Scott Gobeil and his Team Manitoba rink still has an outside chance to claim one of the four playoff berths up for grabs at the Canadian Police Curling Championships being held at the Granite Curling Club in Winnipeg. The Gobeil rink, comprised of third Dave Priestley, second Tyson Langrell, and […]
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With Easter coming up soon, Scott Street merchants are hoping people come out and do some shopping this weekend and next week. To create a little buzz, youngsters can come out and get their picture taken with the Easter Bunny at Pharmasave on Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For $3, […]
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than by watching some playoff hockey? Game 1 of the Thunder’s best-of-seven semi-final series against the Dryden Ice Dogs goes tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena. “We’re just going to have to bear down,” said Thunder forward Josh […]
With a team of volunteers now working away diligently, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is helping low-income families, the disabled, and elderly file their income taxes once again this year. “It’s been steady,” assistant co-ordinator Karen Haney said yesterday. “We’ve done well over a 100 returns. “We’re doing pretty good, […]
The Fort Frances board of Crime Stoppers received the largest portion of the Moffat Family Fund this year, getting $15,000 to be used for playground equipment at local parks. Crime Stoppers chairperson Laurie Mauro and board member Murray Alexander were on hand at Monday night’s council meeting to formally receive […]
The town immediately will tender out the Portage Avenue underpass rehabilitation project after approving a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown at Monday night’s council meeting. But whether the job actually takes place this summer still remains to be seen. Brown stressed going ahead with the project depends […]
Although she didn’t come in first place, Heather Sieders returned a winner from a regional spelling bee in Toronto earlier this month. The Grade 8 student at St. Francis School here was participating in the first-ever CanWest CanSpell Spelling Bee. Regional bees are taking place this month in 11 cities […]
Town council put off approving a site for the proposed skate park here on the grounds at least one tennis court should be left for people to use. In a report to council at Monday night’s meeting, the Community Services executive committee recommended council give the nod to the proposed […]
If you haven’t got your ticket yet for the fifth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner coming up this Sunday at La Place Rendez-Vous, you’re out of luck. “We’ve sold out,” said Georges Blanc, who helps organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous and a member of the local Knights […]
Local elementary teachers will join their counterparts in 12 other public school boards across Ontario in a work-to-rule campaign beginning next week. The move is in response to the lack of progress in negotiations for a new collective agreement. Sharon Preston, president of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario, […]
Fort Frances town council received a report from the local Traffic Safety Committee on Monday night regarding the perennial problem of border traffic line-ups here each summer. One suggestion of the committee was that it meet with the local Police Services Board to review the issue and look into getting […]
After a recent discussion with the Tourism minister, Coun. Tannis Drysdale and Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig acknowledged it doesn’t look like the Ontario Tourism Centre here will be moving any time soon. Coun. Drysdale reported at Monday night’s council meeting that she and McCaig met with Tourism and Recreation […]
