Duane Hicks With town council expected to make a decision Monday night whether to help pay for a new library and technology centre here, Coun, Ken Perry said this morning that council is not “wavering” over the issue, as indicated in a headline in yesterday’s Times, but for the most […]
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Duane Hicks Pharmacist Renate Winkler, centre, presented Fort Frances bylaw enforcement officers Arlene Byrnes and Patrick Briere with a donation of Orijen dog food for the town’s dog pound on Friday at Pharmasave. The all-natural dog food is high-protein, low-carbohydrate, and grain-free, and is beneficial for all pets, especially those […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team capped off its season with the annual awards banquet Tuesday night at the Adventure Inn. Family, friends, and representatives from the Blueline Club gathered to honour a season that started with an opening loss to Dryden and ended with a round-robin exit at the […]
Staff Land ambulance, along with possible provincial funding for more social housing projects, are on the agenda when the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board meets here tonight. On tap is a presentation from Health Services manager Dan McCormick, who will be giving the board an overview about data […]
Duane Hicks Slated here April 22-23 The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is on the lookout for new faces—and arms—to come out to its spring donor clinic coming up April 22-23 at Fort Frances High School. It will run from 4:30-8:30 p.m. on the Wednesday and again from noon-3 p.m. and […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Shalini Rajeshwaran laughs when she remembers her friends’ reactions when she told them a few months ago about moving to Saskatchewan—a province often characterized as a flat, boring place with endless wheat fields and bone-chillingly cold. “Oh my God, you’re crazy,” the 23-year-old mechanical engineer from Toronto […]
Submitted Everyone broke out their Easter Bunny ears yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library when singer-guitarist John Reader stopped by to entertain the kids and parents during “Storytime.”
Mitch Calvert Graduating forward Taylor Jorgenson received the Mrs. Bert Egan Memorial Trophy for outstanding contribution to Muskie hockey from head coach Shawn Jourdain at Tuesday night’s awards banquet at the Adventure Inn.
Submitted Ninth-grader Bryce Knapp helped clear the soccer field of snow along with the rest of the Muskie boys’ soccer team hopefuls earlier this week. The squad hoped to hold its first outdoor practice this afternoon on the freshly-shovelled field.
Peggy Revell Liam Dent had a nice chat with the Easter Bunny during its visit to the Fort Frances Nursery School yesterday morning. Dent and the other youngsters made sure to tell the special guest the directions to their homes so the generous bunny wouldn’t miss out on delivering more […]
Dean Jobin-Bevans received his musical education at the University of Toronto and at McGill University, where he completed his graduate work obtaining both a master’s and doctorate degree in choral conducting. Dr. Jobin-Bevans has sung with the Opera in Concert chorus in Toronto, under the direction of Dr. Robert Cooper, […]
Jacques Fafard was born and raised in Saskatchewan. He graduated from Regina Teachers’ College in 1960 and taught for three years in a small French community in southwestern Saskatchewan. He moved to Ontario in 1963 and, after two years, was employed by the Northwest Catholic District School Board, where he […]
