With some Ontario high schools now charging students extra fees for classes, where is the best place to get an opinion but from high school students. “It’s a stupid idea,” said FFHS OAC student Mark Soderberg. “Some classes aren’t even worth paying for.” “This is taking away our right to […]
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Several Emo Novice Bandits teamed up with Atikokan to take part in the Thunder Bay Ringette Tournament of Stars, coming home with the gold medal. Cassie McLellan, Lacey Durbin, Carlee Bosma, Samantha Myslicki, Alyssa Kupila, and Jaycey Ewald, along with coach Selene LeBlanc, were the Bandits who suited up for […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s fifth-annual fundraiser dinner is shaping up to be another sold-out affair, with organizers expecting more than 200 people this Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. “If anyone wants a ticket, call as soon as possible—it’s going to be fun, fun, fun,” said Foundation director […]
The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee will be busy over the next week deciding who to choose as a consultant to carry out a feasibility study after tenders for the job closed Tuesday. “Tenders were officially received at 2 p.m. at the Civic Centre,” said committee chair Janis Lesko. “There was […]
With the race to succeed Premier Mike Harris winding up next month, political pundits already are speculating when the next general election will be called. But it seems potential candidates in Kenora-Rainy River riding already are gearing up for an intense campaign. Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, new president of […]
Efforts to promote Fort Frances’ centennial next year soon will be going full steam ahead after council gave the nod to a list of ideas at Monday night’s regular meeting here. Among the promotional materials will be a pair of signs—one at the international bridge and the other at the […]
The “practice firm” project at Confederation College here, which will see participants operating a virtual company, won’t start as planned next week. Delays in signing the final contract with Human Resources Development Canada, which is funding the project for the first year, pushed back the opening of the international program’s […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team showed flashes of strong play near the end of the regular season, but youth and lack of depth finally caught up with them in the playoffs. The defending all-Ontario champs were swept out of the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals by the Dryden Eagles—losing 5-1 up there […]
There could be diamonds under Rainy Lake, but a local man said no one will ever know now that the province has withdrawn those lands from all forms of prospecting. Jack Bolen, who has been prospecting for 32 years, got a shock when he looked at new staking claims maps […]
Struchan Gilson and Duane Roen have used the same coaching formula in junior girls’ volleyball together for the past four years—the annual run of regular-season games and tournaments is merely a step towards the NorWOSSA playoffs. Their team evidently listened. After battling to a 4-4 record during the regular season, […]
Local residents may see changes on their insurance policies this spring as the industry is looking to limit coverage for sewer backup in Northwestern Ontario. “There was an industry release about a week ago addressing this. It doesn’t surprise me,” said Duane Cridland, manager of Gillons’ Insurance here. “Northwestern Ontario […]
The outpouring of patrons at the Heritage Day luncheon at the W.I. Museum in Emo on Saturday was fantastic, with people attending from right across the district. There was plenty of food on hand, and the bake table featured a variety of mouth-watering treats. Two members of the Women’s Institute, […]
