Staff The offence looked familiar but the defence was a far more dangerous beast this time around. The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team limited the Kenora Broncos’ shot-making opportunities, and made good on enough of their own, to earn a 43-31 decision in NorWOSSA action here yesterday. Fort High (5-0) […]
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Staff Patrick Morrisseau was elected to the Couchiching band council in yesterday’s byelection. He will join Chief Sarah Mainville and fellow councillors Ron Archie, Bill Perrault, Dave Bruyere, Lucille “Bugsy” Morrisseau, and Christine Jourdain on council until the next band election in 2016. Angela Mainville, Daniel Mainville, and Nicole Perrault […]
Press Release Committee members for the upcoming Dudley Hewitt Cup, which the Fort Frances Lakers are hosting this spring, will meet Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at the Super 8 Motel. Committee chairman Larry Patrick said the aim of the meeting will be to nail down some of the […]
There is a chance of snow and freezing drizzle tonight, with a possible accumulation of less than 2.5 cm (one inch). The overnight temperature is expected to rise to minus-six C (22 F) by 5 a.m., with south winds at 10 m.p.h. Snow is likely tomorrow, with a possible accumulation […]
Duane Hicks Library assistant Penny Shumaker put the finishing touches on a new display at the Fort Frances Public Library in anticipation of “Freedom to Read Week” (Feb. 22-28). In light of the Jan. 7 massacre, in which 12 people were killed at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie […]
Duane Hicks Artwork by teen artists Jada Eide and Julia Cawston is in the spotlight this month at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The piece above was done by Eide. The work of talented local artists is exhibited each month at the library. If you’re a local artist […]
the OPP On Sunday around 9:40 p.m., the Rainy River District OPP was dispatched to a single-motor vehicle collision Highway 11, about 1.7 km west of Gehl Lake. When officers arrived at the scene, they located an unoccupied red pickup truck in the south ditch with the engine on and […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is seeking letters of support from district municipalities as it applies for funding to improve Internet service in the west end of the district. The RRFDC is applying to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. and FedNor for what is being called […]
Joey Payeur It was a beautiful end to a mostly ugly story. Wyatt Cota scored the game-winner on the power play at 2:51 of overtime to give the Fort Frances Lakers a 6-5 victory over the visiting English River Miners on Tuesday night. With Landen Matechuk in the box for […]
Duane Hicks Support for the Knox Renewal project continues to grow. Voyageur Lions past president Bill Michl, along with charter member Joyce Zub, visited Knox United Church here yesterday to give a $1,300 cheque to Bill and Mary Jane Gushulak of the project committee. Some $300 of the amount was […]
Staff Canada Post is asking the town for permission to install a community mailbox on the property between 165 and 205 Third St. W. In a letter from Chris Ruby, delivery planning officer for Canada Post Corp., he explained the reason for the request is due to a health and […]
It will be partly cloudy and cold tonight, with an overnight low of minus-26 C (15 below zero F). Look for northwest winds at five-10 m.p.h., becoming light and variable. Scattered flurries are possible tomorrow, with a high of minus-eight (18), but feeling more like minus-26 to minus-32 (15-25 below), […]
