Duane Hicks Faced with a tough budget this year, town council and administration gave the go-ahead to some initiatives while also discussing possible cutbacks in the 2009 operating budget during a special four-hour meeting here Monday. Council deferred possible reductions in summer hours for recreation facilities and at the Sorting […]
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Peggy Revell Encouraging an active lifestyle and better nutrition across the community is the goal of a new program being launched by the United Native Friendship Centre here. Funded by the Ministry of Health Promotion, the Urban Aboriginal Healthy Living Program will focus on six components: nutrition, sport, recreation, physical […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—With a bounty of snow in Borderland this winter, more and more snowmobilers have got their sleds out in recent months. And CN once again is sending out the message, “Don’t put your life on our line,” to remind the public that not only is riding a […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—The student council at St. Francis School here was excited to learn it had been awarded almost $2,000 in grants, through the Ontario government’s “Speak Up: You are the Student Voice” initiative, to help make their school an even more inclusive and welcoming place. “We were able […]
Mitch Calvert There still are several months before the roar of engines will be heard at the Emo Speedway again, but the Borderland Racing Association already is in full swing looking ahead to its 2009 season, which will mark the 55th anniversary of the track. “We decided to get an […]
Peggy Revell Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Richard Branson were just some of the famous names in entrepreneurship being tossed around at Fort Frances High School last week as part of a Northwestern Ontario-wide initiative to inspire area youths to start their own businesses. “We’re here […]
Peggy Revell FORT FRANCES—Although slightly delayed, planning remains underway for a methadone treatment centre in Fort Frances. “It looks like we’re going to start [renovations] probably the end of next month and hopefully be finished before the end of March,” said Kim Metke, owner of Pharmasave and the Fort Frances […]
Mitch Calvert Déja vu. The result was all too familiar to the Muskie boys’ hockey team Monday night as the host International Falls Broncos exacted revenge for a 4-3 overtime loss here last month with a 6-0 victory. The black-and-gold lost in similar fashion a year ago, dropping a 7-1 […]
Press Release The popular television fishing show, “Getting Hooked with Aaron & Barry,” travelled to Fort Frances and Emo back in July to take in all the fishing that’s offered in this area. They were invited by professional angler Harvey Cochrane and the Rainy River First Nations to film three […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ hockey team went across the river Monday and earned their third-straight win over the International Falls Broncos, getting a pair of third-period goals from Jillian Langtry and Kailey Curtis to sweep the season exhibition series with their border rivals. The Broncos opened the scoring in […]
Peggy Revell Kim Roy, left, Bev Thomson, Lindsay Strickland, Penny Hutton, Cheri Witherspoon, and Gina Wyder all gave big smiles after completing the annual 5K “Freeze Yer Gizzard Blizzard Run” on Saturday over in International Falls in conjunction with “Icebox Days.” Bill Michl of Fort Frances was the top local […]
Peggy Revell Liz Cousineau played with the toys in the wading pools as part of “Beach Days” yesterday at the Fort Frances Nursery School—a perfect break from the mid-winter blues.
