Susan Martin of Fort Frances, the daughter of Ken and Madeline Martin, successfully underwent heart transplant surgery Tuesday in Ottawa. Madeline Martin said Friday morning her daughter is in the early stages of recovery at Ottawa Hospital with her son, Jason, by her side. “She had a setback yesterday [Thursday], […]
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The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday dismissed the Crown’s application for leave to appeal in the obscenity case involving former Woodyatt Township resident Don Smith. “On the one hand, it’s good news. It sends a message to the Crown,” Smith said in a telephone interview. “That’s it. That’s the […]
The Fine Line Art Gallery wants to remind artists working in any medium that they’re welcome to register for its annual spring art show coming up April 10-May 6. Jean Richards, a member of the Fine Line co-op, said yesterday the theme for this year’s show is the colour red, […]
Icebox Radio Theater of International Falls will present an all-new music and drama variety show next Thursday (March 2) at 7:30 p.m. at the Backus Auditorium. The show—part of a year-long series by the IBRT—will feature vocalist Brittany Hayes and the world premiere of “Between The Pipes,” a play written […]
Fort Frances Power Corp. customers will get a pleasant surprise when they open their next hydro bill and see a rebate for benefits realized in 2005 under the historical power agreement with the mill. “It’s more this year than in previous years,” FFPC CEO and president Jim Kibiuk said Wednesday […]
The provincial government came through for the Ontario forest industry yesterday when Premier Dalton McGuinty announced $220 million in new funding to help pay for forest access roads and to reduce stumpage fees. “We’re extraordinarily pleased,” Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale said yesterday from Toronto. “Everything we’ve asked the government […]
Kennedy Latimer–who shared the role of Peter Pan with fellow student, Carina Mack–spoke to Taylor Pelepetz (Tinkerbell) during Donald Young School’s production of “Peter Pan” last night in the school’s gymnasium. The play runs again tonight and Friday, beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door for $5 […]
The AA Developmental Hockey Camp will not run here this summer, owner Dave Allison confirmed Thursday morning. “We regret not being able to do it,” Allison, a former resident who now coaches the AHL’s Iowa Stars, said from Des Moines. “We had some really loyal people year after year who […]
Luke Judson was 13 years old when he picked up and moved his life from Emo to Thunder Bay to follow his dream, although it’s not like he lived on the street when he got there. Rather, his parents purchased another house in Thunder Bay and his mom moved there […]
The first-place Muskie boys’ hockey team will clash with the fourth-place Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final which gets underway this Friday (Feb. 24) at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. Game 2 goes Sunday (Feb. 26) at 7:30 p.m. in Dryden, with Game 3 (if necessary) […]
A mixture of nerves, excitement, and financial burden weigh on the minds of the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball team as they prepare to represent Fort High at the all-Ontarios on March 6-8 in Dryden. Even though they were swept 25-14, 25-14, and 25-22 in the best-of-five NorWOSSA final to the […]
Pam Hawley, curator of the Fort Frances Museum, is sharpening her argumentative skills for the end of March, when she will be a panelist in CBC Radio’s third-annual “Northwestern Ontario Reads” debate. Hawley will be one of five people to participate in the regional debate, which is slated for Friday, […]
