Connor Carlson, right, led the rest of the Emo Figure Skating Club’s Canskate group on the ice Monday afternoon as the group rehearsed their numbers for the annual ice show, entitled “Under the Sea,” which is slated to take place this Sunday (March 26) at 2 p.m. at the Emo-La […]
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Christian singer-songwriter Janelle Reinhart, accompanied by her band “180,” wowed the crowd at St. Mary’s Church on Monday evening. The Alberta-based artist’s album, “Livin’ for Something,” has been nominated for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year at the 2006 Juno Awards. Reinhart, who stopped here on her cross-Canada tour at […]
Fort Frances High School student Kenneth Kellar, right, portraying protagonist Jean Valjean, rehearsed a scene with an “unconsious” David Barron in preparation for the school’s upcoming musical production “Les Miserables.” The show is set to run April 5-8 at the Townshend Theatre. Tickets cost $10 for adults and $7 for […]
Kelsey Jonassen, a member of the Emo Figure Skating Club, practised her moves Monday afternoon as the club prepared for its annual ice show, this year entitled “Under the Sea.” The show will be held this Sunday (March 26) at 2 p.m. at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre, with tickets […]
Local dart player Marisa Payne went for the bulls-eye during the seventh-annual Gordie Dunnville Mixed Dart Tournament over the weekend at the local Legion. Some 25 teams from Fort Frances and surrounding area competed in the “just for fun” event. —Jenni Condon photo
Safeway gas bar manager Andrea Turgeon announced last week that one lucky team in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will again win their tournament gas. She also confirmed the contest rules will be the same as previous years. Teams that fill-up at Safeway during the three days of tournament […]
While the budget won’t be finalized until at least next month, town council currently is discussing a three percent tax hike to local residents for 2006. Mayor Dan Onichuk said Monday the hike isn’t written in stone yet, but could be in that neighbourhood based on a combination of keeping […]
After giving the proposed business licensing bylaw first reading back in December, town council will vote to adopt it at its next regular meeting here Monday night (March 27). And at least one person who’s planning to be there to have some questions answered regarding the proposed bylaw is local […]
Still unable to reach an contract agreement with the Rainy River District School Board, local secondary occasional teachers will be entering a second stage of sanctions starting this Friday (March 24). Andrew Hallikas, chief negotiator for the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B Occasional Teachers’ Bargaining Unit, said Monday […]
More than 70 percent of 1,000 Manitobans surveyed would agree to a merger with Northwestern Ontario if this region chose to separate from the rest of the province, found a Radio Canada/CBC poll released Wednesday. Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale, interim chair of the Central Canadian Public Policy Trust (a […]
EMO—Give the steady rise in obesity and health problems, long-time Emo resident Gaydonna Baker decided it was essential to have an easily-accessible fitness centre in the community. After lightly tossing the idea around for years, Baker jumped on it full force in recent months and now is in the process […]
The North Iowa Outlaws’ players, coaches, and support staff were joined by relatives and friends for the team’s inaugural awards banquet held Sunday evening (March 19) in Clear Lake. Steve McLeod, from Atikokan, earned two honours for the Outlaws’ first season—Offensive Most Valuable Player and Team MVP. McLeod averaged a […]
