After more than three years as executive director of the Community Care Access Centre here, Dave Murray will be taking over the reins of the Sault Ste. Marie Group Health Centre effective Nov. 6. “I’m really honoured to land a position like this,” said Murray, a lifelong Fort Frances resident […]
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Kelsey Zacharias started her first day at Atikokan High School this week equipped with something more important than new clothes and school supplies. The 12-year-old, grade seven student had returned from the D.A.R.E. (Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education) camp at Sunny Cove here three days earlier, bringing home lessons she […]
Aim . . . shoot . . . fire. That is what 37 registered archers concentrated on doing to their best ability during the 3-D archery competition at the Sportsmen’s Club Frog Creek site this past weekend. “It went great, probably our best competition ever,” said Ben Weirsma, archery club […]
Four people spending five months travelling from North Central Saskatchewan to Ottawa may almost sound like an episode of “Survivor” but these people aren’t competing to win a million dollars. “Personally I am doing this to promote awareness for issues in the northern forest land use, aboriginal roles/interactions,” said Graham […]
Fort Frances will look into hiring its own economic development officer rather than renew membership with the district’s Rainy River Future Development Corporation. “Not wanting to take anything away from the district, we’ve gotten to the stage where we need an individual to take more time and be more places,” […]
While a second wave of Ontario firefighters are battling wildfires in Montana and a third wave was due to land there last night, the first contingent of the firefighters to help out in the U.S. are back here for a rest. For the first time ever, Ontario firefighters have joined […]
Confederation College looks like it will continue to be in good hands, as new president Patricia Lange steps up in a position left vacant after former prez Roy Murray retired earlier this year. “I was thrilled to become president,” said Lange during a mix & mingle at La Place Rendez-Vous […]
Fort Frances area students Faical Cheblaoui and Sheri Galusha recently spent a week attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) Camp, held at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. More than 100 students participated in the camp, which is devoted to developing leadership skills. This was the largest group in the […]
The “Care Close to Home” campaign got a shot in the arm Saturday with a $30,000 donation from an Emo area family. Ted Kaemingh and family made the presentation to campaign chairman John McTaggart during an official groundbreaking ceremony for the Emo hospital. “It’s this kind of support that will […]
The Fort Frances Junior Conservation Club was busy as beavers on Friday at the home of Ron Orton near Bergland. The club joined forces with Tony Elders and Arlan Hahkala of the Ministry of Natural Resources to work on” baffling” some beavers near the Orton residence. Orton said that beavers […]
The idea of being bucked off a bull in front of hundreds of people, flying through the air and possibly landing underneath the animal’s enormous hooves didn’t seem to bother Dan Fuhrer. “I try not to think about it,” said the Stratton resident. “There’s risk in everything you do–this is […]
Peterbilt Fort Frances on McIrvine Road is inviting the whole community out for its grand-opening celebrations tomorrow from 3-7 p.m. In addition to a ribbon-cutting at 4 p.m., there will be draws, refreshments, representatives from major trucking suppliers and manufacturers, plus face-painting and other activities for kids. “It’s a sense […]
