As in many areas of the continent, we’ve had an unusually warm winter—and spring is continuing warm. With that warmth has come lots of sickness, especially very “thorny” colds. Colds that last and last. Colds that make people ill and result in very low life energy. Personally, I think the […]
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Joey Payeur Brian Church is busy tinkering with the lineup for this year’s Muskie badminton team after its annual pre-season exhibition tournament here Friday. “Many of the students had a cold start and lost their first match of the day, partially due to nerves and partially due to insufficient warm-up,” […]
Joey Payeur The Treaty #3 Titans brought plenty of “Fire ‘n’ Ice” with them to Sault Ste. Marie—and brought home plenty of memories. The Titans boys’ team captured the gold medal at the Ontario Native Invitational Volleyball Tournament over the weekend while the girls’ squad earned the bronze medal in […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances High School “First Responders” are thrilled with a recent financial donation from New Gold. “From the community involvement New Gold Fund, I requested funding to provide new scenario programs for [the] METIman medical simulator, as well as new tools for P.A.R.T.Y. [and] Fatal Vision marijuana […]
Heather Latter The local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association, in conjunction with the local Celebrating Diversity committee, is urging the community to show support by participating in this year’s “International Day of Pink” next Wednesday (April 13). “The ‘Day of Pink’ promotes inclusion and promotes the celebration of […]
Duane Hicks More lots could be bought up at the Huffman subdivision here. Syncor Contracting Inc., which is hosting an open house here next Wednesday (April 13), wants to option 12 of the 16 lots to develop into single-family dwellings. While any agreement still is being discussed by town council […]
Duane Hicks Most taxpayers will be looking at 1.5 percent levy increase this year. Town council wrapped up its budget discussions Monday and Mayor Roy Avis said he’s satisfied council was able to keep the tax increase in line with inflation. “If you keep up with the cost of living, […]
Duane Hicks In an effort to address parking problems and generate revenue to maintain the future market square, the town will take a hard look at parking meters for the downtown area. Council agreed at Monday’s budget meeting to set up meetings with stakeholders such as the BIA, Fort Frances […]
Heather Latter Cornshed, a Vancouver-based band comprised of Marc Lovisa (drums), Andrew Mueller (guitars), and Alex Marusyk (mandolin/vocals), all of Fort Frances, along with Dave Wise (bass), are competing in CBC Music’s “Searchlight” contest for the best up-and-coming musicians. “We decided to apply because the CBC has always played a […]
Joey Payeur The English River Miners are not going away quietly so the Fort Frances Lakers need to get rolling if they’re going to make some real noise this post-season. It took three third-period goals by the two-time defending SIJHL champs to finally shake the league’s last-place team during the […]
Heather Latter Lyndon Hughes, with help from his daughter, Melissa, showed samples of his wedding photography to Hillary Hansen during Northwoods Galley & Gift’s annual “Bridal Show” last Wednesday evening. About 40 brides-to-be and their guests showed up to meet with local businesses that provide wedding services to help them […]
Heather Latter Members of La Verendrye Hospital’s core team showed off the MOREOB Recognition Awards—for its outstanding performance in the application of knowledge, communication, and teamwork in order to make patient safety the priority—they earned for three years in a row. With the MOREOB program now completed, the team has […]
