Duane Hicks Peggy Loyie, left, enjoyed afternoon tea and dainties with her parents, Rose and Dick Bird, yesterday during the C.W.L. annual Christmas bazaar at St. Mary’s parish. Hundreds of people packed the church hall to socialize, enters draws, and do some Christmas shopping.
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Submitted image Robert Moore student Kasey Kreger-O’Neill’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), Jaden Cooper (J.W. Walker), and […]
Heather Latter Grade 3 students Sophie Donaldson, left, Timea Enge, and Eva Gerstner demonstrated their support for “Movember” along with Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Alison Simpson at Robert Moore School this morning. The moustache theme day was initiated by the school’s student council and saw many of the students and […]
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 […]
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 […]
