Joey Payeur It’s been a long time for Jenna Enge and, in her opinion, for female curlers from this part of the country. The Devlin native, who now lives in Thunder Bay, will be part of the Sudbury-based rink skipped by Tracy Horgan that will be the first women’s team […]
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Duane Hicks A local resident has asked town council to refrain from culling Canada geese that have been flocking to the area in increasing numbers over the past few years. Third Street East resident Senja Holbrook told council Monday night that she and others are opposed to killing Canada geese […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances High School senior band will have an experience like none other. As part of its biennial trip, the 40-member group will be travelling to Whistler, B.C. to participate in the 16th-annual Whistler Music Festival from April 23-26. “It’s a festival for bands of all ages,” […]
Staff A black bear found paralyzed in a large field on Frenchman’s Rock Road in Morson back in December is recuperating at the “Bear With Us Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre for Bears” in Sprucedale, Ont. The bear, named “Hope,” was found Dec. 15 by Chris Jack and family. They ultimately […]
Heather Latter This year’s “Relay for Life” will see a few changes, with the most notable one being the time. Instead of an overnight relay, this year’s event will run from noon until midnight. “We’re flipping it all around,” noted committee co-chair Jennifer Anderson. She said the Canadian Cancer Society […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy Lake Market Square project remains on the town’s radar, with hope an announcement of the second piece of the funding is forthcoming. The town already has received $1 million from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. to level the old hotel and redevelop the site into […]
Heather Latter St. Michael’s School will see the return of the French Immersion program here this fall as required enrolment numbers were met during the two-week registration period that ended Friday. “We have the numbers to run both an SK and a Grade 1 class—not just on this end but […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum recently was able to give a helping hand to the Netherlands thanks to a timely coincidence. Museum volunteer Maxine Hayes was working on the ongoing wartime exhibit, “We Remember Them,” continuing her dedicated research into district men and women who served in World War […]
Joey Payeur It’s been a whirlwind ride for the new Muskie Nordic ski team—and the journey is far from over. From its first practice session only two months ago, Fort High has been improving by leaps and bounds. So much so, in fact, that at least three team members have […]
Joey Payeur Local members of the Ontario Nurses Association marched Friday to show their displeasure with the current situation that has led to a strike by employees of Ontario’s Community Care Access Centres. The picketers were expected to continue their action through this week and likely until the labour dispute […]
Heather Latter Aaron Meyers, a Grade 8 student at Robert Moore School, helped Maddisyn Smith, three, put a sticker on her “passport” when they stopped by to check out the school’s gymnasium during a registration open house last Wednesday for youngsters who will be attending the Early Years program in […]
Heather Latter The Honourable Mr. Justice John dePencier Wright, centre, of the Superior Court of Justice, posed with fellow members of the bar—Robert Morgan, left, Lawrence Phillips, Barbara Morgan, Laurence Eustace, and Clare Brunetta—at the Fort Frances Courthouse yesterday during his final day as a presiding judge here. Justice Wright, […]
