After surviving a flurry of problems with scheduling and merchandise production, the Borderland Thunder–the Fort Frances-based team of the new Superior International Junior Hockey League–is ready to let the fans know they are here. Team general manager Brent Tookenay said he’s now confident in the strides made to release information […]
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About 100 people turned out last Wednesday to celebrate the grand opening of the newly-renovated Emo Health Centre. For family and friends of the late Dr. John O’Sullivan, the dedication of the long-term care wing to him was the highlight of the ceremony. Nurse Sylvia Hyatt gave a speech about […]
The Fort Frances OPP and Ministry of Correctional Services officials remain tight-lipped about what exactly happened inside the Fort Frances Jail during last week’s 16-hour standoff . “There’s no word yet on whether criminal charges are going to be laid as all aspects of the inmates’ conduct are under investigation […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
As George Armstrong slipped into eternity here last week, it could be imagined, as suggested in this space, that Atlantis truly was being reborn. Such a celebration as never before seen at this end of the Causeway that George created occurred all week. It was as if it had awaited […]
When I chose to retire several years ago, I ended a 25-year career in the same institution, but I was not given the traditional gold watch. What I was given, instead, was all the time in the world and very little money. In the beginning, I never meant to retire. […]
Milt Guba
this Week In Emo
this Week In Emo
Albert and Carolyn (nee Kaemingh) Strydhorst and their children, Jessica, Andrea, and Kristin, who are missionaries to Nigeria, have been in the community for the past two weeks as guests of her parents, Henry and Thea Kaemingh. They will be leaving shortly for British Columbia. During coffee hour at the […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
Did you know consumers are fuelling a 20 percent annual growth rate in pharmaceuticals in North America? If you have stocks, you may have benefited from that. But natural products have been edged out of the media spotlight, and languish on the shelves. After a decade of double-digit growth, vitamin, […]
After the overwhelming success of last summer’s program, the second-annual Rainy River First Nation Summer Science Camp kicks off next week. The program, which runs July 10 through to Aug. 17, and will be held at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre west of Barwick. Organizers include Rainy River First Nation, the […]
They were close this time. Very close. A slo-pitch team comprised of Fort Frances council and town employees settled for a 12-12 tie with their International Falls counterparts in a spirited 14th edition of their annual challenge here Monday night. Led by Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, the Fort team brought along […]
“Ontario’s Promise,” a youth volunteer-orientated initiative, began to take shape as representatives and the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau hosted a series of presentations and workshops here last Thursday. A luncheon for representatives from district communities and businesses also was held at La Place Rendez-Vous in hopes of attracting support from […]
Given the extensive media coverage across Canada and in the northern U.S., the question now is whether the Fort Frances Jail’s spot on the map in the wake of last week’s standoff between inmates and police will be short-lived. A local group had been lobbying to keep the facility open […]
