Dan Falloon A pair of Seids headed the Sunset Country Squash Club contingent at the Winnipeg Squash and Racquet Club’s junior tournament on the weekend. Sixteen-year-old Anniss captured the tournament’s top division after blazing his way to a perfect 4-0 record—knocking off the three best competitors Manitoba had to offer […]
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Staff After passing a resolution last month to pursue changes and enhancements to local doctor recruitments efforts in Fort Frances, town council is authorizing the Rainy River Future Development Corp. to develop terms of reference and a revision to the current model of the doctor recruitment committee. Council approved a […]
Duane Hicks
Work on the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre is moving along ahead of schedule. A sneak peek at the interior, with its numerous windows and high ceiling made of Douglas fir glulam beams, gives a good taste of what the spacious single-storey facility will look like. This […]
Heather Latter Grade 4 students at J.W. Walker School demonstrated Monday afternoon how they, and fellow students, have been going about building an ice castle as part of their science lesson on structures. The students have spent the past week constructing the wall of about 275 “bricks,” which are made […]
Dave Ogilvie Former employees, friends, and customers from the area stopped by the Emo post office yesterday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. to help Dixie Kinnear celebrate her retirement from Canada Post. After 43 years of service, including several years of part-time work, Kinnear decided it was time to retire. Cake and […]
Peggy Revell Boston Pizza Royals team manager Sean Ossachuk, right, presented Knights of Columbus member Jim McLeod with a jersey signed by the team to say “thank you” for the club’s 73 years of sponsorship. The presentation was made early Friday afternoon during the opening ceremonies of the first-annual “Fire […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers are going to have to pull together 50 points of offence—and fast. The Lakers were busy at the SIJHL trading deadline Sunday night, trading top scorer Colton Kennedy and defenceman Conner Foster in separate deals. Kennedy, who led the Lakers (and sat fourth in […]
Staff Whether the terms on town boards and committees should be reduced to two years or stay at four will be reviewed by executive committees in the near future. Council agreed last night to refer the matter to its four executive committees for review after a report from the Community […]
Heather Latter Monica Armour’s Grade 4 class at J.W. Walker School yesterday showed off the ice castle they and fellow students have been building as part of their science lesson on structures. The students have spent the past week constructing the wall of about 275 “bricks,” which are made by […]
Staff Judy LaBelle has a ticket to Blind River. The local skip, along with her team of third Nancy Evans, second Mary Beth Tkachuk, and lead Trudy Badiuk, finished tied for first with three other rinks at 3-2 at the senior women’s inter-region 1-2 tournament at the Fort Frances Curling […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Service responded to the report of a fire at the kraft mill here shortly after 8 a.m. on Friday. Upon arrival, firefighters observed heavy smoke coming from the roof area of the seventh floor on the north side of the building. The […]
Staff With work on the 2010 budget underway, council will vote tonight on a bylaw to institute an interim tax levy. As in previous years, the interim levy is equal to about half of the total amount of taxes property owners paid in 2009. Interim tax levies are a means […]
