The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ hockey team held its fundraiser meat draw Wednesday (Feb. 29). Cheryl Stewart won the first prize of $1,000 worth of meat from Einar’s. Second prize of $700 worth of meat went to Adrian Snowball, with Dean Bethune winning the third prize ($400 in meat).
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Duane Hicks Starting today, Americans with a criminal record may be less likely to be turned back at the border after a new policy took effect on a trial basis. Under the Tourism Facilitation Action Plan, the federal government has “widened the discretionary capacity of the border guard to waive […]
the OPP The Ontario Fire Marshal’s office was expected to arrive in Kenora today to assist the Kenora Fire Service and Kenora OPP in the investigation of a fatal fire yesterday on Rupert Road. The fire was detected in the early-morning hours by OPP officers on general patrol of the […]
Staff Town council accepted a proposal from Union Gas for a “Helping Hands” project at its regular meeting Monday night. As previously reported, Union Gas has offered to apply for grants—and offer up manpower—to help repair damaged arena seats at the Memorial Sports Centre. As well, council: •agreed to the […]
VNP Join Voyageurs National Park ranger/naturalist Kim Reich for a full moon hike along the Oberholtzer Trail on Friday, March 9 from 7:30-9 p.m. (no early-birds, please). First meet inside the Rainy Lake Visitor Center for a short program on moon phases. Then after the hike, enjoy a warm campfire […]
Press Release Barbara Stegemann, celebrated entrepreneur, author, and speaker, will be in Fort Frances on Thursday, March 8. Innovative, informative, and inspirational are only some of the adjectives used to describe Stegemann, CEO and founder of The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc. She will be the keynote speaker at a dinner […]
the NDP Timiskaming-Cochrane NDP MPP John Vanthof will table a motion in the Ontario legislature on Monday calling for the creation of a new legislative committee that would be made up of northern MPPs. “For too long, the Ontario legislature hasn’t responded to the issues and challenges facing the north,” […]
Staff A torch run to promote registering for organ and tissue donations will be stopping in Fort Frances next week. As part of the Step By Step Campaign’s “Register Now: Ontario Student Torch of Life Relay Tour,” which will start in Kenora on Friday and end in Toronto on June […]
Press Release Ontario is committed to creating jobs in the energy sector today while building the clean-energy workforce of tomorrow. To help students reach their goals, Hydro One has partnered with four Ontario colleges to support electrical engineering programs. Students at Georgian, Algonquin, Mohawk, and Northern colleges will benefit from […]
the MNR More than 800 high school students took part in a “Careers in Natural Resources” session presented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and partners at Fort Frances High School on Friday (Feb. 24). The students heard from representatives of a wide variety of non-governmental organizations, private industry, and […]
Duane Hicks The stars may have been out in Hollywood on Sunday for the Academy Awards, but district businesses were in the limelight a few nights earlier for the 16th-annual Bell Business Awards banquet. Nick Beyak of Sunset Country Ford Sales Ltd. was named Entrepreneur of the Year. Beyak, who […]
Duane Hicks Canadian Blood Services is changing when it holds its blood donor clinics, with the spring clinic here having been rescheduled from April to August. “Nationally at Canadian Blood Services, one of our top priorities is to ensure we collect the right type and number of blood and blood […]
