Scott Gobeil is no stranger to winning. The local curler made his seventh trip to the podium when he earned a bronze medal as a member of Team Manitoba at the 52nd-annual Canadian Police Curling Championships in Moncton, N.B. over the weekend. “Overall it was a good week,” the Fort […]
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FORT FRANCES—A year ago, Emo native Taylor Latimer was faced with a difficult decision. The promising 13-year-old figure skater had just been accepted to train full-time at the prestigious Mariposa School of Skating in Barrie, Ont. And while the allure of training with some of the best coaches in Canada […]
The 2007 fire season got off to a cold and wet start April 1, but the Ministry of Natural Resources is warning the public not to let its guard down and be aware that burning regulations are now in effect. “Because of the rain and snow, the fire hazard itself […]
EMO—Rainy River Resources Ltd., a junior exploration company currently working in Richardson Township, updated the public last Thursday afternoon on its Rainy River Project. Company president Nelson W. Baker highlighted the continued positive results they are acquiring for about 40 people who turned up at the Emo Legion. “We think […]
FORT FRANCES—It wasn’t an easy decision for Alberton council to make, but former councillor Mike Ford eventually was appointed to fill the vacancy left by the recent resignation of Coun. Yves DeGagne. Ford, who unsuccessfully ran for reeve in November’s municipal election, and resident Chane Rissman were the two applicants […]
FORT FRANCES—District singer and songwriter Sandra Allan will be recording three songs in Winnipeg on Sunday in hopes of beginning her musical career. And she attributes the opportunity, in part, to her friends and other district residents who have supported her along the way. “They’ve just be so nice and […]
Applying for a passport will become easier for district residents when Service Canada’s Fort Frances office begins offering passport receiving services at the end of the month. “All of the preliminary checking and verification to expedite faster processing of passports, and eliminate the need for people to travel to either […]
The local Kiwanis Club once again is looking to raise money to help district children with its 29th-annual TV auction next Saturday (April 21) on Channel 10. One change this year is the auction is scheduled a week earlier than usual in order to prevent conflicting with other events, such […]
FORT FRANCES—First Nations students at St. Francis School here are putting their computer knowledge and their creativity to work in a single project—a computer animation of the Ojibway creation story of Nanaboozhoo. Brian Smith’s Native as a Second Language class at St. Francis has been working on the project for […]
He has the cure—or at least the experience, familiarity, and passion to get Kitchen Creek Golf Club back on its feet after a devastating season last year due to drought conditions here. Réal Curé began his position as the new groundskeeper and manager at the golf course west of town […]
With the final “tour de Fort” concert of the 2006/07 season coming up this Friday (April 13), passports for the 2007/08 season will go on sale that evening as part of “Passport Holder Appreciation Night.” Concert-goers are encouraged to show up at the FFHS cafeteria starting at 6:30 p.m. to […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Home & Leisure Show is coming up April 27-28 at the Memorial Sports Centre will have several new features this year, including two photo contests. The first is the “Cutest Puppy Contest,” where dog owners can enter photos of their pooches for a […]
