Joey Payeur Jamie Davis used every inch of the track (and a couple of inches off it) to try and take the best angle to get to the front of the pack in the WISSOTA Modifieds heat Saturday evening at the Emo Speedway. Davis finished second in his heat but […]
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Kiera Kowalski Danielle Bruyere grilled some hotdogs as Arlene Tucker assisted her in wrapping them up during Weechi-it-te-win Family Service’s barbecue in support of children’s mental health and well-being held Friday in conjunction with Mental Health Week. The event was hoping to attract a few hundred people similar to last […]
Kiera Kowalski Pam Williams of 4 Your Pets and Jennifer Horton of Curvy Chick donned fancy, homemade hats for the annual spring ladies’ luncheon hosted by the Riverside Foundation for Health Care on Sunday at the Robert Moore School gym. Throughout the lunch, a panel of judges evaluated everyone’s hats, […]
MONTREAL–A man and a two-year-old child are missing in eastern Quebec after their vehicle drifted into a river because of heavy flooding on a road, police said today. The child’s mother was able to swim to shore after the car swerved into Riviere Sainte-Anne yesterday. Her life was not considered […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has spoken with Emmanuel Macron to congratulate him on his election as the next president of France. The Prime Minister’s Office said the two leaders reaffirmed the “rich and diverse bilateral relationship that exists between Canada and France.” French voters elected the centrist […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Harjit Sajjan will find himself back in the spotlight and on the hot seat today as the Conservatives use their so-called opposition day to renew their attacks against the defence minister’s credibility. Conservative defence critic James Bezan said he will table a non-binding motion in the […]
Staff Cooper Witherspoon finally got on the scoresheet while his team finally got in the win column. The Fort Frances resident’s first goal of the week was one of three insurance markers for Team Hockey Northwestern Ontario in a 4-0 victory yesterday over Team Northern Ontario Hockey Association in the […]
Staff Two now former Fort Frances Lakers will have new hockey homes this fall. The team announced Saturday that Jared Virtanen, last season’s leading scorer, has committed to play for the ACHA Division I Calvin College Knights based out of Grand Rapids, Mich. Virtanen, a 20-year-old forward from Abbotsford, B.C., […]
Staff Brett Hahkala got one more shot at playing but the Powassan Voodoos needed one more shot from any of its players to go in the net. Instead, the NOJHL champion Voodoos fell 2-1 to the OJHL kingpins, the Georgetown Raiders, in the semi-final of the 2017 Dudley Hewitt Cup […]
Staff Ontario had Manitoba on the run but the “Bison Province” showed its horns when it need to. Team Ontario, featuring local defenceman Izzy Smith (Couchiching), were on a third-period roll with three-straight goals to take a 5-4 lead in Saturday’s gold-medal final of the boys’ division at the National […]
Staff Today is the start of “Emergency Preparedness Week” (May 8-13) and Fort Frances Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt is urging citizens to take steps to be prepared. Chief Moffitt said a major factor in being ready for an emergency is having a 72-hour kit that includes things like water, food, […]
Staff Town council is expected to award the tender to build the Rainy Lake Square project at its regular meeting tonight. Council will vote to authorize the execution of an agreement with RML Contracting of Thunder Bay for the construction of the square, as well as the replacement of the […]
