Duane Hicks Saturday’s cold, wet weather was not enough to stop the undead from rising from their tombs for the second-annual Fort Frances Zombie Walk. The event drew about 30 ghouls of all ages, from infants to middle-age adults, who put on their best zombie costumes and then staggered and […]
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Joey Payeur Mildred Lalond and Guthrie United Church spent their first days—and many more after that—within a stone’s throw of each another. But Lalond, the first person baptized in the Devlin church that was built in 1913 and a longtime member of its congregation, knows better than to cast the […]
Joey Payeur A month away from getting his team into action, Jamie Davis is like a kid counting down the days until Christmas. And the first-year head coach of the Muskie boys’ hockey team is fairly certain he’s going to like what he finds under the tree this season. “To […]
Duane Hicks Jason Gervais brought along a “snack” for the Fort Frances Zombie Walk on Saturday. For the second-straight year, Gervais won the prize for best costume at the community event.
Joey Payeur Michael Redford, left, and Taylor Chown surrounded themselves in autumn’s beauty during the fall trail walk put on by the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club at the Rocky Inlet trails on Sunday. The club offered tours of the trails to visitors, as well as a wild rice cooking […]
Dave Ogilvie Lt(N) Dawn Gray, left, the newly-appointed Commanding Officer of the 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Fort Frances, signed the “Change of Command” certificates along with Area Cadet Officer Capt. Chris Johnston-Brown, centre, and outgoing CO Lt(N) Terry Newman, CD, during a ceremony in Emo last Tuesday. The […]
Heather Latter Salvation Army Lt. Dennis Maybury, left, dropped by Robert Moore School yesterday to pick up boxes full of food donated by the students there for the local food bank. Pictured are Dana Kosowick’s Grade 6 students who organized the school-wide food drive. But bringing in the most donations […]
Heather Latter Supporters of the “Idle No More” movement marched along Highway 11 from Couchiching to the Point and back yesterday to honour indigenous sovereignty and for the protection of treaty rights. The Rainy River/Treaty 3 Territory rally also saw people walking for their spiritual ancestors, future generations, missing and […]
Staff A Fort Frances native will join the list of greats who have left their mark on the St. Louis sports scene. Former Fort Frances Canadians’ player Bill Selman will be enshrined into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame on Nov. 20 after he and his St. Louis University […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is getting money to help pay for the infrastructure replacement work done on Second Street East this summer. It was among 21 Ontario communities to recently receive funding based on their application to the Municipal Infrastructure Investment Initiative. The town has been given […]
Staff The Ontario Court of Appeal released two rulings late last month affirming that holding a cellphone—even briefly—while driving is illegal under the Highway Traffic Act. And local OPP Cst. Anne McCoy is pleased with the decision. “Distracted driving refers to all forms of distracted or inattentive driving, such as […]
