Duane Hicks Indigenous veterans never have received their due recognition but a new exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre aims to rectify that. Just in time for Remembrance Day, “Indigenous Veterans of Treaty No. 3” will open this Thursday (Nov. 8) and spotlight veterans from area First […]
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Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit reports a first case of influenza has been confirmed in the region. Having one positive case means that there are other, non-lab tested cases in the area. Influenza cases this early in the season are rare, and the health unit is urging everyone to […]
Duane Hicks The Christmas parade here will be held in December this year–as well as on a different day of the week and at a different time of day. Following the theme, “Christmas at the Movies,” the parade is set to go at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2–a change […]
Duane Hicks The local museum will be able to continue to provide top-notch workshops for another year thanks to the Friends of the Fort Frances Museum. Their annual wine, cheese, and beer fundraiser gala, entitled “Novemberfest,” drew a full house of more than 100 people last Thursday evening and raised […]
Duane Hicks The “snowflake” decorations that line a few blocks of Scott Street each holiday season are getting a fresh look this year thanks to the BIA. The group representing downtown businesses has been busy painting all 34 of the large, metal snowflakes red. “We’ve been doing them for years,” […]
Sam Odrowski Darren and Chantal Derendorf of Gold Star Taxi took won first place in the “Brightest” category at the annual “Trunk-or-Treat” event that took place last Wednesday at the Fort Frances Public Library parking lot. The display was decked out in “Jurassic Park”-themed decorations and provided a prehistoric feel […]
Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ junior and senior girls’ basketball teams have battled hard and shown good resilience so far this season. That was exemplified even further in their wins over the visiting Red Lake Rams in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular-season finale last Wednesday afternoon. The juniors romped to […]
Sam Odrowski Local MPP Greg Rickford doled out funding for four district farms during the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s annual dinner and meeting Saturday night at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. Some $44,500 was earmarked for Delton Martin’s cattle operation in Stratton while $43,500 went to Allen Jolicouer to […]
Jamie Mountain They may have finished with the same record but the Rainy River Owls’ senior and junior boys’ volleyball teams had much different conclusions in the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular-season finale last Wednesday afternoon at RRHS. Both squads wound up at 5-3 after defeating the visiting Red Lake Rams but […]
By Stephen Wade The Associated Press TOKYO — Attention Simone Biles: They’re building a venue in Tokyo where you can add to the four Olympic gold medals you won in Rio de Janeiro. The 2020 Olympic gymnastics venue is halfway completed and should be finished by this time next year. […]
By Thomas Adamson The Associated Press COMPIEGNE, France — Adolf Hitler went in wartime for revenge. Angela Merkel plans a pilgrimage in the name of peace. Two German chancellors, with opposite aims and the same destination: a train car in a French forest. Hitler literally tried to rewrite history in […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canadian youth can now access mental health support through a free bilingual texting service being rolled out across the country by Kids Help Phone. The charitable organization is introducing the 24/7 texting support option through a service partnership with U.S. based helpline and technology pioneer […]
