Peggy Revell The 1st Fort Frances Brownie Unit, including Alina Eldridge, left, Brianna Eldridge, Ellie Petsnick, Raegan Woodgate, and Joelle Tibbs, was busy at last night’s meeting putting together “care” packages filled with toiletries for the Atikokan Crisis Centre. The shampoos and soaps were gathered together by area residents from […]
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Staff FORT FRANCES—If you’ve ever wanted to break a Guinness world record, then Friday is your chance! Alongside other groups from across the country, the Fort Frances Public Library will be hosting an event starting exactly at 2 p.m. to help break the world record for the “Most Children Reading […]
Staff FORT FRANCES—The Northwestern Catholic District School Board reported to being in a good financial position at Tuesday night’s monthly board meeting. The 2007-08 audited financial statements and manager letter were presented for approval to the board, with one highlight being a surplus of $691,238. Superintendent of Business Chris Howarth […]
Staff The Muskie senior and junior boys’ basketball squads made a statement Tuesday night. Both went to Baudette and returned home with convincing exhibition victories over the Lake of the Woods Bears. The seniors coasted to a 66-36 win, getting 21 points from Jeremy Strain, 16 from Garnet Cornell, and […]
Press Release March is Kidney Health Month. Across Northwestern Ontario, hundreds of volunteers will brave the cool March weather to raise funds and awareness of kidney health issues through the Foundation’s annual door-to-door campaign. It is the largest fundraising campaign for the Kidney Foundation annually, and we hope to raise […]
Press Release The North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) has launched an innovative community engagement initiative to involve residents and health professionals in Northwestern Ontario in shaping the region’s health-care system. “Share Your Story, Shape Your Care” uses a custom website that allows residents, patients, and health-care professionals to […]
Nancy Daley Fulton What is panic disorder? On average, one out of three young adults reports having had a panic attack in the last year. During a panic attack, sensations such as sweating, nausea, trembling and numbness in the legs or hands, dizziness, hot or cold flashes, a feeling of […]
Staff Running tonight through Friday morning, Fort Frances is the site of the Ontario Association of Police Service Boards Zone 1 semi-annual meeting. Being held at La Place Rendez-Vous, about 50 delegates from police service boards from Marathon to the Manitoba border will meet for registration and a mix-and-mingle this […]
Press Release Be advised that Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. will be upgrading its telephone system at Emo Health Centre today (Jan. 21) starting at 5 p.m. and lasting for about four hours. During this time period, the public may experience a “busy signal” when calling the hospital number (482-2881). […]
Press Release Ontario and the federal government are investing $2.3 million to support a new marketing strategy that will help to grow the northern tourism economy by making it much easier for travellers to plan and purchase trips to the north. In partnership with the northern tourism industry, a new […]
Dave Ogilvie The Canada Day Youth Award is designed to recognize and reinforce the outstanding achievements and contributions of young people from across Canada. It is a chance to salute and encourage Canadian youths who work hard to make a difference in their communities. Potential recipients must be 18 years […]
Robin McCormick A house on Cemetery Road here in Devlin was completely gutted by fire Monday morning. The owner, Steve Galusha, had left for work in the wee hours of the morning so the house was vacant at the time of the blaze. Neighbour Marvin Hatch noticed intense smoke around […]
