Duane Hicks For the first time ever, dog and cat owners in Fort Frances can get a lifetime licence for their pets and not have to worry about getting new tags year after year. As of Jan. 1, pet owners now have two options: pay the annual fee and get […]
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Jamie Mountain Senior Muskie Austin Brown heaved up a three-point attempt during a game against the BDO Ballerz in Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League Action on Tuesday night. The league runs every Tuesday in the Fort High gym, with the first of three games starting at 6:40 p.m.
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The federal government has announced a cash infusion of $291.2 million over five years for policing in First Nation and Inuit communities. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale made the announcement yesterday in Winnipeg, saying the money will start flowing to communities served under the First Nations Policing […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.–Kai Forbath was planning to move into an apartment in New Orleans the week of the 2016 season-opener when a phone call from the Saints quickly turned his day upside down. The players were off from practice so Forbath had no doubt about why […]
Jamie Mountain Dryden Eagles’ forward Jacob Looli tried to jam the puck past Muskie goalie Darian Klem while defenceman Jace Jackson hurried on the backcheck last night at the “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). Klem stopped every shot he faced en route to a 4-0 shutout win for the Muskies, who […]
Jamie Mountain It was a long time coming for the Fort Frances Lakers. Exactly two months to the day of their last triumph, a 5-3 decision over the Minnesota Iron Rangers back on Nov. 10, the Lakers finally tasted victory again last night with a 5-3 win over the host […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–A young Quebec woman whose arms and legs were amputated following a car crash on Christmas Day underwent further surgery this week to remove more of her right leg, her sister said today. Samantha Mongeon said it was her sibling Sabryna’s sixth amputation and ninth surgery […]
The Canadian Press HAMILTON–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a light-hearted jab at what critics might call his penchant for tropical vacations yesterday as he prepared for another stop on his cross-country town hall tour. In Hamilton for the second of a series of cross-country question-and-answer sessions with Canadians, Trudeau made […]
The Canadian PressAdam Stanley Coming off a season filled with milestones, Adam Hadwin believes there is no reason he can’t return to his winning ways early in 2018. The Canadian golfer will play his second tournament of the year next week at the CareerBuilder Challenge in La Quinta, Calif., an […]
Duane Hicks Mary O’Connor of the local Alzheimer Society showed off one of the “Finding Your Way” identification kits she is urging people with loved ones with dementia to fill out.
Citing a “significant compression” between principal and superintendent compensation inconsistent with its recruitment needs, the Rainy River Distict School Board has proposed an “Executive Compensation Program” to “reduce the gap, rectify the inequity, and support succession planning into the future.” Given this compensation package involves public money, the board is […]
Duane Hicks FFPC technical customer service representative Jeremy Nussbaumer presented Christine Byma with an iPhone X yesterday afternoon at the FFPC office here. Byma was one of about 600 participants in the recent customer engagement survey, thereby having her named entered in a draw for the lucrative prize.
