Press Release More than 550 Unifor members in the Dryden-based Domtar pulp mill and Woodlands operations voted overwhelmingly in favour of new four-year deals last night. Maintenance, production, and office employees in the pulp mill voted 97 percent in favour of the new deal, with harvesting, trucking, and chipping employees […]
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Duane Hicks In 2010, Aaron Petrin attended Global Vision’s annual National Youth Ambassador Caucus in Ottawa. Five years later, he has become a local connector to promote the event, which takes places June 5-8 this year. NYAC will see 100 of Canada’s top young leaders gather in Ottawa to celebrate […]
Heather Latter Frank Montano, from the Red Cliff reservation in Wisconsin, played one of his native flutes for students at Crossroads School in Devlin yesterday morning. Montano has been working within several Rainy River District School Board schools making traditional flutes with students, along with providing the cultural teachings that […]
Staff The ice is now out on the north arm of Rainy Lake. Several local residents reported that boaters should be able to get anywhere on the lake as of yesterday. This is a far cry from last year, when “ice-out” didn’t occur until late May. “Ice-out” on the north […]
Joey Payeur The Toronto Patriots ended the Fort Frances Lakers’ season last year. It’s time for the Lakers to return the favour—if they can scrounge together enough healthy bodies to do so. Lucas DeBenedet scored twice, and Pierce Dushenko made 20 saves in relief of injured starter Nathan Park, as […]
Staff A grass fire last night on Eighth Street near the curling club was the latest in a rash of fires in the area. Fire Chief Frank Sheppard said firefighters responded to the blaze around 10 p.m. The fire, which actually consisted of several small fires in an area, did […]
Joey Payeur Bryson Jasper celebrated his first-period goal that gave the Lakers a 3-1 lead over the Dryden GM Ice Dogs en route to a 5-3 triumph and a berth in tonight’s Dudley Hewitt Cup semi-final against the Toronto Patriots.
Staff Team Ontario is rolling—and Amber Jourdain and Alexis Perreault are hoping to get back in on the fun. The Couchiching duo were not in the lineup for yesterday’s 4-0 win over B.C. in Ontario’s final round-robin game at the 2015 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Bedford, N.S. With the […]
Press Release The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual spring luncheon is quickly approaching. The popular event is close to sold out but there still are a handful of tickets available for any ladies hoping to attend. Entitled “Bring the Outside In,” the indoor picnic-style event goes this Sunday (May […]
Joey Payeur Boris Katchouk taunted the crowd with this “shushing” gesture after his third-period goal made it 4-2 for the Soo Thunderbirds last night.
Staff The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service will hold a community barbecue next Thursday (May 7) in conjunction with Emergency Preparedness Week (May 3-9). Running from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the fire hall, free hotdogs and refreshments will be served up. There also will be information booths, displays, and […]
Joey Payeur Lakers’ captain Miles Nolan battled Soo Thunderbirds’ counterpart Anthony Miller in the face-off circle last night at Ice for Kids Arena.
