FORT FRANCES—Canadian Blood Services is on the lookout for people to give the “gift of life” at its spring donor clinic coming up April 25-26 at Fort Frances High School. CBS spokesperson Harvey Heather said Monday morning that interested donors can make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by […]
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FORT FRANCES—District Conservatives acclaimed Neebing resident Richard Neumann on Friday night as their candidate in the next federal election. “Sooner or later, there’s going to be another election and we want to be ready,” said Arie Grootenboer, president of the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Conservative Electoral District Association (EDA). Nearly 20 […]
The Border Skating Club’s CanSkate “A” figure skaters were ready for school as they performed in the ice show “High School Musical” on Saturday evening at the Ice for Kids arena. The show, featuring special guest skater Chris Mabee, also ran yesterday afternoon. —Heather Ogilvie photo
FORT FRANCES—Staff and parents at F.H. Huffman here are reviving the school’s “Folklore” reading program—and are looking for more volunteers to help make it a success. “Our parents really liked ‘Folklore’ and they wanted it going,” said Huffman teacher Jean Hebert, who sits on the school council as a teacher […]
Union Gas and Duke Energy Foundation selected Fort Frances as a community they wished to assist this year. Local manager John Wachnuk contacted his firm about the “Community Chest” and the value it represented to our area. As a responsible corporate citizen, this foundation, through its “Neighbour of Choice” program, […]
FORT FRANCES—Local applicants to the Moffat Family Fund should find out in the next month or so who will get how much of the $50,000 once again allotted to the town this year. “The selection committee has pared all the applications down to the $50,000 limit and they forwarded the […]
FORT FRANCES—Town council and administration are getting closer to wrapping up the 2007 municipal budget process, and will start talking seriously about what kind of tax increases—if any—are in store for Fort Frances property owners this year. “I think we’re at the juncture where we’re getting close to making a […]
Beta Sigma Phi members Jana Riches, left, and Arlene Georgeson cut bunches of daffodils at Knox United Church last night in preparation for its annual “Daffodil Day”—a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society. The daffodils were on sale this morning at Knox United Church, and also were sold all day […]
Now is the time to act to protect all of Voyageurs National Park’s interior lakes from the latest exotic species to infest them—the spiny waterflea. These tiny (1/4-5/8”) crustacean zooplankton are native to Eurasia and were introduced into the Great Lakes from the ballast water of ships. They threaten the […]
FORT FRANCES—A little over a week after officially launching the 2007 business retention and expansion survey, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has gotten no response from participants. As such, it is strongly encouraging local businesses to get on board. Community development officer Kerri Dittaro said Thursday morning that no […]
Kenneth Kellar, left, the “Pirate King,” Melissa Friessen (“Ruth”), and Trevor Barker (“Frederic”) gave solid performances during last night’s opening of “The Pirates of Penzance” at the Townshend Theatre. The Fort High production runs until Saturday, with tickets available in advance at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts for $10 for adults […]
There is no substitute for experience. The Muskie boys’ hockey team—laden with young players—struggled to a 1-3 record at the all-Ontario ‘AAA’ championship last week in Oshawa. But while he would have preferred a few more checks in the win column, head coach Shane Bliss was pleased with his team’s […]
