six votes. Meanwhile, the four council candidates winning seats Monday were Jim Belluz, Freeda Carmody, Len McCormick, […]
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As Canadians across the country paused for two minutes yesterday to remember those who fought and died in two world wars and other conflicts, it is fitting to put a human face on at least one of those from here who took up arms and lived to talk about it. […]
“Citizens for Backus/AB” are inviting friends from both sides of the border to come out for a country music variety show featuring the band Pier Country. The play list will include songs by country legends Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, Marty Robbins, Chet Atkins, and Dolly Parton, as well as newer […]
The spirit of Christmas already is spreading here as local residents have begun donating handcrafted items for the ninth-annual “Spirit of Christmas” silent auction. “We’re very excited about it. It’s such a nice time of year to come out and see what the people in Fort Frances have made,” said […]
Eleven candidates, six seats. They knew from the start they couldn’t all become councillors. But the candidates who ran in Monday’s election but came up short did learn a few things, and took some time yesterday to share their thoughts on the experience. “The people decide, and they decided they […]
The Stratton Seniors welcome all seniors (50 plus) to their annual Christmas dinner on Thursday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. at the Millennium Hall. Tickets cost $13 each, and entertainment/music will be provided by Highway 621. For tickets, call Juliet Smith (483-5303) or Mary Vandenbrand (483-5590) by Dec. 1. Also, […]
Alberton council will sport a new look starting in December. Gone will be Reeve John Milling and Coun. Bill Morrison, but two incumbents have been returned. Reeve Milling went down to defeat at the hands of Mike Hammond, who garnered 153 votes Monday to Milling’s 90. Coun. Morrison, who originally […]
The champions’ opponents could have doubled their score and it still wouldn’t have made a difference. Theresa Olson, along with her youth teammates, Caitlyn Thomson and Eric Bois, turned the PeeWee/55-Plus bowling tournament here Sunday into their personal playground—posting a +207 total to win by a staggering 108 pins. The […]
Dave Egan’s fortune-telling needs a little bit of work, but there’s nothing wrong with his hockey team. Egan’s Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians made short work of the Rat River 59’ers on Saturday afternoon at the Ice for Kids Arena here, blasting the visitors 8-1 in Manitoba Eastman Midget League […]
“Wheels to Meals” held its annual wind-up carpet bowling tournament last Thursday afternoon at the Emo Legion. Six teams participated, including two from Stratton (the Golden Gals and 4-Widows) and four from Emo (the What Nots, Country Gals, We Try, and Just for Fun). After everything was said and done, […]
Memories of a most interesting NorWOSSA playoff day last Friday in Kenora, featuring four Muskie teams with championship dreams and one bleary-eyed reporter who rolled his backside out of bed at 5:30 a.m. to join them on the trip: •Fearing I was running late to catch the 7 a.m. bus […]
The Canada-Ontario BSE Recovery Program for ruminants sold by Aug. 31 and slaughtered within 14 days expired Sept. 30, 2003. The Canada-Ontario BSE Recovery Program (Set Aside), which compensated producers for holding eligible cattle out of the marketplace for a minimum of eight weeks, ended Sept. 5, 2003. This program […]
