the OPP Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle that was leaving the courthouse in Atikokan. As a result of an investigation stemming from this traffic stop, a 53-year-old Atikokan […]
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Joey Payeur Muskies goaltender Dylan Ossachuk nearly tattooed the Dryden Eagles’ Keith Wrolstad (18) in the head with this clearing attempt during the first period of Fort Frances’ 7-3 win over Dryden in their NorWOSSA regular-season opener last night at the Ice for Kids Arena.
Submitted Gillons’ Insurance Brokers has a new sign with a new logo in front of its Church Street location. As part of the company’s re-branding, all eight of the Gillons’ Insurance locations throughout Northern Ontario have similar signs with the new logo going up.
Staff JW Walker student Jaden Cooper’s poster is one of the local winners in the Fort Frances Lions Club’s annual peace poster contest, and it has been sent on to be judged at the “district” level. The other winners are Kaitlyn Gerhard (Crossroads School), Kasey Kreger-O’Neill (Robert Moore) and Ciara […]
Joey Payeur They scored early, but the Providence University College Pilots hope it’s the one they didn’t score late that doesn’t come back to haunt them. The No. 2-seeded Pilots from Otterburne, Man., with Fort Frances native Jess Caul in the lineup, blanked the No. 6-ranked Baptist Bible Defenders (Clarks […]
Joey Payeur It took a while for the offensive fuse to light, but when it went off, it did so with an emphatic bang. The Muskie boys hockey team appeared somewhat listless in the early stages of their NorWOSSA regular-season opener against the Dryden Eagles last night at Ice for […]
Heather Latter Alice Irvine celebrated her 102nd birthday at Rainycrest on Nov. 5 with her children Joan Anderson, left, and Bruce Irvine, right, as well as nieces Jill Kellar and Gwen Curtis (both standing). Nephew Jack Curtis was also in attendance.
the OPP Shortly after 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 5, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle that was leaving the courthouse in Atikokan. As a result of an investigation stemming from this traffic stop, a 53-year-old Atikokan […]
Press Release Unifor is calling on the Wynne government to ensure an opportunity to expand and strengthen Ontario’s recovering forestry sector is not lost. “We are frustrated that plans to save a closed pulp mill in Fort Frances currently owned by Resolute Forestry are needlessly floundering,” said Unifor national president […]
Duane Hicks Sue Freeman, left, and Patty Christian were among the nearly 800 people who flocked to Fort Frances High School yesterday for a perogie-and-meatball benefit dinner for Connie Cuthbertson. The dinner, which also featured a silent auction, raised a large amount of funds to help cover Cuthbertson’s medical expenses. […]
Press Release NDP MPP for Kenora-Rainy River, Sarah Campbell called on the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, Bill Mauro, to listen to the united Rainy River district that rallied yesterday to tell the Minister to take immediate action to save their mill. “The mayor of Fort Frances, Roy Avis, […]
Press Release The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts is working together with community partners to improve the safety of people with dementia and providing peace of mind for family members. Three out of five people with dementia will go missing at some point? If not found within 24 hours, […]
