Staff With the local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” set for New Year’s Day, organizers are hoping this year’s fundraiser will be more successful than ever. And with just a few days to go, they want those considering taking an icy dip in the name of a good cause […]
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Sarah Pruys Julia Cawston, 13, laced up her skates for the first time this year and went skating with her family after dinner on Christmas Day. Although it was very cold, there still were people out enjoying the McIrvine rink.
courtesy of Ron Wolf People from all walks of life lined up to get a hot turkey lunch with all the fixings on Tuesday during the 25th-annual Community Christmas Dinner at Knox United Church. Organized by the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau, the popular event once again exemplified the spirit of […]
Sarah Pruys Chad Faragher served in his match against Steve Krag during the 25th-annual men’s Boxing Day squash tournament yesterday. Ben Andrusco went on to capture the tournament, which featured a record 24 participants and ran for 10 hours.
Heather Latter Grade 6 students at J.W. Walker School did a Christmas dance to the Michael Jackson hit “Thriller” on Friday afternoon during the junior Christmas concert. The intermediate band also performed three Christmas tunes.
Heather Latter Four-year-old cousins Olivia, left, and Chloe Allen stopped by the Makabi Inn on Saturday to have their picture taken with Santa Claus before he headed back to the North Pole to get ready to make his annual Christmas Eve rounds.
the OPP A body has been recovered on Deer Lake after a groomer went through the ice there last week. On Dec. 21, Red Lake OPP were contacted by the Nishnawbe-Aski Police (NAPS) in Deer Lake First Nation, 750 km northwest of Thunder Bay. NAPS advised that a local resident, […]
Staff While numbers may have been down a little this year, the annual Community Christmas Dinner still drew about 200 people to Knox United Church here Tuesday. And the spirit of co-operation was high, indeed, as more and more volunteers stepped forward this year to lend a helping hand. “The […]
the OPP The OPP has identified the victim of Sunday’s fatal motor-vehicle accident near Ignace as 32-year-old Blake Cheslock of Thunder Bay. The collision involved a westbound 2006 Ford F350 pickup truck that travelled into the eastbound lane and collided with a 2007 Pontiac G6 on Highway 17 about 10 […]
Look for variable cloudiness tonight, with an overnight low of minus-12 C (10 F) and east winds at five-10 m.p.h. Scattered flurries are possible tomorrow, along with a high of minus-eight (18) and low around minus-14 (seven). Expect south winds at five-10 m.p.h. Saturday will be sunny, with a high […]
Heather Latter With a renovation of both the interior and exterior now complete, the local McDonald’s restaurant re-opened for business Friday. An official opening is planned for Jan. 5.
Duane Hicks Participants of all ages declared they would be “Idle No More” on Friday, walking from Couchiching First Nation to Fort Frances and then through town, carrying signs in support of Chief Theresa Spence while opposing the Harper government and Bill C-45.
