Heather Latter U.S. educator Jody Allen Crowe spoke to local service providers and educators at the Townshend Theatre here this morning about the prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. His initiative, “Healthy Brains for Children,” has seen the placement of pregnancy test dispensers in women’s restrooms in bars in Minnesota […]
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Duane Hicks Neil Kabel, left, manager of native housing for Wahkaihganun Futures Corp., and John DeGagne of DeGagne Construction Ltd. took a look at one of the six units in the new apartment complex being built on Eighth Street West. Work is progressing ahead of schedule, with tenants expected to […]
Heather Latter Decked out in their country wear, Kayla Caul-Chartier and her husband, Rey Chartier, enjoyed a gourmet chuckwagon meal Saturday night during the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Cowboys and Lace” dinner held at the Emo Arena. The event, which saw about 280 people attend, raised funds to support […]
Heather Latter Participants in this year’s Terry Fox Run set out from the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday during the annual event, which raises funds for cancer research. Organizers from the Church of the Holy Spirit, which again hosted the run, indicated numbers were down slightly from last year. But participants […]
Staff Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), a maker of containerboard and corrugated packaging products, and Boise announced early today that PCA will acquire Boise and all of the outstanding common shares for $1.9 billion. That will include $714 million of outstanding indebtedness of Boise. The transaction is expected to close […]
Joey Payeur With the offence sputtering, the Muskies’ defence knew it had to come up big at crunch time. The black-and-gold pitched a second-half shutout while Dougie deBernardeaux’s 65-yard touchdown run was enough to boost the Muskies to an 11-7 win over the Daniel McIntyre Maroons (Winnipeg) in WHSFL action […]
Staff Why not skip the Corn Flakes on Thursday morning and instead head to the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Drive-Thru Breakfast” at Tim Hortons. Running from 6-9 a.m., the Lions will be offering 200 bonus breakfast bags, along with coffee and a muffin, for a minimum donation of […]
Staff One new human-caused fire was reported yesterday in Thunder Bay District. Thunder Bay Fire #35 is a 0.1-hectare chipper debris pile fire located about 45 km north of the city. It was classed as “under control” as of this morning. The forest fire situation has eased across the Northwest […]
Heather Latter Members of Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee donned their cowboy attire while showing off some of the donations for the annual fundraiser dinner that has a “Cowboys and Lace” theme this year. The event is being held tomorrow night at the Emo Arena and tickets, […]
Gayle Haugland (International Falls) won the $100 up for grabs Sept. 1 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Sept. 1-7 were Chris Ducharme (Fort Frances), R. Wilson (Fort Frances), Rose Landry (Atikokan), Raymond Belanger (Atikokan), Hugh Dennis (Fort Frances), Ted Menzie […]
the OPP At 9 a.m. yesterday, the OPP received a report of a missing male who fell out of a boat while duck hunting on the English River near Ear Falls. Two males were on the English River duck hunting in a boat Wednesday evening when both lost balance and […]
Joey Payeur Megan Kawulia and her son, Corgan Pattison, shared some time together yesterday morning during “Baby Time” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre, where parents/caregivers enjoy lap rhymes, songs, and companionship. Other programs, such as “Story Time,” “Tales For 2’s,” and “After School Stories,” also began this […]
