The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The CEO of Ontario Power Generation was the highest-paid public-sector employee in the province last year, topping a growing list of those earning $100,000 or more. The so-called “Sunshine List” released yesterday, which now includes more than 151,000 people, shows Jeff Lyash made more than $1.7 […]
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The Canadian Press NEW YORK–Toronto Raptors’ star Kawhi Leonard (load management) will sit out tonight in New York against the Knicks while fellow forward OG Anunoby (concussion-like symptoms) is questionable. Leonard, who has been rested at various times all season, had played the past four games for the Raptors. Anunoby […]
The Canadian PressJulian McKenzie MONTREAL–Randal Grichuk is OK with the experts and pundits already have counted out the Toronto Blue Jays this season. “It’s one of those [teams] where people are under-estimating the talent that we have and the way we can go out there and play,” said the Jays’ […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson AUSTIN, Tex.–Six years later, the Dell Technologies Match Play was all too familiar for Tiger Woods. He was on the cusp of losing his fourth-straight hole yesterday when Woods poured in a 10-foot par putt while Aaron Wise three-putted from 30 feet. Just like that, momentum […]
Look for increasing cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-10 C (14 F) and west winds gusting up to 17 km/h. Tomorrow will see a chance of afternoon showers, with a high of two (35) and low around minus-12 (10). Expect west-southwest winds gusting up to 28 km/h. Mostly […]
Staff A national title just wasn’t in the cards for Kim Beaudry’s Northern Ontario rink. The squad, which also is comprised of Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), narrowly missed out on advancing to this morning’s semi-finals at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Chilliwack, […]
Ken Kellar
There’s a movie night happening in town tonight that’s been more than a year in the making. Sheila McMahon, executive director of the United Native Friendship Centre here, was approached a little over a year ago by the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres with a proposal. “They approached us […]
Duane Hicks
While figuring out their income tax may not be difficult for some, it can be stressful to others–especially if they can’t afford to hire a service to do it for them. As such, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau once again is offering a helping hand through the Canada Revenue Agency’s […]
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A new report received by town council at its regular meeting Monday night shows how much the former mayor and councillors were paid in 2018, as well as their conference expenses. Mayor Roy Avis, who also sat on the Fort Frances Power Corp. board of directors and local Police Services […]
Ken Kellar Korreli Brant watched as Meghan Spooner demonstrated different techniques for icing a cupcake at the Fort Frances Museum on Saturday. Cupcake decoration was part of a series of workshops being put on by the museum this spring that run most Saturdays until May 11.
Ken Kellar Wayne and Robin Soderlund, left, and MNRF Management Forester Renee Perry look over the proposed 2020-2030 Forest Management Plans for a section of the Crossroute-Sapawe Forest at an open house held yesterday from 3-7 p.m. at the Copper River Inn here. The public was invited to attend and […]
Jamie Mountain Toby Munro of the BDO Ballerz drove his way around the Revco Renegades’ defence during the second half of his squad’s loss in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League final Tuesday night at Fort High. The Renegades were defeated in the final by Sunset Landscaping last year but […]
