Staff After dropping their NorWOSSA season-openers to Dryden last week, all four Muskie court squads bounced back in a huge way with a sweep of the Kenora Broncos here Tuesday afternoon. In a game that resembled more of a defensive football game than a basketball one, the senior girls edged […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Power Corp. has been advised by Hydro One that its customers can expect another brief power outage tomorrow (Sept. 30) from 7:30-7:45 a.m. This interruption is necessary so Hydro One can perform maintenance on its equipment. A similar three-minute outage occurred this morning.
Heather Latter Fort High students signed their names on a banner yesterday afternoon to accept “Rachel’s Challenge” of starting a chain reaction of kindness there. Grade 7-12 pupils across the district viewed the presentation yesterday and this morning, with a public presentation held last night and again tonight at the […]
Duane Hicks PC candidate Rod McKay, second from right, chatted with Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Anthony Mason, left, Fort Frances Coun. John Albanese, second from left, and Chamber president Mark Caron, far right, during a “meet-and-greet” yesterday evening at the local Legion. About 40 people attended the event, […]
Heather Latter Kyle Thomson was one of the five male teachers at J.W. Walker School who agreed to have their head shaved if students there raised more than $4,000 for cancer research during their annual Terry Fox Run yesterday. The students brought in nearly $5,500—and cheered their teachers on as […]
Peggy Revell Petrina Carlson picked up an early-morning coffee, muffin, and goodie bag while pulling through the Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast” this morning at Tim Hortons here. Kicking off at 6:30 a.m., proceeds from this year’s event will go towards the anti-bullying program, “Rachel’s Challenge.”
Staff Council proclaimed this Saturday (Oct. 1) as “National Seniors Day” in the Town of Fort Frances at Monday night’s regular meeting. Mayor Roy Avis noted seniors are welcome to drop in at the Sister Kennedy Centre here from 1-4 p.m. that day for coffee and cake. As well, he […]
Staff The Ministry of Natural Resources is alerting hunters that there’s been a change to regulations here with regards to possessing loaded firearms on roadways during deer hunting season. The regulation states that during the open gun season for deer, a person shall not possess a loaded firearm on the […]
Staff A batch of six local road and sewer/water infrastructure projects are getting close to completion, and for the most part remain on schedule, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council Monday night. The season’s major project—the water and sanitary sewer line replacement, new storm sewer installation, and new […]
She may be running for the Green Party but Jo Jo Holiday is the only candidate who isn’t “green” on the campaign trail. The longtime Keewatin resident ran here for the Greens during the 2007 provincial election; and also was a candidate in the Kenora riding in 2008 federal election. […]
Infrastructure, health care, education, and equal opportunity—those are issues local Liberal candidate Anthony Leek believes are key to improving Northwestern Ontario’s economy. A teacher hailing from Emo, the 27-year-old Leek was the first to toss his hat into the ring for the Oct. 6 provincial election, having been acclaimed as […]
The elimination of “job-killing red tape” is what local Progressive Conservative candidate Rod McKay is pledging for Northwestern Ontario if elected on Oct. 6. “People in the north are full of ideas for businesses, and given the right environment and government support would flourish,” said McKay. But this requires less […]
