Today, Safeway formally will unveil its customer-focused and much-anticipated lifestyle format conversion of its Fort Frances store. The multi-million dollar redevelopment has resulted in a completely fresh approach to grocery shopping, including the introduction of a fresh look, new departments, and even a Starbucks. A public preview is scheduled for […]
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Saying Northwestern Ontario is at a “crossroad,” a report issued today is urging the region to “chart its own course” as a means of controlling its own future. And one of the key action steps being proposed is the creation of a Northwestern Ontario Regional Development Authority. “Enhancing the Economy […]
Fort Frances Aquanauts member Rachel Dutton raced to beat the clock during time trials last night at the Memorial Sports Centre pool. Dutton and her teammates swam a variety of events, including the 100m butterfly pictured above. The time trials were held to evaluate individual progress and to prepare for […]
Sgt. Robyn MacEachern, left, and Det. S/Sgt. Arni Stinnissen gave students tips on how to be cyber-smart during a talk at St. Francis School here yesterday. The officers from OPP headquarters in Orillia also spoke to parents during a session at the Townshend Theatre last night. They encouraged communcation between […]
With snow on the ground and temperatures still closer to the bottom end of the thermometer, spring may seem a long way away to most people around here. But the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce already is thinking about rain showers and blooming flowers as it gears up for its […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team lost 76-50 to the host International Falls Broncos on Tuesday night. The black-and-gold played the game shorthanded as they were without starters Morgan Anderson and DJ Howells, who were out of the lineup due to injury and personal reasons, respectively. Jeremy Strain led the […]
Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff today was named official opposition critic for FedNor by Liberal leader Stephane Dion. “The Conservative government fails to understand that FedNor is a vital tool for economic development in Northern and rural Ontario,” Boshcoff said in a release issued late this morning. “Since taking […]
EMO—Kerri Dittaro, community development officer for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, presented information on a Business Retention and Expansion project to members of the Emo Chamber of Commerce there Monday night. With the Town of Fort Frances already on board, Dittaro said they are hoping both Emo and Rainy […]
EMO—The Emo Thunderbolts hockey team may not win a lot of games, but they’re still winners. The PeeWee squad recently was named one of the 13 winners from across Canada in the Wayne Gretzky Foundation/Canadian Hockey Foundation’s “Future Team Canada” program. The program rewards and recognizes minor hockey teams for […]
Last year was another year of change for the annual fall fair in Emo, Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society president Emily Watson noted during her report at the group’s annual meeting last Tuesday night. “Our attendance was up by over 24 percent from 2005,” Watson noted, adding this increased the […]
Given the increase of land-use planning at the municipal level, as well as concern for the environment, local resident David Ogilvie presented Emo council with the idea of striking up an environmental advisory committee (EAC). “With all the downloading from the government, there is pressure on council to make the […]
Alberton council plans to renew its Municipal Forest Fire Management agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources after hearing from local MNR fire management technician Marney Brown at last Wednesday night’s regular meeting. The current municipal agreement format was put in place in 1998 with the fire management program, including […]
