A survey released earlier this month found that 81 per cent of Canadians are more worried about paying for basic necessities like food, mortgages, rent than saving for retirement. In Fort Frances and across the district the one of the fastest growing groups seeking support from food banks are seniors […]
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The first Coffee and Friends event is taking place at the Emo Legion (in the Legion hall) on February 20 from 1-3 p.m. This event is for seniors 55 plus. Coffee and refreshments will be served and board games will be available for those who wish to enjoy a friendly […]
Hitting the road east for a few weeks. Chew on this retread from 2008. I come from a generation whose first burning adolescent ambition was the acquisition of a set of wheels. Plumbing the depths of the mysteries of the opposite sex was more of an obsession than an ambition. […]
I’ve just come through another Atlantic winter storm. As storms go, it was manageable in my area, with no power outage and thus no slogging through deep snow to connect my generator. Other areas weren’t so lucky. I still managed to complain, inwardly of course, about my sore knee and […]
A Sewing Club: Sewing 101 will be held Wednesdays at the Fort Frances SGEI campus Makerspace. The free weekly Club will run from 12-3 pm and 4-7 pm! Learn how to sew, work on an independent sewing project, or follow along with this week’s sewing challenge. All materials, including a […]
Recreation Master Plan Open House – Help shape the future of recreation and culture in Fort Frances. Feb. 8, 2024. 5-7 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Complex Auditorium. Get a sneak peek at the initial analysis and provide feedback on what you think Fort Frances needs. An All-Ages Valentine’s Day […]
A few weeks back, I visited the supermarket to grab some fresh ginger root for a cooking class I was conducting. My requirement was only a couple of tablespoons, so I snapped off a small knob and headed to the cashier. The total bill turned out to be a mere […]
The Emo Knox United Church invites all area churches to Lenten lunches starting February 21-March 20. A short service at noon is followed by a soup and sandwich lunch. Congratulations to Jacob and Hanna Empey in the birth of their first child. Kadmiel David was born February 4. Proud grandparents […]
Five times, he scored 30 goals in the National Hockey League. He had back-to-back 100-point seasons. An All-Star, he played for Team Canada in 1972’s Summit Series, scoring a key shorthanded goal on Vladislav Tretiak in Canada’s first win. He’s one of seven who also played in 1976’s Canada Cup, […]
