Heather Latter Businesses, organizations, and individuals who have supported the Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) group since its inception in August, 2010 were recognized Friday night during the inaugural “Hats off to Seniors” gala at La Place Rendez-Vous here. “It certainly exceeded our expectations,” said Nell Laur, a member […]
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Heather Latter A group of 22 First Responders at Fort Frances High School are ecstatic about the recent addition to their team. “METIman”—a $60,000 technologically-advanced simulator mannequin—arrived recently and will mark a significant improvement in the training of student First Responders there. “It’s so much better for learning because it’s […]
Heather Latter Grades 6-8 students in the Northwest Catholic District School Board learned about leadership last week as part of a forum where local teen Dexter Fichuk offered a presentation at four of the board’s schools. “The response was really good,” noted Fichuk. “The students were engaged and listening. “I […]
Duane Hicks Resolute Forest Products dropped a bombshell on Fort Frances yesterday with word its kraft mill and #5 paper machine here will be idled indefinitely come month’s end. The move means 239 employees will be laid off. Paper machine #7 will continue to operate, with about 200 employees staying […]
Heather Latter With Christmas quickly approaching, the local Salvation Army is preparing to help make the holidays a better time for hundreds of district residents. Those in need of Christmas hampers this year as invited to pick up an application tomorrow or Friday (Nov. 22-23) from 10 a.m.-noon or 1-4 […]
Lucas Punkari After a Cinderella playoff run to advance to the NWOSSAA championship, the clock struck midnight on the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team. The surprising NorWOSSA champs ran up against the three-time Thunder Bay champion St. Ignatius Falcons in the best two-out-of-three series over the weekend in the Lakehead, […]
Duane Hicks Helen Hermanson admired a display featuring Hindu deities Saturday evening during an East Indian supper at St. John’s Anglican Church here. The supper was held in conjunction with the festival of “Diwali”—the Indian equivalent to Christmas. Diwali is a time when Hindus worship the Goddess of Wealth, Lakshmi, […]
Heather Latter Cast member Paris Gauthier performed a number during the opening night of Fort High’s “Mash It Up” musical revue last Thursday. Blending two songs together, the mash-ups offered a variety of songs, which the audience enjoyed. Special guests were the Donald Young School Glee Club. The show ran […]
Lucas Punkari Don DeBenedet yelled at his sweepers to get on the rock Friday night during the opening draw of the annual men’s bonspiel here. DeBenedet and his rink went on to win the ‘C’ title Saturday night over Ken McKinnon.
Press Release MONTREAL – Resolute Forest Products today announced the indefinite idling of the kraft mill and paper machine number 5 (PM5) at its pulp and paper operation in Fort Frances, Ontario. The kraft mill has an annual production capacity of approximately 200,000 metric tons of market pulp, while PM5 […]
Heather Latter Lauren Penney, a Grade 4 student at St. Francis School, wheeled her way around pylons toward the basketball net as she and her classmates learned about disabilities by “Walking in the Shoes of Someone Else.” Moving through 10 different stations, the purpose of the lesson was to build […]
Duane Hicks OPP Cst. Chris Halverson, accompanied by his German Shepherd partner, “Diesel,” spoke to youth and staff at the United Native Friendship Centre here this morning. Cst. Halverson explained how he works with “Diesel” and a second dog, “Sophie,” who sniff out drugs, people, guns, and explosives during police […]
