By Meera Sodha The Associated Press There are many things that can make you feel like you’re on holiday. For me, it’s often the small things. The extra half an hour in bed in the mornings, longer walks with the dog in the park, and more time in the kitchen […]
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Joey Payeur There was a big question as to whether the reigning NWOSSAA senior boys’ volleyball champions even would have a chance to defend their title. Now, there’s no question they are on track to do exactly that while ending another school’s reign atop the NorWOSSA standings at the same […]
Joey Payeur Ashley Croswell and her fellow veterans were keen on proving their own merits this season. The five-pack of Grade 12 returnees on the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team did just that—finishing off the squad’s third-straight 8-0 regular season with a 39-20 win over the visiting Dryden Eagles last […]
Joey Payeur The first goal with a new team always is one for the memory banks. To do it in front of Mom and Dad? That just makes it an even grander occasion. Ryan Gazich lit the lamp—and the faces of his happy loved ones on hand for the occasion—as […]
Heather Latter McKenna Begin didn’t know much about diabetes until last August when her younger brother, Matthew, now 13, was diagnosed with Type 1. Now the Grade 12 student at Fort High is bringing awareness to the disease—and raising money for the cause—with an event she’s spearheading, with help from […]
Duane Hicks The local Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee is keeping its fingers crossed that Fort Frances will have a couple of more doctors in the new year. Coun. Wendy Brunetta, the council representative on the committee, said the town continues to be underserviced and needs five more family practice […]
Heather Latter The “Friends of the Museum” held its fourth-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum and deemed it the group’s most successful event to date, raising about $3,200. Called “Cut A Rug,” the event tied into the museum’s current exhibit, “The Artistry of Rug Hooking,” […]
Duane Hicks The Northwestern Health Unit is asking the town to consider a “Healthy Food Choices in Public Places” policy within the corporation and at community events. Julie Slack, a registered dietitian with the Northwestern Health Unit, said less one percent of Canadians are eating according to Canada’s Food Guide […]
Duane Hicks You could call it the “House that Joyce Built.” After 15 years of planning and hard work, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre opened its doors in 2010. Five years later it is a standing legacy to librarian and educator Joyce Cunningham, who passed away Saturday, Nov. […]
Duane Hicks The town will be forming a new Rainy Lake Market Square Advisory Committee to provide input on the project to take place next year at the site in downtown Fort Frances. The Economic Development Advisory Committee recommended council appoint an ad hoc advisory committee to work alongside the […]
Heather Latter Local parent Randy Thoms wants school buses to include cameras mounted on the outside to deter drivers from blowing past them when their signal signs are flashing. “What’s happening is, especially in front of our place, is people aren’t stopping for the school bus,” Thoms told trustees at […]
Joey Payeur The layout seemed more appropriate for training Green Berets than being used as a racing venue. But the Muskie cross-country running team proved itself to be army tough as all five black-and-gold competitors made it through the mud and mire that made up much of the OFSAA course […]
