In the true spirit of giving, the local Salvation Army once again has seen Fort Frances being a most generous community when it comes to donations to its annual Christmas hamper program. Capt. Eric Alcock said Monday that volunteers have been working hard to pack up the hampers, which are […]
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While fewer youth than hoped for showed up Saturday afternoon at the ’52 Canadians Arena, the “skateboard-a-thon” to raise money for a proposed skate park here looks to have been a success. Organizers, so far, have counted more than $11,000 in pledges. “The kids that showed up were very enthusiastic,” […]
While the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee made a request Monday night for $80,000 from the town to help cover the cost of Phase I of its plans, much more is in the pipeline down the road. “We’re looking to get something in place for the centennial [year],” committee chair Sue […]
The pieces of the puzzle are starting to fall into place for economic growth in Northern Ontario, said Tannis Drysdale, president of the Northern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce. NOACC has proposed to the provincial government a plan to make so-called “grow bonds” available to people in Northern Ontario wanting […]
While the town’s 2003 budget won’t be up for approval until Jan. 14, CAO BIll Naturkach said it’s likely residents will be seeing a property tax increase once again in the New Year. “It looks like there will be a 4.25 percent residential tax increase,” Naturkach noted Tuesday afternoon. “For […]
Almost 60 percent of the 180-plus who responded to last week’s Web poll still did not consider themselves in the Christmas spirit—with the big day now just a week away. But you certainly wouldn’t know that by looking around town. As one letter writer on this page already has observed, […]
So, if the early bird gets the worm, then the early birder must get . . . the count? That’s right. The 103rd-annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for the Audubon Society has begun and getting that early worm were members of the Rainy River Field Naturalists. On Sunday, more than […]
It was like catching up to someone on the highway, only to have them find an extra gear and leave you in their rearview mirror. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team looked, at times, the equal of the Hammarskjold Vikings of Thunder Bay—their opponent in the final and ultimately deciding […]
WESTOVER–Born to Candy Cunningham and Scott Westover, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Dani Joan, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. on December 5, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
McMANAMAN–Born to Allan and Diane, nee Klyne, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Julia Grace, weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz. on December 7, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
HORTON–Born to Rachel Copenace and Lionel Horton, of Morson, Ont., a baby girl, Lauryn Susanna Ashlyn, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on December 10, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
