Duane Hicks If you have a community project that will benefit children, families, and the “less advantaged,” this year is the right time to apply for a piece of the Moffat Family Fund. The Town of Fort Frances will be receiving a whopping $93,750 this summer to redistribute to local […]
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Pete & Phyllis (Dryden) and Caitlyn Townson (Fort Frances) won the $100 up for grabs for Feb. 28 and March 1, respectively, in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Feb. 24-March 2 were Dan Webster (Fort Frances), Nathan Armstrong (Rainy River), Joel […]
From the OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising the public to plan ahead when it comes to recreational snowmobiling. In the past few weeks there has been a surge in calls for help from stranded sledders on local lakes. The substantial snowfall this winter has produced extreme slush conditions wreaking havoc […]
Sam Odrowski Teachers Nicole Cheetham, left, and Andrea Coyle smiled with their French Immersion kindergarten class at St. Michael’s last Wednesday as they showed off their pink shirts in support of Anti-Bullying Day. Schools across the district and throughout Canada participated in the occasion by wearing pink shirts and discussing […]
Jamie Mountain Kirk Coppock had a wide-open side of the net to fire the puck into after he was dished a cross-crease pass by teammate Isaac Baron during the third period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 3-2 loss to the Thief River Falls Norskies on Friday night at the Ice […]
One of the rules in my five-year-old grandson’s classroom is “no hugging.” When I heard this, I was puzzled. I know we are called upon to be vigilant in our awareness of, and recognizing and preventing, physical abuse but I’m still wondering. I’m thinking back to the first few days […]
Even though the temperatures haven’t risen above the freezing mark, and the wind still chills the body through to the bones, I’m ready to begin making plans for the cabin. Each year, we look at potential projects to make the cabin more enjoyable. One year it was all new insulated […]
The Canadian PressKristy Kirkup OTTAWA–Ongoing concerns about coerced sterilization of indigenous women is nothing short of a “crisis” that warrants a public inquiry, a prominent Alberta First Nations’ leader says. In an interview, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam said concerns were brought directly to his attention by a […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer BRANDON, Man.–The host province has hit turbulence at the Canadian men’s curling championship. Manitoba’s Mike McEwen was upset by Yukon’s Jon Solberg 7-6 yesterday following a demoralizing loss to Brendan Bottcher’s wild-card team at Westoba Place. Sitting at 2-2 in Pool ‘A,’ McEwen is looking up […]
The Canadian PressJoan BrydenMia Rabson OTTAWA–The federal government’s plan to ease the carbon-price burden on small businesses will include rebate payments to cover some of the cost of making energy-efficiency upgrades. Environment minister Catherine McKenna, who kicked off a month-long carbon-price tour at a Canadian Tire store in her Ottawa […]
The Associated PressDan Joling ANCHORAGE, Alaska–Open water has replaced sea ice in much of the Bering Sea off Alaska’s west coast, leaving villages vulnerable to powerful winter storms and adding challenges to Alaska native hunters seeking marine mammals, an expert said yesterday. Rick Thoman, of the Alaska Center for Climate […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The firing of a high-ranking provincial police officer waging a legal battle over the controversial appointment of Ontario’s top cop yesterday renewed accusations of political interference the government denied. Deputy commissioner Brad Blair has asked the courts to force the provincial ombudsman to investigate the […]
