Fort Frances OPP, assisted by members of the Northwest Region Criminal Investigation Unit, is continuing to investigate an assault that left a 23-year-old Fort Frances man with a broken arm. The victim reported being assaulted Sunday at 11 p.m. while at a residence on First Street here. In other news, […]
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The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association and Falls Rec Hockey are in preliminary talks to overhaul their “Squirt” hockey programs to form a house league of teams from here and the Falls. The new league, if successful, would begin play this season. It would allow both associations to pool ice […]
On the heels of a request from the Emo spray park committee for a financial contribution towards the project, Emo council agreed to offer some funding and support during its regular meeting last Tuesday (Sept. 11). Emo Reeve Ed Carlson noted although the group had been fundraising since April, it […]
“We were made to walk and for 99 percent of human existence, that’s how we moved, by walking. Walking is healthy for the heart, the mind, and the soul.” —David Suzuki On Wednesday, Oct. 3, Ontario will be trying to set a new Guinness World Record for the most walkers […]
While biking may not be on the list of activities you’d think it would be safe for a blind child to do, one Grade 3 student at Robert Moore School here can ride like the wind thanks to a donation from the local Voyageur Lions Club. This fall, eight-year-old Jade […]
Duane Hicks Local residents still strongly believe in Terry Fox’s dream, and proved it Sunday afternoon as 81 participants came out to raise $6,500 for cancer research, with more money still coming in. While numbers were down from last year, individuals young and old, co-workers, friends, and families came out […]
As a tribute to a local teen killed in a car accident last month, the local skate park committee has organized the 2007 Neil Roy Memorial Skateboarding Tournament here this Saturday (Sept. 22). Skate park committee chair Rob Tovey said the event, which he hopes will become an annual draw, […]
An ongoing project for museum interpretive exhibit intern Emily Carr for more a year now, the exhibit on the history of Fort Frances is nearly complete and open for public viewing. And now Carr, who started the job in late June, 2006 after coming here from Whitby, Ont., is encouraging […]
Students and staff at three schools under the Northwest Catholic District School Board started off the school year drinking out of water coolers after testing in August revealed slightly high levels of lead, which have since dropped through daily flushing. In a report to the board Saturday morning, Superintendent of […]
Anticipating another busy year ahead promoting Fort Frances and its business community, the local Chamber of Commerce is requesting $7,500 as its fee-for-service in the 2008 municipal budget. “The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce continues to focus direction on promoting our area and the business community through increased marketing initiatives,” […]
The business retention and expansion survey launched by the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce back in March has seen a delay over the summer, but will get back into gear this fall once the Chamber hires a new community development intern. “We’ve just recently received notification [from the Northern Ontario […]
“The quality of our forest management system is second-to-none.” In response to a Greenpeace report issued last month criticizing forest companies and their customers for making and purchasing products using fibre harvested from the Canadian boreal forest, Abitibi-Consolidated regional manager Doug Murray set the record straight to town council Monday […]
