The local Kiwanis Club once again is looking to raise money to help district children with its annual TV auction this Saturday afternoon on Channel 11. “We’re coming along fine,” said Laurie Walsh, chair of the auction committee, adding a good number of items have been lined up. “We canvassed […]
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“Everyone has a broom, the next step is to volunteer.” That’s the message the local Business Improvement Area is touting for its first-ever “Clean Sweep” on Scott Street planned next Thursday (May 2). Starting at 5 p.m., the BIA and Public Works is encouraging everyone to bring their brooms to […]
A district tradition will carry on this Saturday when the annual spring cattle and bull auction is held at the Stratton sales barn. “It looks like we’re going to have about 17 replacement bulls, some fall calves, and quite a few yearlings coming in,” said sales barn manager Russ Richards. […]
After a year’s hiatus, the Fort Frances High School student council sure brought it back with a bang. With a lot of help, the “30-hour Famine” went off without a hitch here last weekend, with students raising about $3,000 for World Vision. Britta Anderson raised the most individually ($120). The […]
Spring Fever Days get underway tomorrow (Thursday) and the Emo Chamber of Commerce has added some new events just before the festivities kick off. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the tennis courts, local skateboarders will put on a demonstration to raise money for a new skateboard […]
While sporting fewer presenters than the initial meeting April 2, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon and council will get a chance to hear more opinions about a proposed bylaw banning smoking in enclosed public places at a second meeting Tuesday night at the Civic Centre. “As of this morning, we have five […]
Eleven nervous people sat staring at the pristine white writing board at the front of the room. They exchanged cautious smiles, not quite sure what to expect on their first day. Then a woman clad in a red business suit addressed the group. “Guess what? You have to start a […]
Canadians who like travelling across the border to camp should be aware of new U.S. regulations regarding propane cylinders or they might discover steaks and burgers on the trip are a smoky memory. U.S. suppliers will not fill any four- to 40-pound propane cylinder unless it’s equipped with an overfill […]
Tannis Drysdale, president of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce, will be plenty busy this weekend as she leads her first NOACC spring meeting in Nipigon. “We’ll be looking at a number of things,” the Fort Frances resident said Monday afternoon. “At the fall meeting, we have our election […]
Jamie Perlett, now serving a life sentence for the shooting deaths of his parents here in March, 1996, may see an appeal of his 1999 second-degree murder conviction brought forth sometime this year, his attorney said Tuesday. “We finally received the transcripts about four months ago and we are working […]
As the Muskie senior badminton team prepares to send its top players to the NorWOSSA final today in Kenora, confidence is riding high on advancing to NWOSSAA. Grade nine student Simone Desjardins, who plays on the senior Muskie squad due to her experience with the local badminton club, stormed through […]
Tannis Drysdale, president of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce, will be plenty busy this weekend as she leads her first NOACC spring meeting in Nipigon. “We’ll be looking at a number of things,” the Fort Frances resident said Monday afternoon. “At the fall meeting, we have our election […]
