After more than 40 years of keeping district motorists on the road, Fred Klug has decided to hang up his lug wrench. Last week, Klug and his wife, Judy, who have been providing cars and service from their familiar location in Emo since 1964, officially handed over the keys to […]
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Residents in the west end of the district were without power for nearly an hour last night as the result of a downed power line. Hydro One spokesperson Daffyd Roderick said this morning the problem was the result of the line, which already was loaded with ice, being disconnected from […]
Ten people came out to the Family and Friends Advisory Committee meeting at Rainycrest Home for the Aged last night—the first meeting of the committee since the spring. Rainycrest administrator Jill Colquhoun said she was pleased with the turnout—particularly the number of new people who attended—and said she hopes to […]
A presentation of 20-year exemplary service medals to current and retired local firefighters was made during last night’s regular council meeting. Those honoured included Capt. Joe Bobczynski, Capt. Hugh McKinnon, firefighters Kirk Armstrong and Rod Davis, and retired volunteer firefighter Blake Yatchuk. Capt. Bobczynski was the only one unable to […]
Whether or not the mayor has the right to make appointments to committees without the approval of council was the big question at Monday night’s council meeting. In the end, two items were tabled pending answers from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs. In the first incident, Coun. Struchan Gilson called […]
With council currently working on the town’s 2005 budget, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship committee is asking that the tournament once again be considered in the process. In a letter to be received by council at its regular meeting tonight, FFCBC chair Doug Cain outlines a number of new […]
With Christmas only two weeks away, business seems to be picking up in downtown Fort Frances with shoppers hunting to check items off those holiday wish lists. “With that nice little snowfall we had a while back, things have really gotten going,” Russ Ling of Taggs Source for Sports, who […]
The Borderland Thunder raised their record to 19-4-1 after a pair of weekend wins over the KC Bulldogs in Thunder Bay. Tyler Gordon earned his league-leading fifth shutout as the Thunder cruised to a 4-0 victory Friday night. Scott Bridgeman (Derek Fisher/Aaron Boyer) opened the scoring in the first period […]
Both Muskie hockey teams made it a clean sweep against the Red Lake Rams here over the weekend. The Muskie boys overtook the second-place Rams in the NorWOSSA standings with a 3-1 victory on Friday night, followed by a 5-0 shutout Saturday afternoon. On the girls’ side, the black-and-gold beat […]
It wasn’t a good start to the NorWOSSA season for the four Muskie court teams here yesterday afternoon against the Kenora Broncos. Only the junior girls’ volleyball team was able to earn a victory—and even that was by the slimmest of margins. After losing the first two sets to Kenora […]
With Christmas only two weeks away, business seems to be picking up in downtown Fort Frances with shoppers hunting to check items off those holiday wish lists. “With that nice little snowfall we had a while back, things have really gotten going,” Russ Ling of Taggs Source for Sports, who […]
After having been in business for 40 years, Emo Sales and Service has changed hands. West End Motors of Fort Frances has purchased the Emo car dealership, effective today. Fred and Judy Klug began operating Emo Sales and Service in 1964 as a Chrysler, Dodge, and Dodge Truck dealership. They […]
