Staff The big city hasn’t been getting to Tirzah Keffer so far. The Muskie skip and her rink of third Samantha Mueller, second Carley Busch, and lead Taylor Hartlin improved to 2-0 at the all-Ontarios in Toronto with a 7-4 win over St. Joseph High School (Nepean) this morning. The […]
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Gord Anderson The Muskie boys’ hockey team did their part to qualify for the quarter-finals. Unfortunately, a 9-2 win this morning over the Widdifield Wildcats (North Bay) wasn’t enough to advance out of Pool ‘B’ at the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ tournament being held in St. Catharines/Grimsby. The Muskies ended up tied […]
Staff Fort Frances OPP reported yesterday afternoon that a third teen missing from the Training and Learning Centre in Watten Township has been found safe and sound. Three teenaged girls had run away from TLC staff on Sunday around 6:30 p.m. while on a visit to the Lions Park on […]
Peggy Revell Alasha Perrault concentrated on pouring out a watering can while playing in the big pool brought out yesterday morning for the Zaagi-idiwin Aboriginal Head Start Program’s beach party. Besides splashing around in the pool, the youngsters also had the chance to limbo, play frisbee, and do other summertime […]
Peggy Revell Grade 1 students Sean Schatull and Lily Grace Matthews built geometric shapes yesterday evening during a “Family Math Night” held for Mr. Cousineau’s class at St. Michael’s School. Parents and children worked together through different activity stations while learning how to make mathematics more understandable and fun.
Staff The “Sound Man,” Brian Harris, spoke with Chantel Shine and Michael Gallagher yesterday evening during the annual bridal show hosted by Northwoods Gallery & Gifts here. Shine and Gallagher, who are planning a 2011 wedding, were among couples gathering information about a host of wedding services available from local […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX:RCI.B) says it’s strengthening its wireless mobile coverage in northern Ontario by partnering with a regional provider based in Thunder Bay, Ont. The Toronto-based telecom giant says it’s partnering with TBayTel, using the independent company’s HSPA network to provide a wider variety […]
Staff It takes a community to move a library, and the Fort Frances Public Library is asking the public to pitch in and help haul their collection over to new facility in May. Chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick said that since late last week, library staff have been asking library users […]
Press Release “Earth Hour” takes place this Saturday, and the Rainy River District School Board is encouraging its schools to participate in this global event organized by the World Wildlife Fund. Since “Earth Hour” falls on a weekend, many schools will participate this Friday (March 26) by shutting off all […]
Duane Hicks As more and more people get out and about this spring, the Town of Fort Frances is reminding dog owners to clean up after their canine companions. At Monday’s regular council meeting, Mayor Roy Avis said the issues comes up every year about this time, and he requested […]
Duane Hicks As more and more people get out and about this spring, the Town of Fort Frances is reminding dog owners to clean up after their canine companions. At Monday’s regular council meeting, Mayor Roy Avis said the issues comes up every year about this time, and he requested […]
the OPP The OPP, in co-operation with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), is notifying the public of a recent increase in the reported number of fraud attempts using the traditional “emergency scam.” It has operated for years as a telemarketing scam throughout North America. Fraudsters contact potential victims while posing […]
