Allen O. Peterson Dear editor: I’m writing to advise the management of the Couchiching Bingo hall that several members who play Bingo are extremely upset with the cold air conditions there. It is very frustrating to have to wear our coats because it is simply too cold in the building. […]
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Duane Hicks “It was well worth the wait.” It was a phrase heard time and again last Thursday afternoon as more than 100 district residents celebrated the new CT scanner during a grand-opening ceremony at La Verendrye Hospital. “It’s well-needed here,” said Sam Arbuckle, adding having the CT scanner in […]
Peggy Revell Rainy River District products will be getting the chance to shine when they’re showcased at the annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto next month. “Rainy River Future Development Corp. has taken seven different producers’ products and we’ve packaged them into these lovely gift boxes and then we’re […]
Mitch Calvert Forgive the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres if Willie Nelson’s “On The Road Again” is banned from their pre-game music list. After a tough three-games-in-three-nights road trip last week resulted in three losses, derailing what had been a six-game winning streak, the Sabres head right back up Highway 502 […]
Duane Hicks Entitled “Our Vision . . . Our Future . . . Our Town,” council approved the town’s corporate strategic plan at Monday night’s meeting, setting an ambitious number of goals for the Town of Fort Frances to strive towards in the next two years and beyond. The strategic […]
Duane Hicks Some residents in the Emo Road area were disappointed by town council’s decision to approve a zoning bylaw amendment in their neighbourhood Monday night—and plan to take the matter to the Ontario Municipal Board. Council voted in favour of rezoning property at 1345 Emo Rd. from institutional to […]
Duane Hicks In further effort to promote Fort Frances as a place to invest in, live in, and visit as a tourist, local economic development officer Geoff Gillon unveiled a new economic development plan to town council at its regular meeting Monday evening. The plan is a follow-up from this […]
Peggy Revell John Rafferty’s schedule has been filled since being elected as the new MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River two weeks ago. “It’s sort of been nose to the grindstone right after the day of the election,” said Rafferty, noting he’s already had people approaching him for help on various […]
Peggy Revell The annual director’s report for the Northwest Catholic District School Board soon will be available and distributed throughout the area. “We believe it’s an opportunity to celebrate all the good news of a Catholic education in Northwestern Ontario,” Education Director Mary-Catherine Kelly told local Catholic board trustees during […]
Staff It’s barely Hallowe’en but Christmas seems to be just around the corner. For everything you can’t wait for Santa to bring, such as decorations, Christmas food, crafts, and trees, these all will be available again this year at the “Christmas Store.” The only thing different will be its location. […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ hockey team certainly made a lasting first impression. Just five practices into their season, the squad went a perfect 5-0 in their home tourney over the weekend, including a sound 3-0 win over the Dryden Eagles in the finale on Sunday. Jessie Baker snapped a […]
Mitch Calvert Garden City’s high-scoring aerial attack was held in check for almost the first half, but came alive when it counted. The host Fighting Gophers eliminated the Muskies from the WHSFL playoffs with a 38-5 romp in quarter-final action Friday afternoon. The black-and-gold actually jumped on the scoreboard first […]
