Duane Hicks Local RN Kim McMahon of the Fort Frances Hemodialysis Unit recently was honoured with a “Walk the Talk” Individual Award from the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. It gives out “Walk the Talk” awards each year in a number of categories to acknowledge and reward physicians and […]
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Heather Latter Rianna Roach and Mikaelah Yerxa are becoming leaders within their school community after having attended an indigenous youth leadership gathering last month. “I really felt empowered,” said Roach, noting the pair took part in a variety of cultural presentations and workshops at the First Nation, Métis and Inuit […]
Staff The four local First Nations which are plaintiffs in the “two-chain” case are disappointed with the decision announced Feb. 19 and will be appealing the ruling by Justice J.S. Fregeau. In a press release, leaders of Couchiching, Naicatchewenin, Nigigoonsiminikaaning, and Mitaanjigamiing First Nations stated they “strongly disagree” with the […]
Duane Hicks Texting, talking on your hand-held device, adjusting your iPod, or playing “Flappy Bird” while driving will net you a bigger fine starting March 18. Ontario is boosting the fine for motorists who are caught driving while distracted from $155 to $280 (a $225 fine, plus a $50 victim […]
Joey Payeur John Homer wants to bring back the excitement to the district’s snowmobile trails. The Fort Frances resident and two-year member of the Borderland Snowmobile Club is spearheading Saturday’s snowmobile poker run, which will begin at La Place Rendez-Vous and head west to Emo and back again. “I came […]
Heather Latter The local Salvation Army will be celebrating its 100th anniversary next month and they are inviting the community to join in the festivities. “The Salvation Army started in Fort Frances 100 years ago and in recognition of 100 years of services here, we are having a concert and […]
Joey Payeur It’s all over but the breath holding. Fort Frances will find out during Saturday’s broadcast of CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” whether it has advanced to the top 16 communities for the 2014 Kraft “Hockeyville” contest. If that happens, it will mean an automatic $25,000 in arena upgrades […]
Duane Hicks The federal government hasn’t been doing its share to help fix roads in Ontario. That’s the message Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. Ken Perry got last week during the annual Ontario Good Roads Association/Rural Ontario Municipal Association conference in Toronto. The pair attended a meeting with Transportation and […]
Duane Hicks The town’s 2014 operating budget could see some trimming in the coming weeks as council looks ahead to a future where either reduced services, or higher user fees or taxes, will become a necessity. The 2014 budget currently includes an operating shortfall of about $360,787. This amount is […]
Heather Latter It might have felt like minus-40 C outside but that didn’t stop people from enjoying fun-filled activities and entertainment during the 32nd-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival over the weekend. “I think it went very well,” enthused Howard Dodd, a member of the Nestor Falls recreation committee which stages […]
Joey Payeur Amber Jourdain’s journey this season started in the dog days of August, skating miles in front of empty stands at a hockey camp at the new Couchiching Arena. That dedication—combined with the efforts of her teammates—culminated in a memory she and the rest of the Muskie girls’ hockey […]
Heather Latter Mason Pope of Nestor Falls tossed his coloured ball of ice into the rings during one of the activities for children at the 32nd-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival on Saturday. Due to the extreme cold, the youngsters alternated between a variety of outdoor and indoor games. Other events […]
