Kitchen Creek’s Greg Ward will be off to Baddeck, N.S. on June 19-23 for the Canadian Club Champions Championship. Ward, who qualified for the tournament after winning the Kitchen Creek Open last summer, has been playing well as of late, finishing second at the Butch Larson Memorial tournament in International […]
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With more rain on the way throughout this week, parts of the region may be in danger of flooding, the local Ministry of Natural Resources office said Tuesday. “We got an advisory from the MNR Provincial Response Centre yesterday that indicated there was a possibility that a lot more rain […]
Joyce Gosselin brought in $2,600 of the $3,200 that was raised by local athletes during the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics here Sunday morning. Gosselin also was the top fundraiser last year with $1,900. “We’re very pleased. Joyce goes out every year and raises the most, she’s […]
As last Wednesday’s awards banquet wrapped up yet another successful season for the Aquanauts swim team, head coach Debbie Murray had the chance to look back on it–and was happy with the results. “We had a lot of good swims and a lot of swimmers did improve,” said Murray, who […]
As members of the 1952 Fort Frances Canadians senior men’s hockey team prepare to be honoured tomorrow evening during the official opening of the Memorial Sports Centre, many of them had a chance to remember that remarkable run to the Allan Cup that year. About a dozen of the former […]
The Fort Dance Studio’s year-end recital earlier this month was an overall success, director Borka Gauthier said Monday. “I think it went well,” she noted. “Over 300-400 people showed up for the first and second shows, [and] there were approximately 115 students that were involved in the recital.” The recital, […]
There is one in every high school, sometimes even two. You know them. . . they are well-known, well-liked, well-educated, and win the awards. And at last week’s FFHS Recognition Night, two such deserving students stood out in the crowd–Chad Canfield and Shaunna Cuthbertson. when Cuthbertson walked away with the […]
A lot can happen in 75 years . . . just ask members of Knox United Church in Fort Frances. Members of the congregation gathered there Saturday afternoon for a come-and-go tea to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Church of Canada. “The afternoon was wonderful, a really uplifting […]
The FFHS Millennium Reunion was on people’s minds at three different sites over the weekend. On Friday, the “Millennium bug” participated in the Rockford Fosgate-Sight and Sound Db Drag Races. The saving grace for the Bug was that in this race sound, rather than speed, was the measurement of who […]
Chiefs representing the 134 First Nations in Ontario will be joining forces to support Wahgoshig, New Post, and Grassy Narrows First Nations in their struggle for a balanced approach to forestry. Delegates at the 26th-annual All Ontario Chiefs Assembly in Couchiching yesterday adopted a resolution that supports the ongoing protests […]
Summer tours are up and running at Voyageur Panel in Barwick, offering residents and tourists the chance to see how oriented strandboard (OSB) is made. Built for $100 million, employing 140 people, and producing enough panels in one year to cross the country one-and-a-half times, a look around the inside […]
Alberton residents want a referendum before council there goes ahead with plans to build a new community hall. About 35 residents attended a public meeting in the municipal office last Thursday night to voice their concerns about building the new hall–and most seemed to be opposed to the idea. “I’ve […]
