Staff Local property owners are urged to run a tap in their homes if they have any indication their waterline might freeze. As of press time today, the town had received a total of 91 reports of frozen water lines in the past month, including 28 since Monday. Public Works […]
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Duane Hicks Gary Simmer, left, of AV Terrace Bay talked with Greg Shaw yesterday during a career fair in the NCDS conference room. The company is looking for skilled employees for its pulp mill, which is being converted to make dissolvable grade pulp. The fair, which continued today until noon, […]
Duane Hicks BP staffers Zach Lambert, Alberto Valenzuela, Martine Calomino, Dale Fortes, Randi Yuill, Tara Gustafson, and Kathy Lampi showed off a heart-shaped pizza yesterday—an example of the kind to be sold all day tomorrow as a fundraiser in conjunction with Valentine’s Day.
Heather Latter Mikala Matias, left, Taylor Hazel, and Lena Morelli were busy yesterday beading designs on deer hide mitts they are making in their fashion class at Fort High. The special workshop was being headed by Nancy Jones of Mine Centre. According to teacher Shannon Westover, the students have gained […]
Heather Latter A small group gathered in the “Olympic Lounge” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Friday morning to watch Canada’s athletes enter the stadium during the opening ceremonies in Sochi, Russia. The television in the “lounge” will be offering up Olympic coverage during regular library hours […]
Heather Latter Dr. Brian Johnston cut the first slice of his retirement and 90th birthday cake Friday evening during a celebration in his honour at La Place Rendez-Vous. Upon arriving in Fort Frances in 1966, Dr. Johnstone has spent almost 48 working as a physician in the community.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Mark Caron, right, tempted his wife, Lori, with a selection of Valentine cookies made by Doubly Delicious last Thursday during “An Evening of Wine & Chocolate” at the Super 8 Motel. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce mix-and-mingle also featured treats by […]
Joey Payeur Janelle Allan of the Emo Express was one happy player after her second-period goal gave her team a 2-1 lead over the Fort Frances Calder Legal Eagles on Sunday in the Atom ‘B’ final of a tournament hosted by the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association. Emo went on […]
Heather Latter OPP Traffic S/Sgt. Ken Mantey offered up some winter driving tips to a class of Grade 11/12 students at Fort High during a presentation of the Highway Safety and Education Committee’s Safe Winter Driving Campaign there yesterday. Although the campaign was launched in Thunder Bay last month, with […]
Heather Latter Warehouse One staff, including Wanda Pollard, left, Marie Hughes, Tanya Cunningham, Marissa Walton, Kayleen Richert, and Shara Wickstrom (not pictured), displayed 283 pairs of jeans donated during the “Be a Denim Donor” campaign, which ran Jan. 27-Feb. 9. Those who brought in gently-used jeans received 20 percent off […]
Heather Latter Dr. Brian Johnstone addressed a packed room at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday during his retirement and 90th birthday celebration. Upon arriving in Fort Frances in 1966, Dr. Johnstone has spent almost 48 working as a physician in the community. Hundreds of people turned out to offer their […]
Joey Payeur Emma Bodnarchuk of the Fort Frances Timbits, right, used a little stick trickery to try and rein in Isabella Reynard of the Lake of the Woods Blue Sharks in the Fort Frances Girls/Women’s Hockey Association Novice ‘B’ final yesterday. Reynard was tough to stop, though, scoring four goals […]
