FORT FRANCES—The “Building for the Future” fundraising campaign for a new library in Fort Frances kicked off Friday in a big way—garnering a total of $134,130 in donations by the end of the day. And organizers are seeing that as an encouraging start to their $750,000 goal, which they hope […]
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FORT FRANCES—Due to the effects of low over-winter precipitation, the west end of Rainy River District has been left in dry condition, which becomes a concern heading into the fire season that officially begins Sunday (April 1). Harrold Boven, fire management supervisor with the Ministry of Natural Resources in Fort […]
Emo council expressed its disappointment last Tuesday night regarding a decision by the board of Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. to move the laundry service of the Emo Health Centre to Rainycrest in Fort Frances. The service has been provided for more than two years at the laundromat in Emo […]
Lollipops, gumdrops, and popcorn were just a few of the “treats” that performed in the Emo Figure Skating Club’s year-end ice show “Candyland” on Saturday evening. Nearly 30 skaters performed routines to songs such as “Candy Man,” “Yummy Yummy,” and “Sugar Pie.” There were solo performances from the senior skaters—Madison […]
Sometimes it is just not meant to be. The Muskie boys’ curling team ran into a pair of hot skips at the all-Ontario playdowns last week in Mississauga and failed to advance past the round-robin portion. The rink—comprised of skip David Kaun, third Mike Badiuk, second Sean Murray, lead Travis […]
For Rob Sinclair Jr., the Fort Frances Curling Club’s men’s bonspiel is all about family. The Thunder Bay skip—curling with third Dan Peerenboom, second Dan Greer, and his dad, Rob, as lead—captured their second-consecutive title by beating Paul Fraser’s Fort Frances rink 6-4 in the ‘A’ final Sunday afternoon. And […]
To be the best, you must play against the best. Eight members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club travelled to Concord, Ont. over the weekend to compete against some of the top talent in the province at the Junior Silver tournament. The eight—Anika Alexander, Angel McCormack, Jillian Gustafson, Kimika […]
For the third year in a row, the “Emo Walleyedol” contest will be held in conjunction with the Emo Walleye Classic—a catch-and-release fishing tournament running May 24-26. But the vocal competition has undergone a few changes to “make it that much better.” Lincoln Dunn, the stage and technical co-ordinator for […]
FORT FRANCES—Parents, educators, priests, and members of the local Catholic community all put their heads together to reflect on—and express their views about—the important of faith-based education during a public forum hosted by the Northwest Catholic District School Board here Tuesday night. The board is hosting four such sessions throughout […]
FORT FRANCES—Northwest Catholic District School Board trustees heard a first-hand report from staff and students on the success of their “Later Literacy” program at the board’s regular meeting Saturday morning. The program—aimed at students aged 11-14 with significant reading and writing difficulties—is now in its fourth year, noted David Sharp, […]
FORT FRANCES—After reviewing the issue once again, council decided Monday night to uphold a resolution it passed back in July, 2005 to no longer provide school crossing guards in town. But parent Leslie Danielson, who had requested council reconsider hiring crossing guards as part of the 2007 budget process, backed […]
FORT FRANCES—While not recommending anyone swim off the docks along the upper Rainy River, the town will be installing buoys and ladders at the one at the end of Fifth Street East in an effort to at least give swimmers a safer place to be. Town council approved a report […]
