After years of forming committees to handle initiatives on an event-by-event basis, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has struck a new events committee, which will meet for the first time Monday night. “We decided one committee would plan the whole year out,” Chamber co-ordinator Dawn Booth said Monday morning. […]
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An injured ankle wasn’t going to keep Jordan Shannon from saving the day for the Muskie boys’ hockey team. The rookie forward netted his second goal of the game with 90 seconds left to give the black-and-gold a 5-4 win over the host Red Lake Rams on Saturday afternoon. More […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon has been appointed chair of the Northwestern zone “Smart Growth” panel, Municipal Affairs and Housing minister Chris Hodgson announced today. “I welcome this government’s leadership and effort to work collaboratively on issues unique to the north,” said Mayor Witherspoon. “I’m also looking forward to working with this […]
The Muskie cheerleaders finished sixth overall out of nine schools at the Ontario Cheer-leading Federation “North” regional showdown Sunday afternoon in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold earned 262.5 points for their presentation—80 points behind Port Arthur Collegiate Institute (Thunder Bay), which won the competition with 328.8 points. But every squad will […]
Lorne Jackson’s outside chance of earning a playoff berth at the Northern Ontario men’s playdowns at Kapuskasing were dashed yesterday afternoon with a 7-5 loss to Tom Armstrong (Kirkland Lake). But the Fort Frances rink salvaged the day with a 8-7 win over Rob Gordon (Cobalt-Haileybury) in the evening draw […]
Safety issues and where their children would attend school during a transition year topped parent concerns at the school closure meeting at Alexander MacKenzie on Thursday night. About 20 people showed up for the Valentine’s night meeting with Rainy River District School Board trustees and administration to discuss what would […]
Chuck McPherson was re-elected chief of Couchiching First Nation for a second-straight term in band elections held Thursday. This will be McPherson’s third term as chief, who also served from 1986-88. There had been seven candidates running for chief. Meanwhile, Dick Bird, Dan Mainville, and Lucille Morrisseau were re-elected to […]
Whether they’re from Fort Frances, International Falls, or anywhere else in the area, young singers are wanted for a children’s community choir that will perform at the World Health Organization’s 11th-annual Conference on Safe Communities here in May. Those interested are urged to attend a meeting next Tuesday (Feb. 19) […]
A combined effort by Delbert Horton, director of the Seven Generations Education Institute, and Warren Hoshizaki, director of the Rainy River District School Board, is going to pay big dividends for First Nations students in Northwestern Ontario. A proposal hatched by Horton and Hoshizaki last month earned approval recently from […]
The Fort Frances Girls’/Wom-en’s Minor Hockey Association is expecting its biggest turnout yet for its fourth-annual tournament, which kicked off Friday at 12:30 p.m. Some 20 teams are competing in the Novice, Atom, PeeWee, 18-under, and ladies’/senior divisions at the Ice for Kids and ’52 Canadians arenas this weekend, with […]
Residents of Chapple and Morley soon will see improvements to local community and recreational facilities through investments announced yesterday by the federal government. As first reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin, Ottawa announced it will fund up to $216,511 as its share of renovations to the ’52 Canadians Arena here that’s […]
Tourism, Culture and Recreation minister Tim Hudak will be in town Friday at 1:30 p.m. to present a provincial grant towards renovations at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The town will receive $216,511 after applying through the “SuperBuild” Sports, Culture and Tourism Partnership (SCTP) last year. “The criteria is to do […]
