Fort Frances OPP will be out in force next Tuesday (June 4) for the 16th-annual Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run in support of local Special Olympics. The annual event will begin at 6 p.m. at McDonald’s. Participants can walk, bicycle, or roller-blade with the group along a route to Safeway. […]
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Due to changes in provincial legislature, Fort Frances residents will be billed separately for hydro and sewer/water services come Jan. 1. But how frequently they’ll be billed for water and sewer still remains up in the air. “I have to do a report on what’s most cost-effective—monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, or […]
Many of the issues and questions had been heard before, but the discussion on a proposed bylaw to ban smoking in enclosed public places moved out of council chambers and into the public forum. Chapple and Emo held meetings Monday night and last Thursday, respectively, on the proposed bylaw that […]
It all started with a suggestion from Lion Rob. Lionel Robert, owner of Lion Rob tournament services and longtime emcee of the FFCBC and Rainy River derbies, approached the Emo Chamber of Commerce several months ago about starting a walleye tournament in Emo. “We thought about it for a while […]
Rachel McBride received an honourable mention for her project at the national science fair competition in Saskatoon, Sask. earlier this month. McBride’s project was on which material would hold up better as a swimsuit used primarily in chlorinated water. She had discovered that suits with a higher content of spandex […]
If there’s something that encourages bonding more than shooting paint pellets at a friend, it hasn’t been invented yet. At least this is what’s going through the heads of many paintball enthusiasts in the area. This includes Barwick’s Tim Barron, who thanks to a $1,500 start-up provincial government grant from […]
The Common Room at the Golden Age Manor was decorated with pink, white, and blue balloons on Sunday afternoon in celebration of Mary Luckie’s 80th birthday. The one-layer decorated cake sported eight candles—one for each decade—plus two sparkling ones with the figures 80 on them. Although Mary blew all the […]
Ironically, the dominance of their Thunder Bay opponents last year has made the Muskie boys’ soccer team’s route to the all-Ontarios a little easier. Sort of. Due to St. Ignatius’ silver medal win at OFSAA last year, NWOSSAA can send two of the three teams competing this Saturday in Thunder […]
Lindsay Roy isn’t asking for much—just one more week of high school soccer. The OAC student and co-captain of the Muskie girls’ soccer team is looking for her team to claim NWOSSAA gold this weekend in Manitouwadge to send them back to the all-Ontarios. But it won’t be easy. Despite […]
The Bulldogs are returning to the elite circle of the North American Fastball Association. After a year away from the competitive diamonds, the Bulldogs earned a berth to the NAFA Division II World Series after posting a 2-3 record at a qualifier tournament in Fargo, N.D. last weekend. Last participating […]
A new swim club is looking to get its feet wet here next week. That’s when they’ll hold an information meeting to seek input from any interested parents. “It’s just another alternative,” said club co-organizer Dawnn Taylor. “For younger, developing swimmers, both competitive and non-competitive. “We’re looking for inner growth—being […]
Greg Ward started the golf season the way he has the past three years—by winning the Memorial golf tournament at Kitchen Creek. The local 24-year-old carded a one-over par 74 on Sunday to claim his fourth-straight Harry Barefoot Memorial plaque (awarded to the winner of the championship flight) over 56 […]
