Sarah Pruys Come Aug. 1, St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church will have a new priest after Fr. Victor De Gagné, who was born and raised in Fort Frances, was appointed to serve here. He currently is the associate pastor at St. Dominic Parish in Thunder Bay, Fr. De Gagné, who […]
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Lucas Punkari Although he had won the Emo Walleye Classic in its first year of existence in 2002 with Harvey Cochrane, it had been a decade since Morson’s Oliver Gibbins had tried to win a second crown after finishing in 29th place back in 2003. However, when long-time contender Les […]
Lucas Punkari It’s starting to become bit of a familiar road for the Muskie boys’ soccer team. After finishing atop the regular-season standings for a second-straight year, the black-and-gold can win their third-straight NorWOSSA title this afternoon in Dryden when they face either the host Eagles or Kenora Broncos in […]
Sarah Pruys Curran Strachan and Larissa Desrosiers made their way across the stage in the Townshend Theatre and past the crowded cafeteria Saturday evening as they participated in Fort High’s annual Grand March. About 200 students were dressed up for the event, which included the dinner/dance at La Place Rendez-Vous […]
Duane Hicks McKenna Begin, left, teamed up with mom, Dana Lyn, who is both a Kiwanian and works for RBC Financial Group, to help clean up the riverfront here last Thursday evening. RBC staff were fulfilling their pledge to the RBC Blue Water Project, a commitment by the company to […]
Lucas Punkari A little bit of mud wasn’t going to stop Matthew Drazecky (#613) and Cole Chernosky on Saturday afternoon as they roared around the Emo Motocross track during a race in the Junior MX-3 division. A total of 101 riders took part in the season-opening event for the Superior […]
Les Morrison, left, and his partner, Oliver Gibbins, were overjoyed Saturday afternoon when they realized their total weight of 20.16 pounds was enough to take home the 2013 Emo Walleye Classic trophy during the final weigh-in at the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre.
Staff The roof of the Sister Kennedy Centre will be replaced after it started leaking in several spots throughout the building this spring. Card tables have had to be moved to make room for pails to catch water. There are a few places in the kitchen where pails also have […]
Heather Latter Nikki Wilson, a student from Jeremiah McCart’s Grade 6 class at St. Francis School, got started this morning on a test administered by Ontario’s Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO). Grade 3 and 6 students across the province will be evaluated in reading, writing, and mathematics over a […]
the MNR The forest fire hazard across Northwestern Ontario remains “high,” with pockets of “extreme” found in the Thunder Bay and Nipigon districts. Rain is expected later this week, but the amount of rain and where it will fall is questionable. Until such time that enough rain has fallen to […]
