Duane Hicks A hungry lunchtime crowd of more than 200 people flocked to the Legion here yesterday for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Great Canadian Chili Cook-off and Cake Roulette, with long-time participant but first-time winner Holmlund Financial named as the 2009 champs. “We’ve gone in it for quite […]
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Press Release Following the federal and provincial authorization yesterday for the release of the H1N1 ’flu vaccine, the Northwestern Health Unit has announced local information about upcoming ’flu vaccinations. Dr. James Arthurs, acting medical officer of health for the health unit, stated that “with confidence that the vaccine is both […]
Robin McCormick The Emo Public Library is celebrating Library Week (Oct. 19-24), with cake and coffee being served all day throughout the week. A used book sale also is taking place every day. For more info, call the library at 482-2575. • • • Sympathy is extended to the family […]
Press Release Rainy River District School Board students and staff raised $16,157.98 in support of cancer research during the week of the National Terry Fox School Run Day, which was held back on Sept. 25. In addition to money raised through donations, schools held bake sales and contributed to the […]
Press Release A memorandum of understanding to further improve relations between the Anishinaabe Nation of Treaty #3 and the province of Manitoba was signed yesterday at the Grand Council of Treaty #3 fall assembly in Asubpeeschoseewagong First Nation (Grassy Narrows), just north of Kenora. The parties have agreed to discussions […]
Staff Aiming to combine early Christmas shopping with support for local businesses, planning is underway for a home-based business expo that will run throughout November. While details still are being finalized, organizer Jessica Ogden said the expo will run every Saturday in November from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. out of the […]
Staff With the deadline for applications coming up next Friday (Oct. 30), a few names have been submitted for the town’s 22nd “Citizen of the Year” award. Town staffer Lori Pattison said three applications had been turned in at the Civic Centre so far. Anyone who has taken on charitable […]
Press Release Rainy River District School Board students from across the district recently attended a multi-media presentation that alerted them to the deadly consequences of impaired driving. MADD Canada and Allstate Insurance Company of Canada are bringing the emotionally-charged production, “Wasted,” to roughly one million students across Canada in the […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Public Library will be accepting donations for the Salvation Army’s food bank at our free movie nights. Teen Movie Night is the last Friday of the month while Family Movie Night is held on the first Friday of the month. You can check our movie […]
Press Release Thunder Bay-Superior North MPP Michael Gravelle and Marilyn Gouthro, chair of the board of governors of Confederation College, last week celebrated the ground-breaking of Regional Education Alliance for Community Health (REACH) at the college, which received federal and provincial funding totalling almost $20.5 million through the Knowledge Infrastructure […]
Val Martindale Thinking about Hallowe’en? Well, why not also think “Polar Plunge?” That’s two scary ideas in one! The Voyageur Lions Club wants you to jump in the lake on New Year’s Day and, to give you a head start, there will be pre-registration on Saturday, Oct. 31 from 9 […]
Mitch Calvert In a season marked by unprecedented turnover, it just may be a familiar face who decides how far the Fort Frances Lakers are going to go. Emo native Jameson Shortreed has started the last four games between the pipes for the Lakers in his inaugural season of Junior […]
