Staff The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team learned to get up for the big games at the Lakehead University Classic in Thunder Bay over the weekend. In the preliminary round, the Muskies split sets with two of the city’s top teams in the La Verendrye Vipers and St. Ignatius Falcons. […]
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Duane Hicks Some local residents are very concerned about the effectiveness of doctor recruitment in Fort Frances—and town council has agreed, noting it is doing what it can to improve recruitment in the future. Allan T. Bedard, of the Northern Action Group (NAG), addressed council Monday evening, expressing grave concerns […]
Heather Latter Health card services to be offered by fall Local residents looking to renew their driver’s licences or vehicle registration will do so at a new location beginning next month. ServiceOntario, located at 922 Scott St. (the Ministry of Natural Resources building), will take over most of these services […]
Dan Falloon For Chris Lindberg, Olympic reminders are never too far away. The 42-year-old Fort Frances native now lives just minutes away from Calgary’s Olympic Park, which commemorate the 1988 Winter Games held in that city. But now, with the 2010 Games getting underway Friday in Vancouver, Lindberg’s memories of […]
Peggy Revell Students and staff at Fort Frances High School are hoping to rally even more local support for relief efforts in Haiti by throwing a spaghetti dinner fundraiser later this month. “We just want to raise as much as possible,” Fort High student Jolene Stahn said about the spaghetti […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is getting a better handle on what its assets are and how they depreciate over time, which should help with future budgeting. Meghan Haehn, Public Sector Accounting Board co-ordinator for the Town of Fort Frances, spoke to council Monday night regarding the completion […]
Duane Hicks Water and sewer rates are going up in Fort Frances again this year after town council approved a hike at its meeting Monday night. Residents will pay 2.1 percent more while industrial, commercial, and institutional customers are seeing a jump of 17.39 percent. The residential monthly rate for […]
Staff Whether they’ve been on stage before or are new the spotlight, some local businesses are getting primed for the 14th-annual Bell Business Awards coming up this Saturday at the Adventure Inn here. This year’s gala drew a total of 56 nominees, a couple of which were nominated in more […]
Peggy Revell It’s a long trek from South Vienna to Northwestern Ontario, but it’s one Henrik Mader has made so he can spend the next six months as an exchange student living in Fort Frances. “It’s nice here,” said Mader, 15, who arrived here on Jan. 22 from Austria. “It’s […]
Staff Members of the public who have questions regarding the proposed hydroelectric development along the Namakan River are invited to the upcoming open houses being held across the district. Here in Fort Frances, the open house is slated for Thursday, Feb. 18 from 2-8 p.m. at the Adventure Inn. These […]
Peggy Revell The local Valley Adult Learning Association is inviting people from across the district to be inspired and motivated this spring through a fun-filled evening, complete with a motivational speaker. “We just wanted it to be a real inspirational fun night for people, coming and listening to the motivational […]
Dan Falloon Luke Judson is hot property in a “Bull” market. After getting a long look at the San Jose Sharks’ camp back in September, the Emo native was given full reins as captain of the OHL’s Belleville Bulls last month. Judson, who will turn 19 this Sunday, explained that […]
