Heather Latter Surrounded by staff and board members, NCDS executive director Nicke Paddock, centre, cut the cake to celebrate the organization’s 40th anniversary there yesterday afternoon. The social event, which ran from 2-7 p.m., was open to previous staff members, board members, and the general public. It featured free appetizers, […]
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Heather Latter “Friends of the Museum” member Samantha Manty demonstrated the trivia game that attendees had a chance to play last night during the group’s fourth-annual fall fundraiser gala. Entitled “Cut A Rug,” the wine-and-cheese fundraiser saw about 90 people take in the festivities, which included the museum’s current exhibit, […]
Staff J.W. Walker student Emily Bliss’ poster was the top pick from her school in this year’s Fort Frances Lions Club annual peace poster contest. On the back, the 11-year-old wrote: “ “We should all share peace. Peace to me is leaving war behind Nobody should ever have to flee […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Four teens from western Quebec charged over threats against schools in their area now are accused in connection with a spate of bomb threats against schools in Quebec and Ontario earlier this week. Quebec provincial police Capt. Guy Lapointe said yesterday that each of the teens now […]
Staff Landen Matechuk was recognized as the SIJHL’s best player for the first portion of the season earlier yesterday. The Fort Frances Lakers clearly were not that impressed. Matechuk, named the Gongshow Gear Inc. performer-of-the-month for October, was held off the scoresheet last night as his English River Miners became […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing Rainy River woman. Julie Tesarsky, 61, was last seen Saturday, Oct. 31 leaving the Rainy River liquor store on foot. She was wearing a blue coat with a grey hoodie underneath, and large, […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Andrea Schram ran into a bit of a roadblock in the form of the Dryden Eagles’ McKenna Corvello during the second half of Fort High’s regular-season finale here yesterday.
The Canadian PressLisa Wallace OTTAWA—The Senators may not have played perfect hockey last night. But they were satisfied with the end result. Mika Zibanejad scored the shootout winner as Ottawa edged the Winnipeg Jets 3-2, giving the Senators just their second home this season. “There were small, very small lapses […]
Staff All four lanes of King’s Highway from York Avenue to Wright Avenue were re-opened yesterday afternoon. The work, which consisted of installing new water and sewer pipes, along with a new road surface, began in late May and took longer than expected—it was supposed to be done before the […]
The Canadian PressStephanie Levitz OTTAWA—Alberta MP Rona Ambrose stepped into Stephen Harper’s leadership shoes yesterday—albeit on an interim basis—as the Conservatives gathered for the first time since last month’s election demoted them to the official Opposition. Ambrose, who served as health minister in the last Parliament, had campaigned on a […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA—Newly-minted Liberal MPs have passed on their chance to give backbenchers more clout and dilute the powers of their leader. Under the Reform Act passed by all parties last spring, and supported by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, each party’s MPs were supposed to choose at their […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—There will be no late-season rest for Ricky Ray. Ray will be under centre tonight when Toronto hosts the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Rogers Centre in the regular-season finale for both teams. The Argonauts (9-8) already have clinched third in the East Division so such veterans as […]
