Bill and Peggy Johnson, Richard Byrnes, George Glowasky and Tanis Williamson of Fort Frances were among the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association cash calendar draw for the week of Sept. 22-28. Also winning $30 for that week were Rob Armstrong (Pinewood), Ted Menzie (Thunder Bay), and Roger Tremblay (Schreiber). […]
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The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is asking area residents to be aware of bears in the Fort Frances area and to take the necessary steps to avoid attracting bears into local neighbourhoods. In the past few weeks, people in the Idylwild Drive, Reef Point Road and Rocky Inlet […]
Ken Kellar Marcy Loveday, left, and D.J. McKay worked together on a pair of paintings during Community Living Fort Frances and District’s open air art studio held in the Shaw room at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday. This week’s project was wrapped yarn resist birch tree painting, where the […]
Ken Kellar United Native Friendship Centre Aboriginal healing and wellness worker Deb Emes read from the book, “The Orange Shirt Story,” by Phyllis Webstad during the UNFC’s Orange Shirt Day ceremony yesterday. Webstad’s book is a recounting of her time in a residential school in British Columbia and the origins […]
Ken Kellar Billie Dittaro of Tagg’s Source for Sports and Kiwanian Robin Wright displayed the winning ticket this morning for the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for October at International Travel Services. This month’s winner was Alan Johnstone who won a New England cruise valued at […]
Ken Kellar Marcy Loveday, left, and D.J. McKay worked together on a pair of paintings during Community Living Fort Frances and District’s open air art studio held in the Shaw room at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday. This week’s project was wrapped yarn resist birch tree painting, where the […]
The Canadian Press NANAIMO, B.C.–British Columbia conservation officers say two piranhas found in a Vancouver Island lake were likely unwanted pets. One red-bellied piranha was reeled in by an angler at Westwood Lake in Nanaimo last week. Another was caught in the same lake during the summer. The provincial Conservation […]
The Canadian PressTeresa Wright GATINEAU, Que.–Their anonymous deaths have been honoured and their names–hundreds and hundreds of them–are finally known. The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation revealed yesterday the names of 2,800 children who died in residential schools during a sombre ceremony in Gatineau, Que. A 50-metre long, blood-red […]
The Canadian Press YORKTON, Sask.–A Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League player who was serving a suspension for rough play on a goaltender won’t be playing for the rest of the season after appearing in a profanity-laced video. The Yorkton Terriers released forward Greg Mulhall on Sunday and the league banned him […]
The Canadian Press MARKHAM, Ont.–Police north of Toronto have charged one of their own with impaired driving after an alleged hit-and-run that sent a motorcyclist to hospital. Investigators say an SUV collided with a motorcycle in Markham, Ont., Sunday evening, seriously injuring the biker. They allege the driver of the […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–Tens of thousands of education workers across the province began a work-to-rule campaign yesterday as confusion mounted about when their union and the government would return to the bargaining table. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said CUPE, which represents 55,000 custodians, clerical workers and early childhood educators, […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO–Canada Post is racking up close to $1 million annually in parking tickets as drivers struggle to navigate increasingly congested city streets, data show. The information, obtained by The Canadian Press through freedom of information requests, indicates the bulk of the citations are in and around […]
