As we gather at the cenotaph on Remembrance Day (Nov. 11), a reminder of what the poppy represents would be fitting. For more than 100 years, the poppy has been an emblem associated with those who were killed in wars. A letter written during the Napoleonic Wars pointed out how […]
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Leaders are supposed to lead by example, and if that’s the case, then Rebecca Cornell can now be referred to as Rebecca the Great, in honour of the greatest leader of them all, Alexander. Cornell, captain of the senior girls’ basketball team, once again led her squad to victory yesterday […]
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand why the Borderland Thunder are still undefeated in SIJHL play after 10 games. Just turn on your computer, double-click on the Internet icon on your desktop, type in www.sijhl.com in the address box, move your pointer to the statistics icon in the […]
The agenda was filled with reflections and predictions at the monthly meeting of the Emo Chamber of Commerce on Monday. But the first order of business was to congratulate Mark Loney on Cloverleaf Shop Easy Foods being named Business of the Year (16+ employees) by the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
Local Canada Safeway staff last week chose Fort Frances Crime Stoppers as their charity for 2004-05, with the fundraising focus to be on buying playground equipment for local parks. Fort Frances OPP Cst. Caroline Spencer, who sits on the Crime Stoppers board, couldn’t be happier. “It’s going to be a […]
While some high school students and their parents may find planning for post-secondary education a stressful time, others feel prepared and anxious to embark on this next phase of life. Most students are prepared for this journey in the sense of knowing what they would like to do. But for […]
Fort Frances council received letters regarding traffic safety near local schools at its meeting Monday night. In the first one, Lorena Jenks, chair of the J.W. Walker School Council, noted it’s time the town installed sidewalks along the west side of Keating Avenue to at least Second Street West. She […]
Fort Frances council gave the nod Monday night to switch from Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. to the Ontario Provincial Police for the district’s 9-1-1 call answer service. This change in providers is expected to save the “9-1-1 Partners”—a partnership of organized areas, as well as Halkirk and Couchiching, Northwest […]
Why not? If the Boston Red Sox did it, then why can’t the Muskie varsity (‘A’) football team? If the Red Sox came back down 3-0 to the N.Y. Yankees to win the American League pennant and advance to the World Series, then why can’t the Muskies beat the Churchill […]
When Mac Creech talks bull, people listen. And no wonder. The former veterinarian from Alberta—one of two guest speakers at the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting Saturday at the Millennium Hall in Stratton—brought with him 34 years of experience in the cattle industry and some sound advice. And […]
The new Canadian Tire store in west Fort Frances opened its doors Thursday morning and the business hasn’t slowed down yet—nor the overwhelming feedback. “It’s been great,” owner Angus McDonald said Tuesday afternoon. “The comments have been very, very positive. “People are so excited to see it. I don’t they […]
The Kenora Police are investigating the theft of a pay phone from the side of the KMTS building located on Matheson Street South. The phone was stolen sometime Tuesday night, said police. It appeared that the culprit(s) removed the phone with an iron fencing rail. The make of the phone […]
