The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres continue to build towards the 2008-09 season, and have signed a pair of players to bolster their revamped lineup. Defenceman Riley Ferster, 20, comes to the team from Quesnel, B.C., where he spent last season in the Jr. ‘B’ Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. He […]
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The main fundraising tool for the Fort High Muskies’ football team has kept the sport alive in Fort Frances, but is in need of more volunteers to maintain the momentum. “We are trying to get a few more parents involved, and we hope to do that by putting in a […]
“Getting Hooked” fishing show anglers Aaron Shirley, front, and Barry Pringle casted off the boat launch at the Noden Causeway before departing for a day of filming on Rainy Lake Monday.
Sheldon Kelly was all smiles as he trotted around on a horse during the Town of Fort Frances’ summer day camp at Joyce Young’s farm in Devlin yesterday. A group of nine children went up to the farm and participated in relay races while riding the horses.
Rylee Redford was part of the small but enthusiastic group of parents and children who attended the Emo Spray Park committee’s Canada Day “Splash Party” at the Lions Park there. The goal for next year is to make July 1, 2009 the grand opening of the new spray park.
Michaela Putzer rolled the die and moved her piece forward on the board game to complete her 13th book report in the “Laugh out Loud @ the Library Reading Program.” The program will run from June 30-Aug. 22 and children ages 3 and up can sign up now for for […]
The Fort Frances Fire Department blocked off the 300 block of Scott Street temporarily yesterday evening, after a possible gas leak was reported. Around 6 p.m. a call was made to the fire department to respond to Wesley Derksen’s law office (339 Scott St.). Upon arrival on the scene, crews […]
The Fort Frances Public Library is hosting a new reading program this summer called “Laugh Out Loud @ Your Library” and kids could not be more excited. The program has only been running for 10 days but there have already been 80 kids signed up and more are eager to […]
After failed contract negotiations last month between Fort Frances Community Clinic management and members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 65.08, bargaining teams will meet with a conciliator tomorrow to try to come to an agreement. On June 26, the 16 full and part-time female workers at […]
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Aviation and Forest Fire Management Program provided support on a medical emergency call Sunday in the Shabaqua area of the Thunder Bay District. The afternoon was a sweltering hot and windy day when the Thunder Bay Fire Management Headquarters received a request for support […]
Peter Mennie, the “Abra Kid Abra Magician,” disguised his assistants with floppy hats in an attempt to obscure their identities from the audience while he mixed up their standing order. The audience was on to his trickery though as they could still identify the assistants—but they were shocked when the […]
Two new fires were reported in the West Fire Region by the end of Sunday. Both fires, Kenora fire #21 and Fort Frances fire #9, were 0.1 hectares in size. There are currently five active fires in the region, and recent lightning activity is expected to result in new forest […]
