Only 10 days after the election call, candidates from the three major parties vying for the new Thunder Bay-Rainy River seat were at the Civic Centre last night to debate some local issues. Despite the small turnout of only 20 people in the gallery, the three made every effort to […]
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After deciding last week to extend the entry deadline for this year’s Fun in the Sun queen pageant until tomorrow, organizers still are looking for more contestants to vie for the crown. Dawn Booth, a Fun in the Sun committee member, who has teamed up with Sherri Puddicombe and Cheryl […]
The Muskies lost 6-0 to third-ranked St. Mary’s (Woodstock) this morning in their first game at the OFSAA girls’ ‘A’/‘AA’ soccer championship. The Muskies—ranked 11th—were to play again this afternoon at 3 p.m. (EST) against Jean Vanier Catholic High School, who beat Timmins High and Vocational School 5-0 this morning. […]
A timber company that harvested part of a provincial park has been ordered to restore the area, including planting 1,000-1,500 trees. Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. pleaded guilty to harvesting one hectare of Eagle Dogtooth Provincial Park, a new park east of Rushing River Provincial Park, about 25 km southeast of Kenora. Instead […]
When Prime Minister Paul Martin dropped the writ May 23 for a federal election June 28, a well-organized machine leapt into motion. All across the country, Elections Canada offices sprang into life almost immediately, including the one here in Fort Frances. “We were ready to go at 2 p.m. on […]
The district W.I. museum in Emo held its opening back on Saturday, May 1 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Quite a few W.I. ladies were on hand to assist in purchasing home-baked goodies and there was plenty to go around. There also were crafts, a yard sale, and a great lunch. […]
The success of the Emo Walleye Classic isn’t something that just happens. The annual fishing derby’s popularity with both the anglers and the public is the result of a tremendous amount of hard work by a group of people who largely remain in the background. The spectators see the anglers, […]
Three local women and Kitchen Creek club pro Steve Wood teed off in Winnipeg last week for the Manitoba PGA Pro Lady Tournament and despite the chilly weather, they managed to have a great time—and place in the top eight. “The conditions were tough, it was windy and cool,” noted […]
Aquanaut Donovan Cousineau earned the high points trophy for the male 10 and under category at the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts International Invitational last weekend with three first-place finishes, one second, four thirds, and one seventh. He also improved his time in the 200m I.M. by 21.91 seconds. Cousineau, whose gold […]
After a cancellations due to weather, the Fort Frances Little League is finally, slowly, getting underway. And team organizers Dave Sande here and Ken Wilson in Barwick look forward to seeing what the future will bring to the sport they love. “Baseball is making some pretty good strides here,” said […]
Crests (3 times on the Honour Roll) Presented by Mr. B. Fisher Natalie Armstrong, Theresia Bedard, Alicia Boven, Jennifer Carroll, Cameron Cuadros, Megan Darvell, Anke Denzin, Rico Fiedler, Paul Gagne, Danny Gavel, Kevin Gruttner, Taylor Harnett, Brittany Hayes, Scott Hoffman, Leanne Kaemingh, Aaron Keffer, Ross Kircher, Ashley La Freniere, Sheldon […]
Students and staff of Fort Frances High School took an hour yesterday afternoon to pay tribute to those who have achieved excellence in academics, the arts, and community service during the 2003-04 school year. New this year were the Most Valuable Contributor awards—a variation of the Most Valuable Player awards […]
