Heather Latter Chad Solomon showed off the puppet “Strawberry” on Saturday during a presentation of “Rabbit and Bear Paws,” which taught about the seven grandfather teachings. The puppet show, held at the Fort Frances Public Library, was part of the weekly “Let’s Speak Ojibwe” event there but was open to […]
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Press Release On May 1, members of the Treaty #3 Police Service Street Crime Unit, in co-operation with the Fort Frances and Thunder Bay OPP Drug Enforcement Units, conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11, east of the Couchiching. It led to the seizure of a large quantity of marijuana. […]
Staff Amber Jourdain and Alexis Perreault had to declare something a little extra in their luggage for the trip home from Nova Scotia. The Couchiching duo were part of the silver medal-winning squad from Team Ontario, which fell 3-2 to Saskatchewan on Saturday in the final of the National Aboriginal […]
Staff The forest fire scene has heated up in the Northwest Region, with a total of 26 new fires since Friday. Fort Frances District saw its ninth fire of the season Friday—a human-caused blaze sparked in the Morson area. It is now “out.” There currently are four active fires in […]
Heather Latter Sheila Manty and her granddaughter, Kari, checked out some of the items at the silent auction table during the Riverside Foundation’s annual spring luncheon yesterday at Robert Moore School. The event, which featured a picnic theme, raised $9,096.51, which will be used to purchase three pediatric kits—one each […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers weren’t lacking for effort, pride, or belief in themselves. What they were missing was one more goal and nearly a full starting lineup of healthy bodies. Matt Pinder scored the tournament-winning goal at 4:05 of the third period as the NOJHL champion Soo Thunderbirds […]
By Robin McCormick Devlin correspondent Guthrie United Church in Devlin will host its annual Mother’s Day tea and bake sale on Saturday, May 9 from 2-4 p.m. There also will be a penny table and cookie walk. Admission is $3 for adults and $2 for kids 12 and under (babies […]
Staff A pair of Couchiching residents are two wins away from a national championship. Amber Jourdain and Alexis Perreault are part of second-seeded Team Ontario, which beat eighth-ranked Team North 6-1 in quarter-final action yesterday at the 2015 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Bedford, N.S. Jourdain was held pointless in […]
Staff It’s down to last-chance time for Aaron Bujold. The Muskie—competing in the boys’ singles division—dropped his first two matches at the OFSAA badminton championships yesterday in Markham. Bujold, the NorWOSSA champ and NWOSSAA silver-medalist, lost his opening contest in the ‘A’ Flight 2-0 (21-10/21-17) to Victor Gao (CWOSSA). That […]
Staff Six new forest fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon, two of which were still active as of today. The human-caused Nipigon Fire #6 was listed as “not under control” at three hectares in size. Sioux Lookout Fire #2, meanwhile, was “under control” at 0.5 ha […]
Duane Hicks Jen Springett, president of the Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op, spoke to a small group of local producers at La Place Rendez-Vous yesterday afternoon. Cloverbelt is the first and only online local food co-op in Northwestern Ontario. For more information, visit www.cloverbeltlocalfoodcoop.com
Staff Loralin Clinker, visiting here from Brantford, Ont., pulled out the May winner of the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw alongside Kiwanian Robin Wright this morning at International Travel Services. Millie Lindal of Rainy River will be heading on a Memphis-to-Nashville tour—a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip […]
