The Northwest Catholic District School Board will vote on a motion tonight to establish an advance poll for unincorporated areas in the upcoming municipal election. Trustees will vote to run an advance poll “to cover the unorganized areas directly north and east of the Town of Fort Frances, including Watten, […]
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The Meals on Wheels handy-transit fundraising committee was surprised by the success of its dinner, entertainment, and auctions Saturday evening at the Emo Legion. After being postponed back in June due to a lack of tickets purchased, and then slow ticket sales earlier this month, the committee ended up selling […]
Fort Frances voters will get a chance to hear from the candidates running for mayor and council in the Nov. 13 municipal election during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s candidates’ forum tonight. Everything is in place for the forum to start at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre, Chamber […]
Area women should be sure to mark this Saturday (Oct. 21) on their calendars as the Business Women’s Network of Rainy River District will be holding its fall tea and fashion show. The event is slated from 2-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau (old CN station) and will […]
Mavis Brown, an assistant with Northridge Funeral Home just west of Emo, offered district residents a tour of the casket selection room at the grand opening of the facility yesterday. Continuous tours and refreshments were provided throughout the afternoon. —Heather Ogilvie photo
The Muskie football team wrapped up its regular season with a 21-0 shutout over the Oak Park #2 Raiders on Friday afternoon in Winnipeg. The black-and-gold played to their strengths, moving the ball well on the ground and controlling the clock. Tailback Terry Carmody—coming off WHSFL offensive player-of-the-week honours for […]
The four Muskie court teams led in several of their matches against host Kenora yesterday but could not translate those into victories as the Broncos swept them. The junior boys’ volleyball team missed a glorious opportunity to pick up their first win of the season. The black-and-gold came out strong, […]
Fort Dance Studio’s Katarina Dancers performed yesterday evening before a sold-out crowd at the Ukrainian Hall. The dancers were part of the entertainment at a community feast sponsored by the Thunder Bay-Rainy River Liberal riding association and MP Ken Boshcoff. The evening also featured traditional food, music, and speakers from […]
While the winter weather may be early this year, it’s had at least one benefit—helping out the Ministry of Natural Resources with some forest fires. MNR fire information officer Deb McLean said this morning that 22 fires were declared “out” yesterday, the bulk of which were in the Thunder Bay […]
Local Canada Safeway employees once again are looking to help out another good cause. As such, any non-profit organization looking to partner with the store for its 2006/07 “We Care” campaign is encouraged to pick up an application form at the customer service desk there. However, they must do this […]
The Fort Frances junior girls’ invitational basketball tournament schedule had to be altered this morning because of the withdrawal of several teams due to poor road conditions. The new schedule was not finalized as of press time, but it’s known the Muskies will face the St. Patrick Saints (Thunder Bay) […]
Know someone who has contributed much of their time and effort to the community, and who you feel is deserving of the title “Citizen of the Year 2006?” The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference […]
