Heather Latter Zach Fletcher, a Grade 9 student at Fort Frances High School, checked out a display during the “Healthy Futures Fair” there yesterday. Initiated by the local Voyageur Lions Club, the goal was to teach the students about prevention and early detection of disease.
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It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of William (Bill) Badiuk, of 925 Third St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., who slipped away peacefully on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the age of 83 with his family by his side. The last five years of his life he […]
Raymond Arthur Rousseau, 73, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side, on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Ray was born Jan. 26, 1938 to Lucien and Laura Rousseau. He spent the last 28 years with the […]
Lucas Punkari While it may not have gone according to plan, the Muskie boys’ hockey team is now set to battle the Kenora Broncos for the NorWOSSA crown and a trip to the all-Ontarios. The best-of-three final gets underway tonight at 7:15 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena, with […]
Staff While the new term for the various town boards and committees commenced at the beginning of December, the town still is looking for applicants to fill quite a few vacancies. Five spots are available on the Children’s Complex Advisory Committee while one seat remains open on the Museum & […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District School board is now looking for stakeholder input to draft changes to its transportation policy. “The goal is to try and provide a transportation policy that would provide safe arrival and transportation to students, and one that tries to fit as many individual needs […]
Staff A celebration to officially open the southern detachment of the Treaty #3 Police Service was held yesterday at its new location on Agency One lands at 1450 Idylwild Dr. After spending more than three years sharing space at the OPP detachment in Emo due to health and safety issues […]
Lucas Punkari With a pair of back-and-forth playoff games already in the books, the stage seemingly was set for a classic series-deciding contest between the Muskie girls’ hockey team and the Dryden Eagles on Tuesday night. Instead, the third-and-deciding game of their NorWOSSA semi-final proved to be an one-sided affair […]
Staff Donovan Taylor made Muskie history yesterday in Etobicoke when he captured Fort High’s first-ever swimming gold medal at the all-Ontarios. Taylor finished first in the 200m I.M. with a time of 2:06.08, which once again was fast enough to give him a qualifying time for the nationals for that […]
Staff March has been declared “Red Cross Month” in Fort Frances. Ammie Gumany, community services co-ordinator (first aid) for the Dryden and District Branch of the Red Cross, said the purpose of “Red Cross Month” is to “raise awareness in the community.” “We are mainly a volunteer-run organization, and our […]
Heather Latter Several dignitaries and area chiefs were on hand yesterday to cut the ribbon at the grand-opening of the southern detachment of the Treaty #3 Police Service. The new facility is located at 1450 Idylwild Drive.
Heather Latter Emily Kerton of Science North tested the strength of this bridge, made by a group students in Julie Ste. Croix’s Grade 5 class at Robert Moore School, during a visit there yesterday. Kerton, who also visited J.W. Walker earlier this week, taught classes about different scientific topics using […]
