Furry and fancy would best describe the Beginner 1 quartet of Donnie Almers, left, Madison Peterson, Chase Abelman, and Leah Brown during their number, “Purple People Eater.”
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Staff Town council will be amending the traffic control bylaw to permit heavy trucks to park along the 500-1200 blocks of Scott Street for up to one hour at a time. Back in January, council agreed heavy trucks no longer should be allowed to park along that stretch of Scott […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Bargain Shop here once again is gearing up for its annual Easter Seals campaign, which is set to run March 19-April 15. This year’s fundraising and awareness campaign will be the 10th for The Bargain Shop. It also will be the last. Store manager Darcy Banman said […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Power Corp. continues to be a leader in deploying innovation in the utility sector. It recently received kudos from its external auditor for excellence in exceeding the requirements of Appendix C “Minimum Inspection Requirements” of the Ontario Energy Board’s Distribution System Code as a result […]
Staff The town made nearly $600,000 in land sales last year. Council approved the allocation of $584,791.50 in 2016 land revenues to several different reserve funds at its regular meeting here Monday night. Huffman Court subdivision lot sales realized $395,000 while Front Street property sold to Syncor for the future […]
Joey Payeur A year without a badminton tournament gave the Fort Frances Badminton Club a year to reflect, reassess, and rejuvenate its efforts to resurrect its biggest event of the season. This year, the club isn’t waiting until the last minute to attract entries to the tournament, which is slated […]
Duane Hicks Downtown Fort Frances once again will have a movie theatre–with a twist. Work on the Rainy Lake Square will begin this spring, and the Rainy River Future Development Corp. is preparing for different ways to utilize the public space once it’s ready. RRFDC consultant Tannis Drysdale told council […]
Staff Bryson DeGagne has been named the winner of the “Random Acts of Kindness” contest that took place here last month. From Feb. 12-21, Community Living Fort Frances and District challenged local residents and businesses to complete random acts of kindness. The win was announced on Community Living’s Facebook page […]
Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The next men’s breakfast goes next Saturday (March 25) at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. This month’s guest speaker will be Henry Hostetler from Red Lake, who is involved in a ministry that flies in to reserves in Northern Ontario. He also was instrumental in translating the Bible into […]
From the OPP The OPP is urging all parents to speak to their children about the dangers of self-peer exploitation. Police continue to receive reports involving youth sending and requesting sexually-explicit images or videos over the Internet. This is called self-peer exploitation and also is known as “sexting.” The OPP […]
Kayla Michl, left, shared a smile with Canfigure duo partner, Lilly Blakeney, while they soared their way through “Different Colors.”
Nicholas Donaldson Young Pokémon players gathered at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday to battle and trade as part of March Break activities for kids there. Events continue tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. with Ojibwe Baby Time (featuring special guest Shy-anne Hovorka), followed by pizza and a movie (“Dr. […]
