Tess Coish and Kelly Calder want to let the local businesses that participated in the sale of Easter Seal eggs this year know how grateful they are for their support. “The campaign did get off to a slow start,” Coish admitted. “But the businesses we talked to were just great. […]
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With an exhibit of her work now on display at the Fort Frances Museum, local artist Karen Wilde is hoping people take the time to stop in and see the paintings she’s spent the last three years creating. “All of my paintings are of someplace that I have visited or […]
In a last-minute effort to save the “chem-free” grad party usually organized by Fort High teachers, local residents Diane Noonan and Linda Steele are hoping volunteers will attend a meeting here Thursday night. “It’s an important, positive message to send out to the kids. Graduation is an important day in […]
Fort Frances will be flooded with municipal, provincial, and federal leaders as the town hosts the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association’s 55th-annual general meeting May 3-5. Besides mayors, reeves, and councillors from municipalities across Northwestern Ontario, MPs and MPPs will be attending to discuss education, health care, infrastructure, and development in […]
Jam21.net owner Dave Ashworth claims to be a step closer to providing high-speed Internet access that’s been so elusive to eager local residents and businesses. Ashworth, who currently is negotiating a lease with the town to place antennae on the municipal water tower, hopes to be able to relay micro-wave […]
Some Couchiching residents are angry the band’s council has ignored pleas to preserve sacred Pow-Wow grounds in order to build a new golf course. “We met with them and suggested they not move the Pow-Wow grounds; that they build around it,” said Elmer Mainville Jr., a Couchiching resident and member […]
Before hitting the wear and tear of the regular season on the Emo oval, Borderland Racing Association drivers will put their vehicles on display. During its annual spring meeting Sunday, association members decided to kick of the season with a display of this year’s competitors May 12 at the old […]
A table surrounded by native elders, health workers, and others asked questions and listened intently as local pharmacist Kim Metke and registered nurse Jane Elliot explained why they were sitting in the old age home at Couchiching last Friday morning. Metke, owner of Pharmasave and the Fort Frances Clinic Dispensary, […]
Fort Frances hockey talent continues to be recognized as five more players secured berths on ‘AAA’ teams. Last weekend in Thunder Bay, Michael Jourdain, Kyle Herr, Steven Boileau, and Andrew Easton all were chosen for positions on the Thunder Bay Thunder travelling teams. Meanwhile, Jared Catholique-Bruyere earned a berth on […]
Instructor Ken Anderson and eight students of Northwest Tae Kwon Do attended Grand master Kang’s Can-Am Games tournament on Saturday in Winnipeg. Held at the University of Winnipeg’s Duckworth Centre gymnasium, this large tournament featuring six rings going at once for the full contact fighting division. Students could compete in […]
Three Muskies advanced to the all-Ontario badminton tournament after NWOSSAA play yesterday in Kenora. The senior mixed doubles’ team of Siobhan Devlin and Jamie Booth came in second yesterday to move on after a tough opening match. “They had their first tough match against Kenora. They went three games and […]
Fort Frances Aquanaut Rachel Dutton led a very strong team performance at the Division III swimming championships in Etobicoke, bringing home four medals. Dutton captured gold in the 200m free, silver for the 100m free, and bronze in the 200m I.M. and 100m fly. She fell just short of a […]
