FORT FRANCES—While public attendance at Alberton council meetings generally is sparse, the one last Wednesday night was a different story. About a dozen residents filled the chairs at the municipal office to voice their opinions and concerns regarding commercial hunting in the township. Council had asked for input from residents […]
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It’s rare that a coach is completely satisfied with a victory. Normally, a team’s bench boss will balance any praise he offers with a few complaints about certain aspects of his team’s performance. It’s simply the nature of coaching to be constantly striving to improve the squad. Muskie junior boys’ […]
Muskie centre Kurt Hill stroked a jump shot over this Eagle defender during the NorWOSSA junior boys’ basketball final Thursday in Dryden. The black-and-gold scored early and often en route to a 68-42 victory. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Marah Trivers and her son Jacob Bolzan, a Grade 4 student, worked on percentages during “Family Math Night” at St. Francis School yesterday. The evening was an opportunity to explain to parents what their kids are learning in math class and how they can help them at home. St. Michael’s […]
Workers carefully lifted this cupola—a replica of the original that adorned the museum many years ago—onto the roof of the building yesterday afternoon. The Fort Frances Museum currently is undergoing renovations, but is scheduled to re-open next Tuesday (Feb. 27) with an open house from 2-6 p.m. —Melanie Béchard photo
Charlotte Berg of the Fort Frances Day Care Centre helped toddler Piper Cross try to break the Valentine’s Day piñata there last Wednesday. Several of the classes participated in activities and shared treats to celebrate the special day. —Heather Ogilvie
Tragedy struck in Rainy River on Tuesday, as fire claimed the home of Don and Monique Gall at 412 Government Road. The fire began around 8:30 in the morning. Firefighters were able to rescue some of the family’s photos but the rest of the home was a total loss. They […]
After previously deciding to ask the province to fund 100 percent of the Portage Avenue underpass project this spring, town council last night lowered that amount to 50 percent in order to hopefully improve its chances of receiving any dollars. The decision to change the town’s funding application to the […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board is hosting a series of public discussions about the future of Catholic education in Ontario and is inviting members of the Catholic community to participate. The initiative is “part of an awareness and engagement strategy undertaken by Ontario’s Catholic education partners . . . […]
Abitibi-Consolidated announced today that its Fort William paper mill in Thunder Bay will be idled for an indefinite period, effective Feb. 25. The mill has an annual production capacity of about 145,000 tonnes of commercial printing papers. The idling will affect roughly 265 employees at the mill and an additional […]
Hank the chef got some help from audience member Andrew in tossing around some not-so-hot potatoes during the Kids & Company performance “Cake and I Scream” at the Townshend Theatre last night. The show featured Hank and Shirley as two employees trying to spice things up for their failing restaurant. […]
Town council will be asked this evening to authorize the “Fun in the Sun” committee to submit a financial request to the Department of Canadian Heritage’s “Celebrate Canada!” program. “Fun in the Sun” chair Paul Bock said the committee applies for the funding each year to help pay for July […]
