Sarah Pruys Alex Parent recently completed his fifth year at McMaster University in Hamilton, and now is back in Fort Frances for the summer after wrapping up his final varsity season with their swim team. The 23-year-old, who will graduate with an Honours in Environmental Science degree next year, said […]
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Lucas Punkari It may be the off-season for junior hockey teams, but it certainly isn’t a time of rest and relaxation for those involved with the Fort Frances Lakers. This past season’s SIJHL runner-ups already are out pounding the pavement to set the roster for this year’s squad, which will […]
Sarah Pruys No, these “guardians” are not here to protect Fort Frances. Rather, they fight each other with quite a large assortment of foam swords and weapons. “Belegarth Medieval Combat is essentially a combat sport that was created to reenact medieval-style battling,” explained Jordan York, co-founder of the Fort Frances […]
Sarah Pruys Sometime near the end of June, John Daynard of Rainy River First Nations will join about 65,000 people this year who are attempting to set or break a Guinness world record. In fact, Daynard is very confident he will be able to set three records involving transport truck […]
Suddenly, as a result of an accident, Matthew James Frederick Boven, 20, of Emo, Ont., entered Heaven into the presence of His Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Matthew was born March 6, 1992 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Harrold and Gertie Boven. He attended the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program in […]
After a short illness, Steven Louis Daw passed away peacefully, with his family and friends at his side, on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Abbottsford Regional Hospital in Abbottsford, B.C. Steven was born Dec. 20, 1956 in Fort Frances, Ont. He spent his youth in Ontario and moved to […]
Sandra Allan Dear editor: I wanted to clarify in my own words that I, in partnership with La Place Rendez-Vous, will be holding the “It’s Eh Celebration Social” on Friday, June 29 from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. in the upstairs ballroom. This is a special social as it not only kicks […]
Johanna Renn Dear editor: I witnessed one of the most horrific crimes against our very own children this past Saturday afternoon. I was driving out to Lowey’s to purchase some flowers when I saw two very young, impressionable girls standing along the side of King’s Highway holding up car wash […]
Since the Wisconsin Wilderness hoisted the Bill Salonen Cup for the second-straight year back in early April, things have been relatively quiet on the SIJHL front for the most part. However, with preparations starting for the 2012-13 campaign among the seven teams in the league, there already have been a […]
With all the great weather we’ve had recently, it’s safe to say that summer is here. Hopefully, everybody has been able to get out on the water and take in some of the great fishing we have across the Sunset Country region. I spend most of my days in June […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru Many people do not like to garden because of the work involved keeping the weeds at bay. Ask any gardener what the most negative aspect of gardening is and they almost always reply, “Weeds.” It’s true that weeds and unwanted plants are present in […]
It is fair to say the news these days is something less than bleak; terrifying in many, if not most, instances when we consider the economy and the state of our planet and the anxieties created by a changing climate. It’s tempting to crawl under the bed and hope for […]
