Ice-fishing really has evolved over the past couple of decades when you consider that we’ve gone from sitting on a bucket using tree branches for strike indicators to having insulated portable shelters, power augers, and high-end graphite rods. The annual St. Paul Ice Show took place this past weekend and […]
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Joey Payeur Molly Carlson still is flying high even after finally getting her feet back on solid ground. The Fort Frances native made her second appearance at the FINA world junior diving championships—and the last competition of her junior career—a memorable one as the 17-year-old finished in eighth place with […]
Joey Payeur A miss here and a few inches there were all it took to delay the Olympic ambitions of Jenna Walsh and her curling mates until another day. The Devlin native, who plays second for Sudbury skip Tracy Fleury, was displeased with how things unfolded as her team went […]
Heather Latter Atikokan author and artist Sophie (Hajdu Hnatiuk) Fogg is sharing her sketches in an adult colouring book she created this fall. It is the second book she’s published as her novel, “One Our Father: Protected the rest of my family from more gunshots,” was completed last year. The […]
Heather Latter Pop’s Kettle Corn of Thunder Bay is helping out the local community with its “From Our Kettle of the Salvation Army Kettle” initiative. Co-owner Michael Lemesani stopped by Canadian Tire here Friday to offer customers a taste of the “Wickedly Delicious” popcorn—as well as to present a cheque […]
Heather Latter Confederation College president Jim Madder shared the “Report to the Community” during a luncheon for stakeholders Monday at the Copper River Inn here, indicating 2016 was a successful year for the regional post-secondary institute. Coming to the end of the 2013-16 strategic plan, Madder noted the focus over […]
Duane Hicks More and more of the lots at the new Huffman Court subdivision here are being snatched up, with only six of the 16 still available. Lot sales really picked up this year after only two lots had been sold as of last January. But as of last week, […]
Heather Latter The “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem and empowerment retreat for young women can add another win to its books. After being declared a grand prize winner and earning $45,000 from the Aviva Community Fund competition back in 2013, the annual girls’ retreat has claimed a […]
Duane Hicks Reconciliation isn’t going to happen just by talking about residential schools—it also has to include the re-emergence of local economies where indigenous peoples can participate. This mindset change lies at the crux of “An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy,” a new book written by […]
Joey Payeur With the Christmas season having arrived and the guys up front experiencing a power outage, the Fort Frances Lakers’ collection of blueliners picked a perfect time to finally light it up. After only a combined seven goals from its defencemen in the first 20 games of the season, […]
Heather Latter Six-month-old Claire Bisson was more interested in Santa Claus than the book he was reading to her as she posed for photos with the jolly old elf upstairs in the arena during “Holly Daze” festivities Saturday in Emo. Children also were able to make some crafts and enjoy […]
Duane Hicks The construction of a second home on the Huffman Court lots is going ahead full steam as the number of available ones there dwindles. Foundations also have been poured on two other lots.
