Bryce Forbes Marjorie Stuart received a local Life Membership from Susan Robertson, on behalf of the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary, at its annual general meeting Monday afternoon at Rainycrest. Also honoured were Faith Adair, Sam Harcus, Cal Robertson, Maureen Blair-Leighton, Lois Makarenko-Witherspoon, Millie Ward, Doris Dennis, Margaret Rogozinski, and […]
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Dan Falloon Big Grassy Braves’ pitcher Travis Tom wound up against the Sight & Sound Wolves in RRDFL action at VanJura Park here last night.
Dan Falloon Jade Windego of the Red Gut Brewers tossed a pitch against Safeway in local adult mixed slo-pitch action at the St. Francis Sports Fields yesterday evening.
the MNR One new fire was reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday evening. Sioux Lookout Fire #48 was a smouldering blaze reported at the community of Wunnumin Lake at 0.2 hectares in size. A FireRanger crew has been dispatched to the scene. Meanwhile, one new fire was reported […]
Bryce Forbes Lottery fever has struck residents here—and the doctor’s cure is more lottery tickets. In anticipation of tomorrow night’s LottoMax draw worth an estimated $95 million, the biggest in Canadian history, local retailers have seen a sharp increase in the number of tickets being sold. “You’re going to see […]
Staff The La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs girls’ under-18 team found some offence against Taggs in Borderland Soccer Association action Tuesday night, scoring an 8-0 victory. Wynona Kavanaugh led the way with four goals while Courtney Roach added a hat trick. Jessica Caul rounded out the scoring in support of keeper […]
Staff After losing both their games last week to inclement weather, the Sight & Sound Wolves still were struck by Lightning on Tuesday night. Big Grassy nipped the Fort Frances-based squad 2-1 to improve to 7-3 on the season. Jeff Morrison earned the win while Bob Andy was tagged with […]
Staff It’s still unknown whether the four First Nations involved in the court case over Pither’s Point Park will be allowed to appeal an earlier ruling that stated the Town of Fort Frances can continue to maintain the park until either ownership is determined through a court case or further […]
Staff Construction is slated to begin at the intersection of Second Street East and Portage Avenue on Tuesday (June 22). Bay City Contracting will begin work at 11 a.m. and continue for roughly a 10-day period, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown stated yesterday afternoon in an e-mail update on […]
Bryce Forbes Jean Dakin handed Dave Wright his LottoMax ticket yesterday at the Husky gas station here in anticipation of the $95 million up for grabs tomorrow night. Local retailers have seen an increase in ticket sales thanks to the $50-million grand prize, as well as 45 separate $1-million MaxMillions […]
Staff After months of debate and scrutiny, Fort Frances town council approved the 2010 municipal budget on Monday night. “I know that we’ve worked many, many hours on this budget this year, and I think it worked out very well for ourselves and the municipality,” Mayor Roy Avis said following […]
Press Release St. Francis School, the only school recognized in the north from Sault Ste. Marie to the Manitoba border, was designated by the Ministry of Education Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat as a “School on the Move.” The theme of this initiative is schools learning and working together to develop […]
