The Associated PressTim Reynolds The first NBA game was in Toronto. And now, the NBA Finals are headed there. Finally. The NBA Finals are set after the Toronto Raptors won the Eastern Conference championship on Saturday night and earned the right to play the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors. […]
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A larger financial burden is going to be shifted from the province onto municipalities as the Ontario government moves forward with its restructuring of health care services. The local impact of going from 35 local public health units to 10 regional ones will be outlined by staff from Northwestern Health […]
Ken Kellar A crowd sorted through the offerings at the Friends of the Fort Frances Library’s annual book sale held at the library on Saturday. Eager shoppers were lined up outside the library’s front doors as the sale kicked off at 10 a.m. The sale continues through the week, giving […]
Jamie Mountain Rustin Chartier, left, was all smiles as he proudly showed off the walleye that he caught with his uncle, Riley Caul, during the “Kids Gone Fishing” event Thursday afternoon that kicked off the 18th-annual Emo Walleye Classic.
Ken Kellar Diana McGhee, left, partnership specialist with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), speaks with Lane Sargeant about the Stewardship Youth Ranger–Ogimaa Binesiiyog Program at the career symposium held at Fort Frances High School on Thursday as part of Indigenous Education week. The program is a collaboration […]
Ken Kellar Grade 11 student Samantha Stone posed with her co-op display “Between the Lines” at Fort Frances High School’s Co-op Display Day. Stone did her co-op with Mrs. Daley’s Grade 9 English class, and centered her display around poetry. Visitors to her booth learned about different forms of poetry […]
Patti McTavish looked through some of the 3,000 plants that were on display at the seventh and final “Marzie Days” fundraiser in Burris on Saturday. The plant sale each year has raised money for the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation in Winnipeg where event organizer Barb Redford’s granddaughter, who is special needs, […]
Jamie Mountain Dan Pollard hoisted up a walleye that was part of he and his son Josh’s 8.91-pound Day 2 haul that made them the champs of the 18th-annual Emo Walleye Classic over the weekend. After back-to-back years of finishing as the runners-up to Les Morrison and Oliver Gibbins, the […]
Ken Kellar Michel Bénac of “Le Groupe Swing” played to a jam-packed house at the Townshend Theatre on Friday afternoon. The Juno nominated and Trille Or award-winning francophone trio was at the high school to play their energetic music, a blend of French-Canadian folk and American pop, for students from […]
From the OPP
On Wednesday, May 22 at 3:50 p.m., officers of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call for service from Canada Border Services indicating that they had a subject in custody for criminal-related offences. Officers attended the scene and commenced an investigation. As a […]
From the MNRF
There were no new fires over the weekend, and no active fires in the region at present. Widespread precipitation and cool temperatures have resulted in a low fire hazard across the Northwest Region with the exception of the far north portions of the Red Lake sector where hazard conditions are […]
Staff The third time was the charm for Dan and Josh Pollard over the weekend. After back-to-back years of finishing second to Baudette’s Les Morrison and Morson’s Oliver Gibbins, the Emo natives captured the 18th-annual Emo Walleye Classic with a two-day haul of 15.69 pounds and dethroned the reigning champs. […]
