Peggy Revell While the shortage of doctors and other medical professionals is nothing new here, there’s another shortage of professionals on the horizon as lawyers from across the district are reaching retirement age—and there are few young ones to take their place to serve the community. “This is a problem […]
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Dorothy Friesen Volunteers prepared and delivered 25 complete Christmas dinners to people in the Emo and surrounding area, as well as serving 55 others a traditional sit-down turkey and ham meal with all the trimmings at Knox United Church on Christmas Day. As people feasted on the desserts (Christmas pudding, […]
Duane Hicks After spending more than 20 years with Confederation College, Fort Frances native Don Lovisa has been appointed president of Durham College in Oshawa. Lovisa, who first joined Durham College in July, 2007 as vice-president (Academic), had been serving as interim president there since May. He was unanimously endorsed […]
Mitch Calvert For Gabe Capozzi, leaving family and friends this past summer was a small sacrifice to prolong his hockey career. Capozzi is not your typical Fort Frances Jr. Sabre, hailing from Fairlawn, N.J., but he’s as passionate about the game as anybody. The 20-year-old forward is in his last […]
Staff The Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway (MD&W) and the International Bridge and Terminal Co. (IB&T) announced yesterday afternoon that the price of commuter cards for passage on the international bridge between International Falls and Fort Frances will go up to $15 (U.S.), effective tomorrow (Jan. 1). The cards had […]
Staff With three teams and close to 40 players, the Fort Frances Girls’ Hockey PeeWee house program has enjoyed a banner season so far. With John Hazel heading up the Lakewood Tire Eagles, Larry Beck leading the Super 8 squad, and Stuart McIvor in charge of Kitowski Trucking, the players […]
Staff The Sunset Country Squash Club’s 29th-annual Boxing Day men’s tournament again was a success thanks to the many participants, said organizer Bob Tkachuk. Sixteen players took to the courts at the Memorial Sports Centre on Friday morning and battled it out until late in the afternoon. The championship final […]
Staff Layout and floor plans for the new Robert Moore School have been finalized following the most recent meeting of the building committee on Dec. 15. The new Robert Moore School will be roughly 51,000 square feet in size, and be built to accommodate 480 students. In total, there will […]
Cindy Gauthier By Cindy Gauthier, RN, C.D.E. Valley Diabetes Education Centre •Who takes insulin? The pancreas releases a small amount of insulin constantly throughout the day and night that helps to maintain your blood sugar level. You require different amounts of insulin, depending on your activity, food intake, or stress. […]
Press Release A great time was had by skiers old and new on Boxing Day during a family day hosted by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club at the Rocky Inlet trails. Dr. Cam Moorhouse helped new skiers get on the trails with help on ski sizing and waxing, and […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board encourages healthy nutrition choices and active lifestyles that contribute to student achievement, and has been working in partnership with the Northwestern Health Unit to follow the nutritional standards in the Healthy Food for Healthy Schools Act, 2008 (also known as Bill 8). […]
Amanda Roy Nina Barnard, 10, Linda Stewart, and Hailey Barnard, seven, sat down to enjoy a turkey feast after volunteering at the annual community Christmas dinner last Thursday afternoon at Knox United Church here.
