Plans will get rolling next week now that Fort Frances has landed its bid to host the OFSAA boys’ hockey championship in 2006. As first reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, the town’s bid was presented to a committee in Toronto that morning by Harry Curtis, the NWOSSAA boys’ rep to […]
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The Muskie boys’ hockey team held its annual awards night at the Adventure Inn here Monday to cap off a great season which included a trip to the all-Ontarios. “We had a bunch of great boys this year, on and off the ice,” said assistant coach Ken Christiansen. “It’s hard […]
Plans will get rolling next week now that Fort Frances has landed its bid to host the OFSAA boys’ hockey championship in 2006. As first reported in Friday’s Daily Bulletin, the town’s bid was presented to a committee in Toronto that morning by Harry Curtis, the NWOSSAA boys’ rep to […]
Fort Frances will be losing its “Block Parent” program, which provides safe haven for children who feel threatened, at the end of the month because of a lack of interest. “Not many people are showing an interest in becoming new ‘Block Parents,’” said Sandra Whalen, chairperson of the local Block […]
The Town of Fort Frances’ involvement the River Walk Condominium project looks to be nearing an end as more and more of the 32 units are getting bought up. “We’re down to six units. I would say three more are in the serious contemplation stages,” Fort Frances CAO Mark McCaig […]
The local Kiwanis Club once again is looking to raise money to help district children with its 26th-annual TV auction this Saturday on Channel 10. “I’m hoping we do as well as we did last year,” organizer Harry Jones said Monday, adding the club netted about $11,000 in 2003. “Except […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care presents the Thunder Bay Legends—“A Tribute Artist Extravaganza”—here this Saturday, and among those taking to the stage at the Townshend Theatre will be “Trisha Yearwood,” better known to her friends and family in Fort Frances as Pat Cupp. “What a wonderful opportunity to come […]
In what was considered perhaps the largest gathering of Business Improvement Association members in more than a decade, about 30 local merchants and restaurant owners met Tuesday evening to discuss revitalizing the downtown core. And after two hours, and much discussion, members saw five new committees formed, a date set […]
If you think the substantial amount of snow we had this past winter will alleviate the low water conditions in the district in the near future, think again. That was the opinion of at least one person who has some experience in these matters. Mel Jack, who owns and operates […]
A major roadblock has been thrown in front of Alberton’s attempt to impose a lower speed limit on Frog Creek Road, council learned at last Wednesday’s regular meeting. Alberton council has been notified that the Ministry of Transportation will not permit the township to arbitrarily post lower speed limit signs […]
After three nomination meetings held across the riding last week, John Rafferty was elected to represent the New Democratic Party in the new Thunder Bay-Rainy River in the next federal election. The announcement was made after the third and final meeting in Thunder Bay last Thursday. The riding association had […]
An enrolment report presented to the Northwest Catholic District School Board at its monthly meeting here Tuesday night showed a substantial decrease since the last report in October. The board lost 12.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) students—or 18 actual ones—among its five schools between Oct. 31, 2003 and March 31, 2004. […]
