Ken Kellar Korreli Brant watched as Meghan Spooner demonstrated different techniques for icing a cupcake at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. Cupcake decoration was part of a series of workshops being put on by the museum this spring that run most Saturdays until May 11.
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Staff A national title just wasn’t in the cards for Kim Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink. The squad, which also is comprised of Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), narrowly missed out on advancing to this morning’s semi-finals at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Chilliwack, […]
The Associated PressAaron Bracy PHILADELPHIA–Sean Couturier kept the Philadelphia Flyers’ slim playoff hopes alive for at least one more day. Couturier scored in regulation and also provided the only goal in a shootout as the Flyers edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 last night. Radko Gudas, Travis Konecny, and Ryan […]
The debut viewing of “Urban Indigenous Proud,” presented by the National Film Board of Canada, the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres, and the United Native Friendship Centre, will be held today (March 28) at the Circle of Life building on Mowat Avenue (use the First Street East entrance). Dinner […]
The Canadian PressJulian McKenzie MONTREAL–Randal Grichuk is OK with the experts and pundits already have counted out the Toronto Blue Jays this season. “It’s one of those [teams] where people are under-estimating the talent that we have and the way we can go out there and play,” said the Jays’ […]
The Canadian PressMichelle McQuigge An Ontario town has rejected a motion to open all its council meetings with an acknowledgment that the proceedings are taking place on lands held by Canada’s indigenous people. A councillor in the town of Richmond Hill first tabled the idea at a meeting in February–only […]
Duane Hicks
While figuring out their income tax may not be difficult for some, it can be stressful to others–especially if they can’t afford to hire a service to do it for them. As such, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau once again is offering a helping hand through the Canada Revenue Agency’s […]
Ken Kellar Wayne and Robin Soderlund, left, and MNRF Management Forester Renee Perry look over the proposed 2020-2030 Forest Management Plans for a section of the Crossroute-Sapawe Forest at an open house held yesterday from 3-7 p.m. at the Copper River Inn here. The public was invited to attend and […]
Jamie Mountain Toby Munro of the BDO Ballerz drove his way around the Revco Renegades’ defence during the second half of his squad’s loss in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League final Tuesday night at Fort High. The Renegades were defeated in the final by Sunset Landscaping last year but […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A former high-ranking OPP officer is suing Doug Ford for defamation, alleging the premier smeared his reputation for political gain. Former deputy commissioner Brad Blair filed the $5-million lawsuit over comments made by the premier that he had violated the Police Services Act. Ford’s comments came […]
Submitted Angelina Spuzak showed off her project, “Memory Mania,” this morning at Fort Frances High School’s Grade 7/8 science fair. The purpose of her project was to see if gender has any correlation to memory. The winner of the fair will move on to the Sunset Country Regional Science Fair, […]
The Associated PressDave Skretta The closest thing to a long shot left in the NCAA Tournament is in the “Sweet 16” for the third time in four years, made the Final Four a couple years ago, and is led by a coach with almost 650 wins who has guided three […]
