Staff Kermit the Frog once sang “It’s Not Easy Being Green.” But a group of PeeWee pucksters showed this past weekend it’s pretty sweet being Green’s. Matt Cheetham netted the lone goal of the shootout to give Green’s a 4-3 win Sunday over the Current River Ice Comets (Thunder Bay) […]
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Duane Hicks A new trust fund being proposed by the Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada and AbitibiBowater—to replace the existing pension fund pool for mill workers and help take some of the strain off the company as it undergoes restructuring under bankruptcy protection—is drawing mixed reactions here. Some […]
Heather Latter After submitting its idea of a “Community Food Box” program to the Aviva Community Fund and making it to the third round, the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market once again is looking for local residents to vote for their cause in order to earn some funding. “We were told […]
Staff Now will host Vikings for OFSAA berth Defence, indeed, wins championships. The senior Muskie girls’ basketball team punched their ticket to the best-of-three NWOSSAA playoffs by playing stifling defence in a 28-12 win over the host Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA final last Thursday. The Broncos were on a […]
Peggy Revell Former Fort Frances resident Lorne Morrow has taken the helm of the newly-launched Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy—a $25-million investment first announced by the provincial government back in May, 2008. “I didn’t sleep very well for a while—still, that’s a good sign,” Morrow said about […]
Staff After releasing a proposed Growth Plan for Northern Ontario last month, the province now is asking northern residents for further input, with the deadline to receive comments set for Feb. 1, 2010. While a videoconference held Monday evening at the Contact North site here attracted only a couple of […]
Staff With Christmas quickly approaching, preparations at the local Salvation Army are well underway to help make the holidays a better time for hundreds of district residents. This year’s campaign is called the “Joy of Giving Hope.” “This year is going to be a difficult time for some families, but […]
Duane Hicks With winter on its way, some area residents may be thinking about installing a solid fuel-burning appliance in their garage. But before they do, they had best check to see they’re doing it in the right—and safest—way. Rick Hallam, chief building official for the Town of Fort Frances, […]
Heather Latter Joe Kneisz might have retired, but that’s not stopping him from opening a new business here that aims to help local families cope with having an autistic child. Having worked in the Autism Service at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg for nearly 30 years, Kneisz has a […]
Staff Family and Children Services here is hoping the community will help make Christmas brighter for children in need as the “Adopt an Angel” campaign kicks off for its seventh holiday season. So far there are 134 “angels” looking to be adopted this year, noted Jacquee Loerzel, referring to the […]
Duane Hicks “It’s your life. It should be your call.” That’s the message Lee Stones of the Ontario Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse promoted Saturday at the fourth-annual Seniors’ Lifestyle Expo, which drew about 80 area seniors and their families/caregivers to Fort Frances High School. “Are seniors being […]
Staff Fort Frances Thunderhawks’ fans have been sent a clear message: there’s no guarantee of success for the newly-formed senior men’s hockey team this season, but the squad won’t be lacking when it comes to providing excitement. A furious comeback from a three-goal deficit in their season-opener against visiting Kenora […]
