Staff Spectators are encouraged to celebrate New Year’s Day tomorrow by coming out to what has become a popular Jan. 1 event here over the past nine years: the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions’ “Polar Plunge.” “We’d like the public to come and watch. It’s always a good event,” enthused co-organizer […]
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Press Release The Pictograph Gallery in Atikokan proudly presents “Elemental Worlds” by Jonathan Lewis. The exhibit will run Jan. 9-30. The gallery, located on the lower level of the Voyageur Mall, is open Tuesday-Saturday from noon-3 p.m. (EST).
Staff Three district hockey players are off to see the bright lights of the big city—and hope to light some lamps while they’re there. Bryce Knapp and Jon Carlson, both of Fort Frances, and Rob Rea of Devlin left for Toronto on Boxing Day to compete in the Marlies Holiday […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will be sporting a new look in the New Year. The Lakers received their new jerseys, based on the Carolina Hurricanes’ template, at their board meeting Dec. 22. Dale Fortes, owner of the local Boston Pizza, presented the uniforms. The company also was welcomed as […]
Dave Ogilvie The annual Boxing Day bonspiel was held at the Emo Curling Club on Saturday, with nine team digging themselves out of a snowy Christmas in order to participate in the annual competition. Breakfast began at 8 a.m., with the curling getting underway around 9. The canteen, which was […]
Duane Hicks A recent announcement by the province to split Ontario into 13 new tourism regions under the purview of regional tourism organizations in early 2010 will not jeopardize the existence of the Ontario Sunset Country Travel Association. OSCTA executive director Gerry Cariou said yesterday that the non-profit organization, which […]
Dan Falloon Just a week ago, the Borderland Snowmobile Club was saying it just needed snow to get the trails ready to go. Well, they sure got their wish—and local riders are benefitting. Club president Dave Goodman said the trails are open from Fort Frances to Stratton. “The trails from […]
Staff The 2009/10 version of the Muskie girls’ hockey team struck early and often en route to an 8-4 victory over their alumni Sunday afternoon at the ’52 Canadians Arena. A good crowd gathered to watch the third-annual clash, with 24 alumni suiting up to challenge the current squad. Ericka […]
Peggy Revell Anne Renaud’s lifelong case of Olympic fever has transformed into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as the Fort Frances resident will be running with the Olympic flame in Vermilion Bay on Monday (Jan. 4). “I’d just really, really like to thank Coca-Cola for selecting me—it’s the experience of a lifetime,” […]
Heather Latter With Mother Nature having dumped more than 35 cm (14 inches) of snow on Fort Frances over Christmas, town crews and local companies were kept busy plowing streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways during the holidays. Milt Strachan, the town’s transportation superintendent, said since there was warning of […]
Duane Hicks No matter how much you plan, there are some things you can’t control. Mother Nature is a big one. While those who made it to the annual community Christmas dinner on Friday at Knox United Church enjoyed a hot meal and the company of others, organizers were wishing […]
Peggy Revell Infrastructure investment, cutting red tape, and stopping Bill 191 are the central tenets as the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party unveiled its Northern Ontario jobs plan last week. “The big picture here is that [when] developing economies like China and India grow, and the American economy rebounds, there will […]
