FORT FRANCES—With six local athletes participating in the 2008 Ontario Winter Games, hopes were high for a sizable Fort Frances medal haul. Tirzah Keffer did her part—earning a silver medal in the curling competition. Keffer took part in the Games, held March 6-9 in Collingwood and surrounding communities, as a […]
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With an greater focus on drug enforcement in Fort Frances, local OPP officers laid 61 percent more drug-related charges in 2007 than the year before. “There’s really no evidence for me to say that the drug issues have increased in the last few years, it’s just that we’ve dedicated more […]
FORT FRANCES—As dictated by provincial legislation, the town’s first round of semi-annual lead testing was completed prior to the April 15 deadline. But while nearly all the tests came back fine, due to one non-residential test result which exceeded half the standard prescribed for lead, the town will be required […]
The Women’s Healing Conference, “Maa’aawichige Agamig,” which was held last week at the Nanicost gymnasium here, was deemed a success largely due to the participation of attendees and the wealth of information presented. “It went really well and that’s because of the resource people we had,” explained organizer Frances Tabobondung, […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board passed its 2008 budget last week, which included a 2.75 percent decrease in the levy to municipalities from the previous year. Mildred Beck, assistant manager of finance, explained the decrease is, in part, due to the commencement of the provincial upload […]
With the Rainy River District School Board busy getting J.W. Walker back in shape over the March Break, the mayor and administration offered a few words of thanks Monday night to all those involved in the gas leak and fire there two weeks ago. “I’d like to say how serious […]
With the Fine Line Art Gallery’s spring art exhibit, “Think Green,” coming up next month, interested artists are encouraged to get their entries in by the end of March so staff have time to set it up. Fine Line co-op member Jean Richards said last week the show will include […]
Following their 6-4 loss here Saturday night, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres now face the difficult task of re-grouping in order to take on the same team that bested them for fourth place and home-ice advantage for the first round of the SIJHL playoffs: the Schreiber Diesels. The Sabres went […]
FORT FRANCES—While her airplane art has appeared on numerous magazine covers, inside calendars, and reproduced as prints over the years, and continues to win awards, for the first time ever Cher Pruys has collected much of her work in a new book just released this month. Called “The Art of […]
A town for tourism; a town for nice homes. That is the vision Kathy Leek was advocating last Thursday evening when about 45 people showed up at the Emo Legion for a meeting of “those who are opposed to the abattoir site.” Leek and fellow Emo resident Vince Sheppard were […]
FORT FRANCES—While a trail system is not going to become a reality overnight, the town will consider a recently-completed active transportation plan when it conducts a review of its official plan later this year. Heather Cram, with consultants Hilderman Thomas Frank and Cram, made a presentation to council Monday night […]
Muskie goalie David Moen hauled in a shot during an exhibition game against the Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ Midget Kings here Saturday afternoon. The black-and-gold blanked the visitors 1-0 in a tune-up for their fifth-straight trip to the all-Ontarios in Ottawa on April 2-5. More exhibition games are likely in the […]
