Jamie Mountain It’s been a gruelling season and things aren’t going to get any easier for the Fort Frances Lakers as they conclude the SIJHL’s regular season this week. The squad managed to split its weekends games at the Ice For Kids Arena, which included a 7-3 romp over the […]
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Jamie Mountain A title just wasn’t to be in the end but it still was a respectable showing by the Mackenzie Jolicouer and Ashley Payne rinks at the U18 curling provincials held Thursday through Sunday at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Neither Jolicouer’s Stratton-based rink nor Payne’s Fort Frances squad […]
Staff The local Northern Lights School of Skating had five of its StarSkaters participate in the Thunder Bay Super Series Competition back on March 1-2, with great results. Hallee Nugent placed third in the STAR 5 Free Skate 13-and-over category. She also wound up fourth in STAR 6 Elements and […]
Jamie Mountain Preparation already is underway for the 25th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, which will run July 18-20 at the Sorting Gap Marina. Jeannette Cawston, one of the tournament directors, said this will be her last year as a director and hopes someone will come forward and work with […]
Ken Dick and Susan Allison of Fort Frances were among the $40 winners in the Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts’ cash calendar draw for March. Other winners included Kenora residents John McGurran, Betty Quinn, Dustin Mason, Norma MacLeod, Carol Surowich, Paul and Terri Sirman, Randy and Kat Belair, Louise […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–The Toronto Maple Leafs looked at last night’s matchup against the NHL’s top team as a measuring stick. What they got was major wake-up call. Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette had two goals each as the Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of some fortunate bounces early […]
It will be cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-three C (26 F) and south-southwest winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Tomorrow will see spotty afternoon showers, with a high of four (39) and low around minus-two (28). Look for east-southeast winds gusting up to 15 km/h. Snow is […]
Ken Kellar Klara Wilson, left, Miriam Wilson, and Isabel Degagne showed off their gooey builds yesterday afternoon at the “Marshmallow Madness” event held at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library is hosting a series of activites for kids all week as part of its “March Break Madness.”
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Cellphones will be banned in Ontario classrooms during instructional time, starting in September. Education minister Lisa Thompson said in a statement today that a formal announcement is coming soon. “Ontario’s students need to be able to focus on their learning–not their cellphones,” she wrote. “By banning […]
The Canadian Press SIOUX LOOKOUT, Ont.–A 26-year-old man whose four-year stint in solitary confinement sparked a public debate on the practice in Ontario jails has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault. The OPP said Adam Capay is charged with one count of sexual assault with a weapon […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–The Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development is monitoring the allegations the Liberal government tried to influence a criminal prosecution against SNC-Lavalin to determine whether Canada is violating its commitment to an international anti-bribery convention. The OECD’s working group on bribery said in a statement yesterday […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–School boards will get additional money to support students with autism, Ontario’s education minister announced yesterday, as hundreds of kids soon may enter school because they will get less funding for therapy. Autism and education advocates said the announcement does little to address a problem of […]
