Duane Hicks Town council again has endorsed “International Peaceful Borders Day” on July 2 and Mayor Roy Avis has signed a joint letter to be sent to Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft noted at last night’s council meeting that Prime Minister Harper always […]
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Staff The “I Am Awesome! (And I Know It!)” self-esteem and empowerment retreat for young women was named a grand-prize winner in the Aviva Community Fund competition, earning a total of $45,000. “I am so excited—a little teary, very humbled, and slightly overwhelmed,” retreat director Renée Martin-Brown enthused this morning […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are moving on up—and their leading scorer’s efforts in making it happen earned him yet another accolade. Yesterday’s release of the latest top 20 rankings in the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League saw the Lakers (33-6-0-2) move up one notch to No. 6 from last […]
Heather Latter These ladies donned some feather boas, masks, hats, and glasses to pose for a fun photo shoot with local photographer Jennifer Horton (Chick With A Camera) during the “Hope and the City” event Saturday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. A fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society, about 100 […]
Joey Payeur Evan Kabel of the Fort Frances Times Tigers was in full stride on this offensive zone rush as he split two Thunder Bay Elks Dufresne Leafs during the first period of the final of the Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association’s Novice tournament at the Emo/La Vallee Arena yesterday. Kabel […]
Joey Payeur Peyton Avis of the Fort Frances Atom ‘AA’ Canadians, left, and Shaymus Stevenson of the Dryden Paperkings squared off on the opening draw of the fourth-place game of the Canadians’ home tournament yesterday at the Ice For Kids Arena. The home squad rolled to an 8-2 victory, with […]
Staff In terms of statement games, this said a ton about the Fort Frances Lakers. Cody Wickstrom’s power-play goal with 2:19 to go lifted the Lakers to an eventual 6-4 victory over the host Thunder Bay North Stars on Saturday night. The North Stars (27-7-1-4) entered the game having beaten […]
Staff Town council will hear a presentation by Stephen Challis, president of the Rainy Lake Conservancy, at its regular meeting tonight. Challis will be asking council for a letter of support to have the historical route from Thunder Bay to Rainy River officially designated as a “Canadian Heritage River.” An […]
Staff Home ice has been very good to the Muskie curling rinks so far. The three squads all were undefeated heading into this afternoon’s final draw in the first round of NorWOSSA playdowns at the Fort Frances Curling Club The mixed team of skip Matthew Grant, third Anika Beaudry, co-seconds […]
Duane Hicks Wade Roseborough, advisor to the Aboriginal Liaison Program, Statistics Canada-Northwestern Ontario, spoke at open house regarding results of the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, “First Findings,” as well as data from the 2011 National Household Survey, yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The results focused on […]
Heather Latter Youngsters at the day care at Robert Moore School took full advantage of the milder temperatures this morning by painting the snow a rainbow of colours. They also built forts and played other snow games. The school-aged children were attending day care due to today’s PD Day.
Joey Payeur If one is going to put on a show, the best place for it to occur is at a showcase in front of interested onlookers in possession of terrific opportunities. Lucas DeBenedet caught the eye of the college, junior, and pro scouts attending the annual “SIJHL Showcase” yesterday […]
