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 […]
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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 […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ hockey team saw its season come to an end last night in Dryden, losing 5-3 to the Eagles in the third-and-deciding game of their NorWOSSA semi-final series. Scoring details were not available as of press time this morning. Amy Penner netted a hat trick as the […]
the MNR Ontario is making it easier for hunters to enter big-game draws for moose, deer, and elk. For the first time, hunters now can enter the draws online. Draws also can be entered over the phone, or by filling out and submitting a paper application at one of 69 […]
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 […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ squad had a disappointing end to a successful season over the weekend in Elk River, where they lost 5-4 to the Blaine Ice Dogs in the final of a Jr. Gold tournament Saturday afternoon. With the game deadlocked at 4-4, Josh Marquardt of […]
Lucas Punkari There are three guarantees in life: death, taxes, and the Muskie boys’ hockey team playing for NorWOSSA gold. The black-and-gold punched their ticket to this year’s final after sweeping the Dryden Eagles in their best-of-three semi-final series over the weekend. They now are set to take on the […]
Staff While the need for board members and volunteer help was met for the upcoming Fort Frances Youth Soccer season, the biggest issue now is having enough coaches for the players who will be taking part. “At our most recent board meeting on Thursday night, we currently have enough coaches […]
