Staff The Fort Frances Curling Club wants to increase the number of teams in its Thursday afternoon ladies’ league—but is having trouble generating interest. As such, the club will host an open house tomorrow (Oct. 16) at 1 p.m. at the club, which is aimed at showing potential female curlers […]
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Paige Desmond Shift work is a necessary part of business. Health care, resource industries, policing, and other services require a 24-hour schedule which is non-negotiable. According to Statistics Canada, in 2005 roughly 28 percent, or 4.1 million of the 14.6 million Canadians employed, worked something other than a typical day […]
Jessica George Cruises to win over Boshcoff THUNDER BAY—Facing three elections in four-and-a-half years may have resulted in voter fatigue, but John Rafferty is anything but weary. After losing to Liberal Ken Boshcoff in both 2004 and 2006, the NDP candidate finally turned the tide—cruising to victory in Thunder Bay-Rainy […]
Jessica George The overcast sky matched the grief felt by those on hand Friday morning for the unveiling of a monument commemorating the 17 victims of the Dance Fire that occurred on Thanksgiving Day back in 1938. Held 70 years to the day, about 300 people, including survivors and family […]
Jessica George With Dr. Moore of Addictions Services in Kenora leaving the area, and the subsequent overload on the staff both in Kenora and Dryden, Ontario Addiction Treatment Centres (OATC) has looked at opening up another methadone treatment facility in the region. Fort Frances’ high number of methadone patients (reaching […]
Mitch Calvert Life in professional hockey, whether on the sidelines or on the ice, can be a scary and often insecure existence. But Dave Allison wouldn’t have it any other way. After the Dallas Stars ended its affiliation with their American Hockey League farm team, the Iowa Stars (the team […]
Paige Desmond There is always an element of competition between businesses in any town. They compete for customers, advertising, reputation, and the community’s disposable income. But right now, some district businesses are in a competition of a different kind—pitting their own employees against each other in the name of health […]
Paige Desmond To promote awareness and education, the district Elder Abuse Awareness Committee, in conjunction with the District Mental Health Services for Older Adults Program, is promoting Elder Abuse Awareness Day coming up this Sunday (Oct. 19). Gerri Yerxa, a geriatric mental health therapist with the DMHSOAP, confirmed the problem […]
Duane Hicks The support keeps growing for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre, with the most recent tally putting the “Building for the Future” campaign total over $825,000. Campaign chair Mark Kowalchuk, library board chair Joyce Cunningham, board member Arlene Georgeson, and chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick presented […]
Peggy Revell THUNDER BAY—While cheers for orange arose at one end of Thunder Bay last night, there was a more sombre and heavy-hearted tone at the other end of the city as Liberal incumbent Ken Boshcoff stepped up to the microphone around 11 p.m. (EDT) to concede victory to NDP […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie football team suffered its worst defeat of the Winnipeg High School Football League season here Friday afternoon, falling to the visiting St. Paul’s Crusaders by a score of 44-0. The loss dropped the Muskies to 2-4 in the second-tier Kas Vidruk Division, with their regular-season finale […]
Duane Hicks Following up on a resolution from the local Economic Development Advisory Committee, the Town of Fort Frances will call a meeting of municipalities from Northwestern Ontario to discuss lobbying for the relocation of the Tourist Information Centre here. “I don’t know successful it will be,” admitted Fort Frances […]
