The United Native Friendship Centre has purchased the Calvary Tabernacle Church on Butler Avenue and will be using the property to house the “Aboriginal Head Start” program. The UNFC took possession Friday, and is looking forward to getting everything ready to start in September. The program is for children up […]
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An ongoing comprehensive review of Fire and Rescue Services in the Town of Fort Frances, for purposes of possibly making cuts in that area, evoked strong feelings from the packed Civic Centre during a public budget meeting there last night. Full-time firefighter Frank Sheppard, on behalf of the Fort Frances […]
While Monday night’s public meeting regarding the 2004 budget mainly was a time for residents to voice their concerns, some good news came out of it. Doug McCaig, chair of Fort Frances Network Services, told council the cell phone provider would be giving the town $350,000 to help with its […]
While some local youth might be spending their March Break doing anything from skiing to reading a good book (or three), or maybe just sitting on the couch playing video games, others will be learning about self-empowerment through theatre. And they’ll be doing that at a week-long conference organized by […]
One of the two men vying for the Liberal nod in the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River has launched an official appeal to the Liberal Party of Canada to have an addition polling station in either Atikokan or Fort Frances for the nomination meeting, which is scheduled for this […]
Council will be all ears for suggestions and comments from town residents as to what they feel are the most important municipal services and projects—and thus should be considered during the 2004 budget process—at a public meeting today at 6 p.m. at the Civic Centre. Administrative assistant Kathy Lawson said […]
Council will be all ears for suggestions and comments from town residents as to what they feel are the most important municipal services and projects—and thus should be considered during the 2004 budget process—at a public meeting today at 6 p.m. at the Civic Centre. Administrative assistant Kathy Lawson said […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team have been seeded fourth at the all- Ontarios next week in London. The black-and-gold will open action next Wednesday (March 24) at 8:30 a.m. against the Orangeville Bears. “It’s a pretty good draw,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “These are the top 20 teams […]
The Borderland Thunder wrestled home-ice advantage from the Dryden Ice Dogs after splitting the first two games of their best-ofseven semi-final series up there over the weekend. The Thunder rebounded from a 2-0 loss Friday night with a 7-3 victory in Game 2 on Saturday. Borderland now will host the […]
The Borderland Thunder wrestled home-ice advantage from the Dryden Ice Dogs after splitting the first two games of their best-of-seven semi-final series up there over the weekend. The Thunder rebounded from a 2-0 loss Friday night with a 7-3 victory in Game 2 on Saturday. Borderland now will host the […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team have been seeded fourth at the all-Ontarios next week in London. The black-and-gold will open action next Wednesday (March 24) at 8:30 a.m. against the Orangeville Bears. “It’s a pretty good draw,” said Muskie head coach Shane Bliss. “These are the top 20 teams in […]
One of the two men vying for the Liberal nod in the new riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River has launched an official appeal to the Liberal Party of Canada to have an addition polling station in either Atikokan or Fort Frances for the nomination meeting, which is scheduled for this […]
