Staff Not-for-profit organizations in need of funding would benefit from attending a presentation the Ontario Trillium Foundation is holding at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this coming Tuesday (July 2). Maureen Brophy, program manager for Northwestern Ontario, will be on hand to provide information and answer questions—looking to […]
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Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Darryl Galusha as the new administrator of Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home here. In this capacity, he also will become senior director, responsible for seniors’ services, for Riverside. Galusha is originally from Fort Frances, and coming home […]
Sarah Pruys A new fire hydrant at the corner of Holmes Avenue and Thompson Street was installed earlier this week while the old one laid on the ground waiting for removal. The Town of Fort Frances plans on replacing a total of six hydrants this summer.
Lucas Punkari Brody Joyce powered his way through a footwork drill Tuesday evening as he took part in the Fort Frances Jr. Wolverines’ football camp at Fort High. The three-day camp wraps up today from 6-8 p.m., with registration for the 2013 season tentatively slated for next Friday (July 5) […]
Sarah Pruys Destiny Woolsey held a one-month-old lamb up for Makayla Gibbs, four, and her friend, Jackson Marchant, seven, during the BIA’s annual “Mall Day” festivities earlier today. The 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street were blocked off to traffic and instead filled with booths, draws, and games for […]
Staff Individuals and businesses are being encouraged to decorate their windows for Canada Day. “The theme is ‘There’s Something in the Water,’” noted Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Annely Armstrong. “What the Dragon Boat Festival organizers were hoping is that we could have dragons all throughout the town,” she […]
Heather Latter Libby Paleczny, captain of the “Short Line Railroad” team, led her crew around the track in “locomotive” style during the kick-off of this year’s “Relay for Life” held overnight Friday at Fort Frances High School, where 17 teams raised nearly $83,000.
Lucas Punkari With the release of the 2013 WHSFL schedule yesterday, Muskie football head coach Chad Canfield now has a better idea of what lies ahead if his team hopes to come out on top in the 11-team Andy Currie ‘A’ Division this fall. replica watches released. “This really gives […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances native Scott Parsons will be plying his trade in the MJHL this winter between the pipes for the Winnipeg Blues. “I was protected by Winnipeg in mid-December and while it hasn’t come together quickly, the process went a lot quicker than I thought it would,” said […]
Lucas Punkari Although he spent a lot of time mulling his decision, there was one main reason why Emo native Luke Judson chose to leave the Lakehead Thunderwolves’ hockey team last week and join the ECHL’s San Francisco Bulls for the 2013-14 season. “I had one year in the books […]
Lucas Punkari After running into a string of bad luck since making his debut in the WISSOTA Midwest Modified division last year, 16-year-old Brody Strachan had his most successful night to date Saturday as the Emo native earned his first feature win at the Emo Speedway. The only problem was […]
Staff For the 11th-straight year, several local groups and service clubs—with the aim of helping youth and families—were given a funding boost as the Town of Fort Frances announced the recipients of this year’s Moffat Family Fund. A total of $37,500 was doled out to 12 recipients during Monday night’s […]
