Heather Latter Janet Minor, treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada, took a closer look at some of the old photos displayed in the law library at the Fort Frances Courthouse while on a tour there Monday. She met with Couchiching Chief Brian Perrault Treaty #3 Grand Chief Warren […]
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Sarah Irwin-Gardner, Mental Health Leader with the Rainy River District School Board, led a workshop about positive mental health during the “Celebration of Inclusive Schools” student symposium at La Place Rendez-Vous last Thursday.
Joey Payeur Myan Miller of Taggs showed a good head for the game while being shadowed by Shaelyn Jordan of Al’s Racquet Stringing during the Borderland Soccer League’s women’s division regular-season opener last Thursday. Al’s won the game 6-3 but then lost 8-1 to the defending champion La Place Rendez-Vous […]
The proposed design of the new Rainy Lake Market Square—formally unveiled last Thursday afternoon during a come-and-go open house on-site—sure generated plenty of chatter by those who either loved it or panned it. Some called it “fantastic.” Others felt it was “underwhelming.” Still others said their input either hadn’t been […]
Bill Morrison Dear Mike: I must say I am highly disappointed with the plans for the market square and the exit survey that was available to complete at the unveiling! For example, on the exit survey, the input #3 was, “What do you like best about the proposed design of […]
Allan Murdock McKay has been reunited with his love, Barbara, as he peacefully left this world, at age 89, on Monday, June 6, 2016 in Fort Frances, Ont. Allan was born March 22,1927 in Burriss, Ont. to Murdock and Elizabeth McKay. He had been born into a large family as his […]
Robert Anthony Geerken, 67, of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. A wake will be held Friday, June 10, 2016 at 2 p.m., with a traditional service on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the […]
CHIEFSON-Born to Samantha Kabatay, of Fort Frances, Ontario and Mitchell Chiefson, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ontario, twin girls, Mekare Sybelle, weighing 6 lbs 8 oz, and Maharet Francine, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz on April 6, 2016 at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ontario.
By Zaheer Babar The Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan — A Pakistani woman was arrested Wednesday after dousing her daughter with kerosene and burning her alive, allegedly because the girl had defied her family to marry a man she was in love with, police said. Police official Sheikh Hammad said the […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — The nation’s obesity epidemic continues to grow, led by an alarming increase among women. For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to new government health statistics. Obesity rates for men and women in the […]
By Linda Lombardi The Associated Press Everyone says it: One year for a dog equals seven years for a human. But like a lot of things everyone says, it’s wrong. Dogs do have life stages a lot like humans’, but the math isn’t that straightforward. To start, a 1-year-old dog […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A survey released Tuesday for the restaurant reservation site OpenTable showed that style of savory Japanese pancake is the No. 1 most befuddling term among 2,035 diners, with one in five saying they won’t order something they don’t understand on a menu. Foodies, stand […]
