Sarah Pruys To celebrate Decoration Day, local Legion member Bob Boland helped recognize all veterans who have passed away by placing a flag beside their grave at the Riverview Cemetery yesterday evening. The public is invited to attend a ceremony honouring veterans tomorrow at the Fort Frances cenotaph starting at […]
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Staff A 22-year-old Fort Frances man was arrested by the OPP following a traffic stop on the 1200 block of King’s Highway here yesterday around 6:55 p.m. Josh Enns remains in OPP custody on criminal charges including robbery with a firearm stemming from an incident at the local Canada Safeway […]
Staff Weather permitting, the 13th-annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” is set for this Sunday (June 3) at the Fort Frances Airport. The event, which will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., is free of charge. “This year we have a special event,” said organizer Bruce Caldwell. “The Hercules from Winnipeg is coming […]
Staff The local “Relay for Life” would not be the success it is if not for the hard work of volunteers who turn out every year to help with both set-up and clean-up. There always is a lot to do for anyone who would like to come out and help […]
Lucas Punkari Kyle Jourdain prepared to ride his bike down a ramp at the skate park behind the Memorial Sports Centre yesterday evening as he and a group of friends practised a few of their tricks before the sun went down.
Heather Latter Members of the local Kiwanis Club were treated to a special visit by Cory Johnson, Governor of Western Canada District, who spoke during last night’s meeting about turning disabilities into possibilities. Over the years, Johnson has had many obstacles to overcome. He was born with cerebral palsy and […]
Press Release Citing a recent bear attack near Sioux Lookout, numerous close calls across the province, and serious public safety concerns, local MPP Sarah Campbell has called on the province to re-instate the “Bear Wise” trapping and relocation program that quietly was cut earlier this month. Campbell said the fact […]
Lucas Punkari For the second-straight year, the Muskie boys’ soccer team is headed to the all-Ontario ‘AA’ soccer championships after blanking the Dryden Eagles 1-0 in the NorWOSSA final yesterday afternoon at St. Francis Field here. “I’m still trying to absorb everything all in right now as I have such […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie defender Bradeon Keast kicked the ball out of harm’s way before Cody Kaus of the Dryden Eagles could get a shot on net during the early stages of the NorWOSSA boys’ soccer final at St. Francis Field yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold captured their second-straight title with a […]
Lucas Punkari Muskie Jess Caul pressured Dryden’s Morgan Church for the ball yesterday morning as the two squads squared off in the NorWOSSA semi-final at St. Francis Field. Church scored on a penalty kick later in the game as the Eagles ended Fort High’s season with a 2-1 victory.
Sarah Pruys A special drill presentation was performed by members of the 908 Rainy Lake Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron last night at the Memorial Sports Centre. The cadets were holding their ninth-annual ceremonial review, in which they demonstrated what they had learned throughout the year, and also received awards […]
Sarah Pruys Kenton Bowles, a Grade 7 student at Robert Moore School, showed his dad, Trevor, his poetry folder in the gym this morning. The “student-led” conference featured the intermediate classes sharing their writing portfolios with a parent or adult, as well as discussing and evaluating their work with them.
