Duane Hicks With warmer temperatures here to stay, it’s finally okay for residents to stop running their taps. Operations and Facilities manager Travis Rob said this morning that the town recently has been notifying residents and businesses with a history of frozen water lines that they no longer have to […]
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The Associated PressPatrick Donnelly MINNEAPOLIS–After spending much of the day feeling ill, James Pazos gave the Seattle Mariners a gritty performance against Minnesota last night. Pitching through a nasty case of food poisoning, the Seattle reliever picked up the win when Twins’ first baseman Logan Morrison committed a throwing error […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Youth Soccer season is in full flight once again with local youths hitting the pitch to work on various skills and learn the game. The Mantas and Sharks had blast yesterday evening as they competed against each other in Division II action at the St. […]
The Canadian PressCarol Schram HERNING, Denmark–After having trouble scoring at 5-on-5, Connor McDavid and the Canadians proved to be deadly at 3-on-3. McDavid scored 46 seconds into overtime, batting his own rebound out of the air past goalie Kristers Gudlevskis, as Canada edged Latvia 2-1 yesterday to clinch a quarter-final […]
Dhiren MahibanTHE CANADIAN TORONTO–Life as a starter continues to be a struggle for Joe Biagini. The right-hander went just 4 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits while striking out three and walking three, as the Toronto Blue Jays fell 5-3 to the Boston Red Sox at Rogers […]
From the MNRF Eight new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. These were located in the Kenora, Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, Red Lake, and Nipigon districts. Of note, Red Lake Fire #20, located near Pikangikum First Nation, was listed as “not under control” at five hectares. […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Fort Frances High School students Lillie MacKinnon (left) and Danielle Cridland stood outside of Canadian Tire on Saturday to raise funds for the annual “chem-free” grad party next month. Groups of students each took two-hour shifts at Canadian Tire, Walmart, and Tim Hortons to raise money for activities […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Justin Taylor, a volunteer for the Fort Frances Community Garden, helped to get its raised beds ready for the new growing season. Each one was filled with a few buckets of gravel before being topped up with fresh soil. The garden, located on Lillie Avenue North between Fifth […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Facing criticism for suggesting Ontario has to “take care of our own” before pushing for immigrants to move to Northern Ontario, Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford repeatedly refused to explain his comments, instead saying he is supportive of new Canadians and immigration. At a news conference on […]
Stephanie Hagenaars Justin Taylor, a volunteer for the Fort Frances Community Garden, helped to get its raised beds ready for the new growing season. Each one was filled with a few buckets of gravel before being topped up with fresh soil. The garden, located on Lillie Avenue North between Fifth […]
Staff Be sure to mark Sept. 15 on your calendar as that’s the date for this year’s Household Hazardous Waste Day. Town council will vote tonight to award a tender to The Miller Group of Winnipeg to be the household hazardous waste service provider for the town this year at […]
The Canadian Press PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.–Police, firefighters, and other searchers combed riverbanks in northern Saskatchewan over the weekend as the hunt continued for a four-year-old boy who went missing last week. Sgt. Berry Wauters, with the Prince Albert Police Service, said the search for Sweetgrass Kennedy continues to focus on […]
