Jamie Mountain Jill Calder tried to clear the puck as Muskie goalie Kamryn Sandelovich fought through some busy traffic in front of her net during the second period of Fort High’s 7-0 win over the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action on Tuesday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The Muskies […]
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Duane Hicks It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Rainycrest Long Term Care. Activation staff members Mary Lou Mitchell, left, and Joann Magel took some time yesterday afternoon to put up tinsel and other holiday decorations to give the home a festive feel.
Sam Odrowski A heavy snowfall didn’t stop CN workers from striking in front of the CN train yard by the Central Ave and Second Street intersection yesterday afternoon. Thousands of CN workers across Canada are on strike to protest current working conditions and railway safety.
Shooniyaa Wa-Biitong program officer Glenda Henderson, left and executive director Marie Seymour were on hand at the Seven Generations Education Institute’s open house yesterday evening. The pair talked to attendees about Shooniya Wa-Biitong’s programs and their partnership with Seven Gens where they provide funding to students. -Sam Odrowski photo
The Associated Press OUTER BANKS, N.C.–It’s not officially Shark Week but for trackers along the East Coast, several great white sharks are putting on a show. The Charlotte Observer reported nine sharks tagged by the ocean data-gathering organization OCEARCH have appeared near the coast in a five-day span, including two […]
The Associated Press GODDARD, Kan.–Authorities discovered a camel, a cow and a donkey roaming together along a Kansas road in a grouping reminiscent of a Midwestern Christmas Nativity scene. The Goddard Police Department asked for help in locating the owners of the three friends travelling together (towards a Northern star). […]
Tonight will be mainly cloudy with a chance of flurries and a low of minus-13 C (nine F). Tomorrow will bring a mix of sun and clouds with a chance of flurries during the day before clearing overnight with a high of zero (32) and a low of minus-six (21). […]
The date has been changed for the Fort Frances Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary to Br. #29’s upcoming event, the “PJs and Pearls Gala.” The event will now be on April 4, 2020 (changed from Feb. 29, 2020). The former date was erroneously reported in yesterday’s Times. Advance tickets cost $60 each; […]
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The Fort Frances Christmas Parade is in need of your help. “The parade is Dec. 7 at 5 p.m., we need floats,” said parade organizer Scott Krienke-Turvey. “This is a community Christmas parade and without community involvement on both sides of it, it doesn’t work. Right now we have a […]
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A town councillor is trying to get Fort Frances to do a small part in the fight against climate change and environmental degradation. Coun. Douglas Judson submitted a proposed bylaw to council that will ban single-use plastics, such as checkout bags, drinking straws, styrofoam food containers and other single-use products […]
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Rainy River Packaging, formerly known as Repap Resources, is no longer interested in purchasing the Fort Frances mill. The company has been interested in the mill property since December of last year but its investors have backed away due to the restrictive covenants that Resolute Forest Products attached to its […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ and boys’ hockey teams both did a great job of protecting home ice on Tuesday night against the visiting Dryden Eagles. Both squads came away with wins in their home-openers to stay unbeaten in NorWOSSA play. Captain Jill Calder scored twice and added an assist while […]
