I can’t change the world. Most times, I can barely make change. But after what I witnessed at last weekend’s Fort Frances I.P. 2 hockey tournament, involving participants aged seven and eight, I find myself with a decision to make. I can bury my head in the sand and pretend […]
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The Rainy River District School Board will be holding its regular monthly meeting tonight at the North Star Community School in Atikokan at 7 p.m. (EST). On the agenda is a proposal to support the initiatives of a northwestern school board consortium determined to make access to the Ontario Research […]
With a team of volunteers trained and ready to help, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau opened its doors yesterday to assist low-income families, the disabled, and elderly file their taxes. “We didn’t receive our income tax packages from the CCRA [Canada Customs and Revenue Agency] yet, but people can bring […]
Jared Catholique-Bruyere’s quest for Winter Games gold is still alive. The Couchiching judoist won his quarter-final match 10-0 over Prince Edward Island’s Patrick Knox this morning in the 81 kg+ division of men’s judo at the Canada Winter Games in Bathurst-Campbellton, N.B. The outcome of his semi-final bout was unknown […]
Even with captain Steve Yzerman out of the Detroit lineup, the streaking Red Wings didn’t miss a beat. Pavel Datsyuk had two goals and two assists for a career-high four points, and he and linemates Brett Hull and Henrik Zetterberg combined for nine points, as Detroit beat the Phoenix Coyotes […]
Visitor access has been restricted at the Continuing Care Unit at La Verendrye hospital here after some individuals were identified as having a gastrointenstinal virus there. “We haven’t got the lab report back, but the symptoms are concurrent with the Norwalk or a Norwalk-like virus,” public health inspector Brian Norris […]
For the third year in a row, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to brighten up the stretch of King’s Highway from the cemetery to Central Avenue with flowers this summer. But making the town a little more colourful can be costly, and so the Chamber is looking […]
Born to Jolene Drennan and Dennis Morrisseau, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Gavin Lee, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. on February 28, 2003 at La Verendye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
For Ben Andrusco, his passion for squash comes from the thrill of the chase. “There’s so many different levels, there’s always someone you’re aspiring to beat,” said the 30-year-old Fort Frances High School teacher whose star is on the rise in the competitive squash circuit of central Canada. Andrusco’s ascension […]
From beginning to end, Mark McCaig would have been hard pressed to be happier. “That was our best performance all year,” said the head coach of his Fort Frances PeeWee “AA” Knights hockey team’s effort at the 12-team Brandon Tournament of Champions last weekend, where they captured the consolation championship […]
The Town of Fort Frances announced yesterday that the government of Ontario has decided not to give town residents the benefit of the province-wide freeze on the price of electricity purchased on the spot market. “The Government felt that because our residents get some benefit from the mill contract, that […]
