The Emo Thunderbolts were firing on all cylinders in recent minor hockey action, winning both their games in PeeWee action. Against the visiting Sharks (Fort Frances), the Thunderbolts scored twice in each of the first and second periods en route to a 5-1 victory. Tyson Romyn led the way with […]
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Two members of the local Border Figure Skating Club have qualified for the all-Ontario’s in Fort Erie next month. Shane Katona qualified for the senior silver men’s division while Sarah McComb will compete in the junior silver ladies’ category. The top three skaters from each category advanced. The skaters had […]
Steve Arpin went head-to-head with the best of the best on the ice oval at the Grand Prix de Valcourt in Quebec last weekend and he made the top 10. In his lone race Friday at the Yvon-Duhamel Race Track, Arpin took eighth in the Champ 440 (Eastern Pro Tour) […]
Hard work, dedication, and a love of the sport is what keeps members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts in the pool day after day. And it was those characteristics that allowed the team to set 18 personal best times en route to a third-place finish overall at the NWO regional […]
Town administration has been able to squeeze $300,000 out of its operating costs for a new computer system at the Civic Centre. But during the committee of the whole meeting Monday, councillors decided to delay the expenditure because of the potential impact of Bill 140, which is expected to be […]
tour de Fort will be showcasing the innovative vocal talents of an a cappella quartet from Saskatoon, Sask. called “STREETNiX” tomorrow night at the Townshend Theatre. The concert, which gets underway at 7:30 p.m., is sold out to tour de Fort passport holders but a limited number of “stand-by” tickets […]
Bob Gillon is hoping to make a number of local seniors’ lives a little bit brighter this spring with the garden-sharing program he’s created called “Sharecroppers.” The program aims to give seniors who do not have access to a garden the chance to help those who do with their gardening […]
Participants and volunteers are being sought to take part in the “Relay for Life” at Pither’s Point in June. With the support of the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society, a group of about a dozen Fort Frances residents have struck a committee and hired a co-ordinator to organize […]
There’s been one trip, three families, and no complaints so far for 18-year-old Melanie Bourgeois of Belgium. “I want to go everywhere,” said Bourgeois, who is living in Fort Frances for a year as part of the International Rotary exchange. Leaving Belgium on a flight with almost 50 other exchange […]
The Fort Frances Museum will open its doors for an afternoon of reminiscing and refreshments tomorrow from 1-4 p.m. in conjunction with Ontario Heritage Week. To commemorate the week-long event, the museum also has honoured six recipients for their dedication in the preservation and promotion of local heritage. In the […]
Continuing their mission to make every town resident feel like they’re all part of one big neighborhood, the local “Good Neighbours” council recently supplied La Verendrye hospital with six “comfort kits.” “We contacted the hospital and they were happy to have them,” said council chair Vivian O’Donnell. The kits–intended for […]
The president of the Rainy River Music Festival Association is very pleased with the number of entries received this year for the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. “I am very happy with all the entries we have,” John Jankiewicz said Monday. “We have a number of entries […]
