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, […]
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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 […]
Country artists The Wilkinsons will hit the Townshend Theatre stage here tomorrow night (Sept. 20) as the first performance of the 2007-08 “tour de Fort” season. Hailing from Belleville, Ont., the father, son, and daughter trio have released five albums, with several well-known singles including “26 Cents” and “Jimmy’s Got […]
Both Muskie hockey teams have wrapped up tryouts and now are in practice mode preparing for their first games of the NorWOSSA season. The boys’ team will see its first action when they host a Nov. 2-4 exhibition tournament while the girls’ squad will host an eight-team tournament Oct. 26-28. […]
To further their efforts to prevent tragedies in the area, the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team, and program co-ordinator Hugh Dennis, have a new project for the fall. They will be focusing on distributing the pamphlet “Families Rule,” a family policy aimed to open dialogue between parents and […]
An old-fashioned “wagon train” ride, complete with three draft horse teams and individual riders from across the region, was held this past weekend beginning at Harold and Karen Kellar’s residence in Devlin. And given the sunny weather and excellent turnout, co-organizer Karen Kellar deemed the event a success. “It was […]
Northern Ontario’s tourism front is set to undergo a radical image change over the next five years, led regionally with an infusion of $1 million to promote Northwestern Ontario in the U.S. Midwest. “It is $1 million that we’ve never seen before. I think it’s a remarkable step in the […]
Adam Scott talked to his team Sunday morning during the D-1 coaching clinic put on by the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association. Scott and a number of other local men spent the weekend getting their advanced D-1 certification, which allows them to coach ‘AA’ and ‘AAA’ level teams. While most […]
