Members of the VALA Follies performed the “Stray Cat Strut” on Saturday during the matinee presentation of the variety show held at the Townshend Theatre. —Heather Ogilvie photo
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team continued their dominance over Dryden, beating the host Eagles 4-2 in NorWOSSA action last night. “The boys played really well,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “We really dominated the play and it should have really been about 9-0 in the end.” Bliss added his […]
If the four Muskie court teams hope to win NorWOSSA gold here tomorrow, they’ll have to take the long road to do so. None of them finished in first place after the regular season, meaning they’ll have to first win their respective semi-finals matches in order to advance to the […]
It’s clear local residents are excited about the upcoming all-Ontario boys’ hockey tournament, which Fort Frances is hosting March 22-25. That because the 700 passes up for grabs sold out within days. But don’t worry if you haven’t picked up your OFSAA 2006 pass because ticket sales simply are on […]
At its regular meeting last Tuesday night, Emo council highlighted and discussed the new handi-van, which was partially funded by the township as well as the municipalities of La Vallee, Chapple, and Morley. Three dollars per capita was provided by the four municipalities totalling $10,578, with a $45,000 grant from […]
With the goal to start construction in 2010, the library building committee is working hard on revising plans for a new Fort Frances Public Library. Library board chair Joyce Cunningham, who returned last week from the Ontario Library Association conference in Toronto along with head librarian Margaret Sedgwick, has been […]
Members of four local unions participated in an information picket in front of La Verendrye Hospital here Tuesday to protest the creation of Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) in Ontario. “We see them as an opening for privatization and competitive bidding,” said Danny Scheibli, a CUPE national rep for Northwestern […]
Kids once again will have something to play on at Pither’s Point Park after town council approved the purchase of new playground equipment there under the 2006 budget. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown noted in a report that the Operations and Facilities executive committee recommended one adult swing, one […]
Allison Johnson, left, and Rachel McCoy showed off the Valentine holders they made at the Fort Frances Day Care just for the Valentine’s Day parties there this morning. Both the toddlers and pre-school groups had fun playing games like “pin the heart on the bear,” breaking open a pinata, and […]
Fort Frances residents will see a slight difference on their next sewer and water bill after town council passed a bylaw Monday night approving a two percent increase to rates for all classes. The increase was approved by a vote of 5-1, with Couns. John Albanese, Roy Avis, Tannis Drysdale, […]
As a fundraiser for the Fort Frances Museum restoration project, tour de Fort is bringing the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra to the Townshend Theatre on Thursday (Feb. 16). And there’s still quite a few tickets left, tour de Fort president Dave Legg said yesterday afternoon. “I don’t know the exact […]
