Press Release The Town of Fort Frances is pleased to have been informed that Repap Resources Group has notified Resolute Forest Products that it wishes to negotiate the purchase of the shuttered Fort Frances paper mill assets, with the intention of quickly moving to restart the facility in 2019. “We […]
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The Fort Frances Lakers will hold their annual bake sale on Friday, Dec. 14 from 4-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre. Baking donation drop-offs welcome after 2 p.m. tomorrow. For pick-up, call 274-7395 or 276-8241. The Fort Frances Lakers will host the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in SIJHL action […]
Staff The Muskie court teams did a great job of defending home court Tuesday afternoon against the Dryden Eagles. Both the junior and senior girls’ volleyball squads came away victorious to improve to 2-0 in NorWOSSA play. The juniors won in straight sets (25-8, 25-12, and 25-22) while the seniors […]
The Associated PressBen Walker LAS VEGAS–An all-star starter to the relief-reliant Rays, a Tanner-for-Tanner trade, and a Scott Boras sighting. Intrigue at the winter meetings but not much impact. Not yet, anyway. Charlie Morton was the top name to switch teams yesterday, joining Tampa Bay for a two-year, $30-million deal […]
The Canadian PressDonna Spencer CALGARY–Johnny Gaudreau’s overtime winner in a 6-5 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers last night returned the Calgary Flames to first place in the NHL’s Western Conference. Trailing 5-3, Calgary’s Sean Monahan and Rasmus Andersson scored in the final 68 seconds of regulation to tee up Gaudreau’s […]
It will be partly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-seven C (19 F) and southwest winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will be sunny, with a high of two (35) and low around minus-six (21) Look for southwest winds again gusting up to 17 km/h. Mostly cloudy […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed four new senators including a failed Liberal candidate, filling every seat in the upper chamber. The Senate has a full complement of 105 senators–the first time there hasn’t been a vacancy in about eight years. Trudeau has appointed 49 senators since […]
Press Release Effective Dec. 18, La Verendrye General Hospital is moving to a centralized registration model. This standardized change aims to improve patient flow, improve staff and patient safety, and enhance the patient experience. From 8 a.m.-8 p.m., all patients and visitors will use the Main Entrance off Front Street […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong TORONTO–Troy Tulowitzki had no plans to be anything but a starting shortstop upon his return from injury. The Toronto Blue Jays felt it was unlikely he’d be able to play regularly at an above-average level. On Tuesday, the Jays made the final move by giving the […]
Sam Odrowski Seven Generations Education Institute hair-styling program students Jasmine Bump, left, Jadia Nash, Larissa Derkson, and Cherish Gervais showed off the Christmas tree-styled mannequin heads they had decorated on Tuesday at the hair studio on King’s Highway. Students who take the program learn how to cut, style, and treat […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–A consulting firm says sight lines are a safety concern at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened back in April. A 70-page safety review done for the Saskatchewan government and released yesterday said a stand of trees, mostly on private property, […]
Sam Odrowski Trying to break into a new community can be tough, especially when you’re from another country. To help those who recently immigrated here get better connected to other immigrants, the Valley Adult Learning Association held a “Newcomers Meet-and-Greet” on Nov. 30 at the Super 8. “Last January we […]
