Time for some serious competition. Both the Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team and the Fort Frances Cyclone Swim Club will have to crank up their intensity this weekend against the toughest field they’ve faced so far this young season at the Kenora Swimming Sharks fall invitational meet. “At Thunder Bay, […]
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Dear Mr. Behan, There has been so much talk about how wonderful the “Scott Street Scare” is that I believe many have forgotten to look at what is being lost. When I was a child, the streets were full of children running from door to door, yelling “trick or treat!” […]
She missed her pre-race goal, but the excitement that accompanied Heather Dutton’s appearance at the all-Ontario cross-country running championships last weekend was right on the mark. “It was a really good experience,” said Dutton, who finished 152nd in the 214-runner field in the senior girls’ division Saturday in Renfrew (near […]
They played the game because they had to—but both came out a winner. Stratton’s Bryan Bonot claimed the Zone 7 senior men’s curling title with an 8-1 win over Jim Armstrong of Fort Frances on Friday night in Stratton. The showdown originally was slated to be a best-of-three affair but […]
Nov. 11 is Remembrance Day, when we all gather to honour all those who have given their lives for our freedom. Once again, Legion Br. #99 in Emo has planned several services for next Tuesday, with the local ministerial association participating. The first service will be held at Our Lady […]
As previously reported, recent changes at Rainycrest Home for the Aged finally prompted the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care earlier this fall to lift the suspension on admissions there that was imposed back in April. Among those changes are a couple of new faces at Rainycrest who are helping […]
The president of a major U.S. consulting firm believes tourist operators in this region need to come together to make their industry thrive. Bill Geist, of Zeitgeist Consulting, addressed the annual fall conference of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) here last Wednesday to get across the message that […]
There soon will be another alternative for district car buyers in the market for something not made by the “Big Three.” Borderland Esso in Emo will be holding the grand opening of its new Kia dealership this Friday and Saturday—complete with a barbecue on Saturday and display of the newest […]
Dear sir: I wonder how Laurance Catherall is making out with the bear that he’s invited to share his apartment. After all, this only would be fair compensation for its habitat lost due to Mr Catherall’s part of the “human activity [that] is the number-one threat to wildlife” (Letters to […]
A statistical report on the local tourism industry that was two years in the making yielded few surprises but much talk of a promising future at last Wednesday’s annual fall conference of the North Western Ontario Tourism Association at La Place Rendez-Vous here. The report—compiled with the help of 11 […]
Allison Hyatt won’t have to budget for any manicure appointments for the next while. There’s not enough of her fingernails left at this point in the season to worry about it. The former Muskie is on the cusp of the biggest achievement in her athletic career as she and her […]
“By the Numbers” is the name of this year’s musical revue at Fort Frances High School and the public will get a chance to see the students shine on the stage at the Townshend Theatre next week. “It’s songs that have numbers in them, or are about numbers,” said producer […]
