The Associated PressRob Harris LONDON–Now that Mercedes has signed a sponsorship with one of Britain’s richest people, the Formula One team has to secure a long-term commitment from world champion Lewis Hamilton. Jim Ratcliffe’s chemical giant INEOS has a five-year deal with Mercedes, but Hamilton is entering the last season […]
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It was all fun and games as Edie Lundon, centre, perfectly placed the birthday hat on the guinea pig -with assistance from mom Heather, right, and Sarah Marusyk- during the Fort Frances Public Library’s birthday party for resident guinea pigs Milo and Otis that was held on Wednesday morning. Everyone […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ captain Noah Loveday tried to navigate his way through the Thief River Falls Norskies’ defence as he entered the offensive zone during the third period of the Lakers’ 2-1 win on Saturday night in SIJHL action at the Ice For Kids Arena. Loveday dished out […]
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Council is scheduled to hear a presentation from the Binesiwag Centre for Wellness at tonight’s meeting, regarding their request for the town in respect to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), On behalf of the families of MMIWG in Canada, the Binesiwag Centre for Wellness respectfully requests the […]
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It was another great day for the Muskie Nordic skiing team at the NWOSSAA championships on Thursday in Atikokan. Four members of the black-and-gold were able to book their tickets to the all-Ontarios, which are slated for Feb. 19-21 in Huntsville. In the junior girls’ 3.7-K race, Emma Toriseva nabbed […]
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The Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) has received substantial one-time funding to support capital and infrastructure improvements for the new Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program. The $818,700 will allow for the purchase of a new mobile dental clinic and upgrades to three existing dental facilities. This funding will allow NWHU to […]
Ken Kellar Members of the local Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) took to the picket lines again yesterday as part of ongoing strike actions that are being taken independently by all four teachers’ unions in Ontario. As part of the escalation in strike actions undertaken by the union, ETFO […]
The Fort Frances Senior Centre will be holding a special “Introduction to Bridge” learning session on Fridays from 10 a.m. until noon, beginning on Feb. 7. Please pre-register for the sessions by calling Cindy at 274-7656. The Fort Frances Lakers will face off against the Thief River Falls Norskies at […]
Members of team “Blueberries” watched as Fort Frances Public Library’s Sam Manty put the final, buckling weight onto their model bridge yesterday. Students from Mrs. Gurski’s Grade 5 class were at the library to learn more about bridges and how they function, and to test their own designs at work. […]
Jamie Mountain Hallee Nugent of the local Northern Lights School of Skating was among an abundance of great performances for the school as the athletes shone bright at the second-annual Fort Frances Freeze Super Series competition that was hosted by the Border Skating Club on Saturday and Sunday at “The […]
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The Northern Ontario Curling Association is pleased to announce that Curling Kenora has been awarded the 2021 Men’s and Scotties Provincial Championship. The event will take place January 26-31, 2021, at the Kenora Recreation Centre. “The Host Bid Committee awarded this event to Curling Kenora after careful evaluation of all […]
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The new Falls International Airport Terminal project in International Falls has been recognized for its engineering. The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota recognized the project with a 2020 Engineering Honor Award to the International Falls-Koochiching County Airport Commission and Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc. (SEH). ACEC/MN is the leading […]
