By Michael Biesecker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — If there’s a War on Coal, it’s increasingly clear which side is winning. Wind turbines and solar panels accounted for more than two-thirds of all new electric generation capacity added to the nation’s grid in 2015, according to a recent analysis by […]
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Duane Hicks Fun in the Sun committee members Cynthia Donald, Cathy Richards, Jennifer Pagnotta, Amber Hughes, and Shelly Manty stopped by The Chip Truck, owned by Darren Tetrault, on Friday to recognize the business as one of this year’s event sponsors. FITS would love to get more businesses, groups, and […]
From the OPP Spring finally has arrived and that means it’s time to go cycling. The OPP wants to remind all cyclists of bicycle safety for injury and crime prevention. A bicycle is a vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act and cyclists are responsible to follow the rules […]
Blase and Jasper Dennis of Fort Frances won the $100 up for grabs on April 30 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for April 24-30 were Rob Hiclin (Thunder Bay), Therese Gouliquer (Atikokan), Sam and Jean Arbuckle (Fort Frances), Marilyn Desserre (Atikokan), […]
From the OPP The OPP is pleased to support the 65th-annual Mental Health Week, advocated by the Canadian Mental Health Association. This year’s theme is “Get Loud for Mental Health.” “Getting loud” means speaking up to stop the discrimination and the stigma that often go hand-in-hand with mental illness. It […]
Press Release The dragon boats will be hitting the water, and kick-starting a busy summer season for the local club, this Sunday (May 8) at 10 a.m. This not only will mark the start of the International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat team boating season, but also community practices, its youth […]
Staff Father-son runners Lorne and Rick Ricard hit the streets at the Winnipeg Police Service half-marathon on Sunday. The elder Ricard showed he still can run at a solid pace—clocking in at 1:36.38 over the 21-km course to place second in the male age 60-65 category. He was 73rd overall […]
Cameron Penney Hailee Tucker decorated her wellness toolbox at Boston Pizza yesterday evening as part of Children’s Mental Health Day. The toolbox, which was given to kids along with free pizza and pop, included items such as earplugs, a stress ball, and lotion.
From the OPP On Tuesday around 7 a.m., members of the Kenora OPP received a complaint of several stolen vehicles from a business on Highway 658. Police learned three all-terrain vehicles and two utility terrain vehicles were taken and entry was gained into the business. Then around 8 a.m., police […]
Cameron Penney Jreydon Indian (“Subway Ghost”), left, explained to Andrew Eldridge (“Sam”) how to move objects now that he is a ghost during the opening-night performance of “Ghost: The musical” at the Townshend Theatre. The musical production by Fort High students will continue through Saturday, with the curtain rising nightly […]
By Colleen Long The Associated Press NEW YORK — The victim washed ashore in Brooklyn, his body wrapped in plastic garbage bags, his head and hands covered in duct tape and his feet submerged in concrete fitted with a pair of fabled “cement shoes.” Authorities on Thursday searched for suspects […]
From the CMHA (F.F. branch) Mental health is key to our well-being. We can’t be truly healthy without it. It involves how we feel, think, act, and interact with the world around us. Mental health is about realizing our potential, coping with the normal stresses of life, and making a […]
