Submitted Rebecca Sheppard, left, Red Cross co-ordinator Keri Rafter, Sheri DeGagné, Patrick Briere, Couchiching Chief Sara Mainville, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, and Kirsty Sinclair got together last Friday to raise the flag at the Civic Centre in recognition of March as “Red Cross Month.” Residents can help support the […]
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Duane Hicks John Reader, left, and John Thorgrimson toasted coffee cups Tuesday during a St. Patrick’s Day party at the Sister Kennedy Centre here. Folks were treated to live music by Reader, Thorgrimson, and Bill Morrison, as well as free cake, ice cream, coffee, and tea compliments of Nick Wihnan […]
Submitted Cynthia Donald discovered this tiny caterpillar while out on a walk here Friday morning. Perhaps it’s a sign that spring has arrived?
Staff If things continue the way they are going in the first round of the SIJHL playoffs, Wyatt Cota and Kris Kellaway won’t be in much of a sharing mood late next week. The forwards from the Fort Frances Lakers and Thunder Bay North Stars, respectively, yesterday were named co-recipients […]
Press Release In response to the community’s renewed interest in the French Immersion program, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre will be holding a four-week French-language “Storytime” on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. The program will begin March 24 and be led by Meghan Spooner, a French teacher at Crossroads […]
Press Release Easter Seals Ontario launched its annual “Paper Eggs” campaign in partnership with retailers throughout the province, including The Bargain Shop here in Fort Frances. This initiative is part of Easter Seals’ annual March is Easter Seals Month fundraising and awareness campaign, and helps support children with physical disabilities […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for March 15-21 were Douglas Mills (Spruce Grove, Alta.), Irene Grennier (Fort Frances), Candice Nordrum (Steinbach, Man.), Sharlene Clarke (Winchester, Va.), Stewart and Donna Birnie (Gilbert Plains, Man.), Christie Olsther (Winnipeg), and […]
Duane Hicks The local Voyageur Lions Club will host its third-annual “Jail or Bail” in May—and are looking for “convicts” to participate. The event will take place Saturday, May 23 in conjunction with the 2015 Community & Business Expo at the Memorial Sports Centre. Participants are given a pledge sheet […]
It will be mostly cloudy tonight, with an overnight low of minus-two (28 F) and west winds at five-10 m.p.h. Scattered flurries are possible tomorrow afternoon, along with a high of two (36) and low around minus-14 (seven). Saturday will be sunny but colder, with a high of just minus-two […]
Staff While spring has sprung a little early this year, the Friends of the Museum is going ahead with its “Snoasis 3” family fun day this Saturday (March 21), unofficially renaming the event “Puddles of Paradise.” Kids are urged to wear their rain boots to the fun day, which will […]
Joey Payeur Lisa Penner will be the voice of experience on her rink next week. The Fort Frances resident is playing third for the Peggy Taylor rink, based out of Kenora, as they represent Northern Ontario at the Canadian Senior Curling Championships in Edmonton. The rink, which also features second […]
Staff The Flames weren’t too hot as a group but their goalie sure was. Andrew North made 42 saves to backstop the 10th-seeded Patrick Fogarty Flames (Orillia) to a 3-1 victory over the fourth-ranked Muskie boys’ hockey team in the quarter-finals at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championship last Thursday morning in […]
