Looking for an exciting evening of musical variety sure to entertain? The premiere show for this season’s “tour de Fort” lineup offers something for all ages. “Don Harron and Friends” consists of a talented and accomplished cast featuring folk singers and story-tellers, multi-talented instrumentalists, gifted dancers, and an extraordinary blues […]
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When you really think about it, 30-0 isn’t all that bad. Though the Muskie varsity (‘A’) team was on the losing end of that score in last Friday’s regular-season opener against the host Churchill Bulldogs, they haven’t let the loss discourage them from seeing the bigger picture. “You know what? […]
Season tickets for the Borderland Thunder will be on sale tomorrow (Saturday) from noon-4 p.m. in the lobby of the Ice for Kids Arena. Packages include reserved seating for 24 action-packed games. Tickets will cost $168 for adults, seniors, and students and $156 for children aged 12 and under. If […]
Residents longing for the days when Fort Frances was part of the now-defunct Northwest Ontario Recycle Association program will rejoice next week when the town will start accepting an expanded list of materials in “blue boxes.” Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said Friday morning that as of Monday, residents […]
Local motorists are having to take a detour today as Public Works crews replace a broken sewer line on Second Street East. The street is expected to remain closed between Portage and Mowat avenues for the rest of the day. A town employee said the problem was caused by tree […]
As a follow-up to its Aug. 30 meeting, town council this week approved the name, mandate, and structure for an ad hoc committee that will review and recommend on remuneration and benefits for members of council and council appointees. The council structure and remuneration committee is “to fulfill a mandate […]
Expectations are high this year for the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team, who will get a first taste of action at the Super 8 Volleyball Classic in Kenora this weekend. The 10-team tournament, which gets underway Friday and wraps up Saturday, will be a good opportunity for the coaches to […]
The Valley Adult Learning Association is holding its first-ever “Laps for Literacy” five-km race on Saturday, Oct. 2 to raise both funds for—and awareness of—the local non-profit organization. “We’ve seen a lot of government cuts in recent years, and we’ve found that if we want to keep on delivering the […]
As the pre-first ministers’ meeting on health began with aboriginal leaders for the first time being at the table, Prime Minister Paul Martin offered $700 million over the next five years towards aboriginal health issues. Treaty #3 Ogichidaa Arnold Gardner also is pleased to see there was consensus reached to […]
Once again, the students and staff of Crossroads School in Devlin will be ditching the books and donning their sneakers for the annual Terry Fox Run. Although most groups and organizations around the world will hold the annual fundraiser this Sunday (Sept. 19), Crossroads will be out on the road […]
With the annual Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope” coming up here Sunday (Sept. 19), lead organizer Vanessa Hebert is hoping the event raises $15,000 for cancer research this time around. “We raised just over $10,000 last year. It would be nice to beat that,” noted the executive director of the […]
The second-annual “Power Play for Easter Seal Kids” street hockey tournament is slated for this Saturday (Sept. 18) in the parking lot of the Memorial Sports Centre. The event, which is a fundraiser for children with disabilities, also will be attended by former Winnipeg Jet Mike Ford, who will be […]
