Staff With the deadline to register set for this Sunday, there’s still quite a few spaces open for the 2013 Mini-King and Mini-Queen contest. Six spots are still left for girls and nine for boys. Contestants must be aged four-seven as of July 1. To enter your child, call Melissa […]
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Staff Emo native Luke Judson has left the Lakehead Thunderwolves’ hockey team after signing a contract to play with the San Francisco Bulls of the ECHL next season. “I’ve turned down pro opportunities in the past because I know the importance of education,” Judson said in a statement issued yesterday […]
Sarah Pruys Rylee Nixon shook Confederation College president Jim Madder’s hand yesterday evening at the college’s 2013 convocation at the Townshend Theatre. Nixon, who received a diploma in Business Accounting, was one of 51 students to graduate from the satellite campus here.
Staff No new fires were reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. As well, the number of active fires dropped from 25 to 22 as of this morning. These include 12 in Nipigon District, nine in Sioux Lookout District, and one in Thunder Bay District. Since April 1, the region […]
Lucas Punkari Amber Williams of Team Gold looked to move the ball up the field while Team Red’s Nick Clugston looked on during the Division 5 title game of the annual wrap-up event for Fort Frances Youth Soccer on Saturday afternoon. Team Gold took home the crown with a 1-0 […]
Heather Latter Krista Nielson, with the Northwestern Health Unit, held onto the Crimson King maple tree as students from Carla Harris’ and John Cousineau’s Grade 1 classes at St. Michael’s School took turns helping to cover the roots with dirt Friday morning. The students were participating in the “Grow With […]
Staff Just one new blaze was confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday, which otherwise experienced a quiet weekend on the fire scene. Nipigon Fire #34 is a 0.1-hectare blaze currently classified as “not under control.” There remain 25 active fires in the region, including 13 in Nipigon District, nine in […]
Sarah Pruys Ann Sinclair and Dale Scott walked in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Friday afternoon along the riverfront. Sinclair, the Life Long Care co-ordinator at the United Native Friendship Centre here, helped organize the first-ever “Seniors Rock! Walk” in Fort Frances.
Staff Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Service will conduct a sewer cleaning and televising program for the next two weeks starting today. The town has hired the company to flush the sewer system over the next three years, as well as use a camera to record defects in it. Residents are […]
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A crew from Mike Carmody Contracting began demolishing the vacant Huffman School this morning. The school, which opened in 1955 and closed in 2010, will be down and cleared away by July 1. The general contractor is Wagner Construction Canada ULC, who will rebuild Williams Avenue between Third and Fifth […]
Staff Five people were killed in a single-vehicle accident early Saturday evening northwest of Sioux Lookout. Police said a GMC Terrain SUV was northbound on Slate Falls Road around 7 p.m. when it left the roadway and entered the Brokenmouth River about 15 km south of Slate Falls First Nation. […]
Staff The Rainy Lake Orchestra will be holding a concert to kick off summer tonight at the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre. “It’s called ‘Summer on the Border’ and it [starts] at 6:30 p.m.,” noted children’s librarian Andrea Avis. The concert will be held in the “great room” at the […]
