From the OPP On Wednesday at 3:25 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP received a report of a traffic complaint on Highway 11 in Dawson Township. Officers located the vehicle and driver in the area. The driver, a 52-year-old Watten Township woman, failed the roadside test and was arrested and […]
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The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The president of the Ghanian Union of Manitoba says a 57-year-old woman who died last week south of the border at Emerson, Man. was trying to get to Toronto to visit her only child–a daughter who had given birth five weeks ago. Maggie Yeboah said yesterday that […]
Staff The Muskie track-and-field team discovered there’s a large gap between NWOSSAA success and OFSAA achievement. Three members of the black-and-gold had their first taste of facing the best in the province as the all-Ontario championships kicked off yesterday in Belleville. Carson Noga’s time of 56.93 seconds in the Midget […]
Duane Hicks Road construction season in Fort Frances is getting underway. Bay City Contractors will be reconstructing Second Street East from Mowat Avenue to Portage, as well as Nelson Street from the Mosher Avenue intersection to 100 metres westward, this summer. A pre-construction meeting for property owners on both streets […]
Joey Payeur Sight & Sound Wolves’ runner Derek McKinnon was forced at second by Fort Frances Braves’ shortstop Jesse Tom during his team’s 2-1 win in Rainy River District Fastball League action yesterday at VanJura. The Braves (4-0) took over first place while the defending champion Wolves dropped into a […]
Press Release The Rainy River District School Board has hired Andrew Harris, of the Durham District School Board, as its new superintendent of education. Currently the principal of Frenchman’s Bay Public School in Pickering, Ont., Harris also has worked as a principal at Uxbridge Public School and Athabasca Street Public […]
The Associated PressTeresa M. Walker NASHVILLE–A good night’s sleep has P.K. Subban more confident than ever about what the Nashville Predators will do on their own ice trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 0-2 in the Stanley Cup final. He delivered an all-star guarantee for Saturday night. “There’s no question,” Subban said […]
Staff Joan Foley of Investors Group drew the “Trip of the Month” winner for June as Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on yesterday at International Travel Services. Corrie and Janice Wiersema of Rainy River will be going on a Costa Rican tour–a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip is a […]
The Northwest Training and Adjustment Board will hold its annual general meeting Monday, June 5 at 2:30 p.m. at the Best Western in Dryden. Everyone is welcome, with those interested in attending asked to R.S.V.P. by May 26. Call 1-807-223-3813 or e-mail ntab@ntab.on.ca for more info. The Sunset Country Métis […]
Duane Hicks Registered Early Childhood Educator Jennifer Eckman, left, received a gift from Children’s Complex superintendent Shawna McRitchie in recognition of her 25 years of service at the daycare yesterday evening during the Town of Fort Frances’ annual appreciation dinner. Also honoured for having recently reached 25 years were Arlene […]
The Associated PressBen Nuckols OXON HILL, Md.–Ananya Vinay showed little emotion as she plowed through word after mystifying word in the final rounds of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Later, as she stood beside the confetti-covered stage, the newly-crowned champion flashed a toothy grin as she inadvertently revealed how much […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel PITTSBURGH–The most powerful offence in hockey is proving too much for Pekka Rinne to handle. The Penguins erupted for three goals in the first 3:30 of the third period–ending Rinne’s night en route to a 4-1 win and 2-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup final. […]
