Meet professional photographer Raymond Klass for an interactive evening program this Friday (Aug. 25) at Voyageurs National Park. Ray was selected as one of two artists in residence at Voyageurs National Park this year. Join us to see beautiful images taken in the park—and bring your camera for a little […]
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FORT FRANCES—Delegates from Fort Frances got a chance to give their input to the provincial government on issues ranging from the international bridge to child care funding at the annual general meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario last week in Ottawa. Following the theme “Creating a New Municipal […]
FORT FRANCES—The local Catholic school board is facing a smaller deficit than originally expected for the 2006/07 school year, and will transfer funds from its reserves to cover the difference. Back in July, the board had predicted a $1.9 million shortfall due to declining enrolment and cuts to provincial grants. […]
Gillons’ Laureen Peters prepared for a mighty kick Sunday afternoon during the women’s final of the Borderland Soccer League against Curves. After giving up the first goal, Gillons’ prevailed 4-1. —Crystal Green photo
The four Emo Fair queen contestants were all smiles on Thursday evening after Samantha Loveday, second from right, was crowned the 2006 Queen. Alyssa Vanderaa, left, was named 2nd Princess, while Ashley Jewett took the honour of 1st Princess. Brittany Galusha earned the title of Miss Congeniality. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Duane Loveday of Fort Frances competed in the buck saw event of the Gaston Godbout Memorial loggers’ competition on Friday held in conjunction with the annual Fall Fair in Emo. Loveday, Godbout’s grandson, placed first in the event with a time of 8.44 seconds, earning him an award named in […]
Josh Strain, left, and Jacob Perusse checked one of their favourite designs adorning the skate park. Anyone passing by the new Kiwanis skate park here lately will have noticed some users have been busy making their mark on the equipment, resulting in what some might call “graffiti.” But whether it’s […]
Rozanne Evans of Bombshell beauty salon here gave Serena Stromberg a mini-makeover at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday afternoon. Evans and her colleague, Dahnis Forsyth, gave a group of young teens tips on their first steps in wearing makeup, as well as how to take care of their skin. […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Power Corp.’s energy use survey is wrapping up this month, with the deadline to enter coming up Thursday, Aug. 31. Those FFPC customers who haven’t yet participated in it are highly encouraged to do so, FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Monday. “We’re almost there. […]
Eight new fires were reported in Northwestern Ontario yesterday, all of which were started by lightning—including some from strikes that occurred up to 10 days ago. Two of these were in Fort Frances District, where the fire hazard is creeping back to “medium-high” levels. One of these was a 0.3 […]
Another load of massive components for windmill generators made its way over the international bridge yesterday. The parts are being shipped from Grand Forks, N.D. to the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec, but temporarily are being stored at Taylor International Trucking Ltd. here. — Duane Hicks photo
Sixteen new fires reported in Northwestern Ontario over the weekend, including six yesterday, the Ministry of Natural Resources said this morning. Three of these fires were located north of Red Lake. A fourth was north of Kenora, with one east of Fort Frances and another north of Nakina. But all […]
