Duane Hicks Council and town staff took time to reflect on the late Sharon Tibbs during Monday night’s regular meeting, with all agreeing she will be greatly missed for her knowledge, experience, dedication to the community, and sense of camaraderie. Tibbs, who passed away last Wednesday, was first elected to […]
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Duane Hicks Reports of influenza are part of every winter but ’flu season has hit the Rainy River and Kenora districts early this year. Donna Stanley, manager of infectious diseases for the Northwestern Health Unit, said Monday that ’flu has been confirmed across the entire region the health unit covers, […]
Lucas Punkari For any hockey player, having to make the jump from playing for a team in your hometown to one that is far away can be a challenge. But for Davis Ross, his twin brother, Nolan, and Scott Parsons, the fact that all three Fort Frances natives are suiting […]
Heather Latter Eleanor Barron, the local Alzheimer Society’s “First Link” and public education co-ordinator, along with her husband, Wayne, were among those who enjoyed a delicious meal Saturday night during the group’s annual charitable dinner, entitled “Forget Me Not,” at La Place Rendez-Vous.
Duane Hicks Volunteer firefighter Dan DeGagne had to pull hard to free this tree which was frozen to a spot on the lawn of this Church Street residence Saturday afternoon. The Fort Frances Fire Brigade conducted its annual Christmas tree pick-up, which was made a little more difficult this year […]
Duane Hicks Wendy Derendorf, left, Noris Piccinato, and Aurora Doerksen of the Royal Canadian Legion’s Br. #29 Poppy Fund committee, along with Rainycrest unit co-ordinator Kayla Caul-Chartier, checked out one of the two new hi-lo beds purchased thanks to the fund.
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Jameson Shortreed could only look back as a shot by Duluth Clydesdales’ forward Zachary Newman found the back of the net here Saturday night. Despite Newman’s power-play marker, the Lakers cruised to an 11-6 win to snap a three-game home losing streak.
Heather Latter Children sang songs using actions during “Storytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this morning before program director Andrea Avis read them some books. The winter programs at the library started up again last week and run until March 7. The weekly sessions also include “Tales […]
Duane Hicks A new rink condenser for the ’52 Canadians Arena will be a high-priority capital item in the 2013 budget because the current one is on its last legs. A report from Community Services manager Jason Kabel noted that shortly before the Christmas break, Graham Matheson noticed ammonia was […]
Heather Latter Mary Lou Beaulieu, left, and Arvilla Degelman got ready to dig into their main course at the local Alzheimer Society’s annual charitable dinner, “Forget Me Not,” at La Place Rendez-Vous here Saturday night. The evening not only featured a tasty meal, but also entertainment, a silent auction, and […]
the OPP Shortly after 3 a.m. on yesterday, on off-duty member of the Rainy River District OPP came upon a motor-vehicle accident on the 400 block of King’s Highway in Fort Frances. On-duty officers were called and responded to the scene. As a result of an investigation, Ryan Windego, 18, […]
Lucas Punkari Chandler Medicine of the Emo Express prepared to make a back-handed spin move on Fort Frances Kennedy K9’s goalie Jacob Glowasky in a shootout yesterday afternoon during the ‘B’ final of the FFMHA’s Bantam ‘A’ tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena. Glowasky turned aside Medicine’s attempt to […]
