EMO—Emo council has opted to follow the Township of Alberton’s example and examine fire response outside its limits, in areas such as Kingsford. At last week’s regular council meeting, Coun. Ken Fisher stressed this as an issue that should be dealt with as soon as possible. “It’s obviously a problem,” […]
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FORT FRANCES—Letters seeking compensation for the lack of rain this summer have been sent, with the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture and the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association now awaiting a reply. “We have sent it to the federal and provincial ministers of agriculture [Chuck Strahl and Leona Dombrowsky],” noted RRFA […]
Muskie junior volleyball player Joe Basaraba spiked the ball past the Dryden Eagle defender last Thursday at fort High. The black-and-gold lost the match in four sets (25-9, 20-25, 25-21, 25-23) and now are 0-3 in league play so far this season. -Alex Cruickshank photo.
Linda Rajala, left, Marcia Zeleny, Iris Mihichuk, and Dorothy Wepruk of the local Ukrainian Literary Society steamed and sliced cabbage for cabbage rolls for the ladies’ upcoming “Last Supper”—their final catered event at the Ukrainian Hall. The dinner is part of a “Community Feast” series sponsored by Thunder Bay-Rainy River […]
Shelby Tymkin, right, a Grade 5 student at Riverview, was closely followed by classmate Cassie Westover on Thursday as the girls rounded the final bend at the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s regional cross-country run at Crossroads School in Devlin. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Alexander Stewart and his sister, Susan, filled out some entries for a chance to win prizes as their grandmother, Marianne Barron, looked on Saturday at Canadian Tire, where the Fort Frances Fire-Rescue Service kicked off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). Firefighters were on hand to answer any questions, and also […]
Students at F.H. Huffman School celebrated Thanksgiving with their annual “Harvest Feast” on Friday. The entire student body gathered in the gym to sing songs of thanks and enjoy bannock, wild rice, and soup they helped prepare. Pam Hawley, curator of the Fort Frances Museum, also gave a talk on […]
The Muskie football team earned a berth in the Winnipeg High School Football League playoffs courtesy of Friday afternoon’s 43-7 road rout over Daniel Mac. Running back Terry Carmody led the offensive onslaught, rushing the ball 21 times for 340 yards and three touchdowns. Adding to the lustre of his […]
A national rep from the Communications Energy and Paperworkers union will speak to council tonight about the town’s support of an all-party committee to address the forestry crisis in Ontario. CEP rep René Lindquist will be presenting council with a resolution to call on the province to strike such a […]
Jaxon Gartzke marvelled at his reflection in the hub cap of a wheel on a fire truck Saturday at Canadian Tire, where the Fort Frances Fire-Rescue Service was to kick off Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14). Firefighters were on hand to answer any fire safety questions while the public was […]
FORT FRANCES—While encouraging fire safety is always part of their mandate, local firefighters will be getting out to stress that message to the public during “Fire Prevention Week” (Oct. 8-14). “For the most part, Fire Prevention Week is an opportunity to reinforce the whole fire prevention message, especially for our […]
The Muskie court sports teams squared off against the Dryden Eagles yesterday at Fort High. Both the junior and senior girls’ basketball teams won their matches while the two boys’ volleyball teams were beaten. The senior girls’ basketball team kicked off the afternoon with a 31-20 victory—their first of the […]
