Staff The Muskie football team saw its season come to an end Friday afternoon as they were blanked 30-0 by the top-seeded Steinbach Sabres in the WHSFL’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division quarter-finals at Canad Inns Stadium in Winnipeg. Having finished the regular season with a 6-1 record, the Sabres used […]
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Staff As a result of an extensive search by police and civilians, police confirmed the body of John Cochrane, 43, of Mitaanjigaming First Nation was recovered from the waters of Stanjikoming Bay at 11:20 a.m. on Friday. No foul play is suspected and OPP is continuing to assist the Regional […]
Heather Latter Local Legion member Roy Legarie pinned a poppy to the jacket of Mayor Roy Avis this morning, while Norris Piccinato collected his donation, as the Royal Canadian Legion kicked off its annual poppy campaign. Donations from poppy sales go towards caring for disabled veterans, maintaining graves and memorials, […]
Heather Latter Mammography technologist Karen Egan showed the difference between an image taken from the hospital’s old film mammography unit to that of one taken from the new digital unit during yesterday’s official opening of the latest piece of equipment at La Verendrye Hospital. The digital unit, purchased thanks to […]
Duane Hicks Joelle Paull sprinkled the parmesan on a plateful of pasta yesterday evening during a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at Fort Frances High School cafeteria. The event, hosted by students in the Social Worker program at Confederation College here in support of the “Community Chest,” was deemed a success.
Duane Hicks Grand Council Treaty #3 Grand Chief Warren White spoke after signing agreements with Aboriginal Affairs minister Kathleen Wynne, left, and Northern Development and Mines minister Rick Bartolucci yesterday at the Couchiching multi-use facility during the Grand Council Treaty #3 National and Chiefs’ Assembly. The agreements reaffirm the partnership […]
Staff In addition to giving out candy to costumed kids on Hallowe’en, local residents also will be visited by Fort Frances High School students looking for non-perishable food items to give to a good cause. The group—the Fort Frances Mobilizers—once again will participate in an event called “Hallowe’en for Hunger” […]
There is a slight chance of snowshowers this evening, then a chance for flurries. Look for an overnight low of minus-eight C (18 F) and west winds at five-15 m.p.h. Tomorrow will be partly sunny but cool, with a high of one (34) and low around minus-seven (20). Expect west […]
Duane Hicks If you see a pale, bedraggled person with a grievous head wound staggering down the street Sunday afternoon, hold up before dialing 9-1-1. It’s probably just a zombie. The first-ever Fort Frances “Zombie Walk” is slated to set to go starting at 3 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican […]
the OPP Police are continuing to search for an overdue boater on Rainy Lake. John Cochrane, 43, of Mitaanjigaming First Nation (Stanjikoming), left the community by boat Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. to harvest fire wood from an area across Stanjikoming Bay on Rainy Lake. He was operating an 18-foot aluminum […]
Heather Latter Alex Kabel, six, helped himself to a goodie at Briana Rousseau’s “Do You Bake?” booth during a fall craft and vendor fair Saturday at the Fort Frances Legion. The event featured more than 20 home-based businesses and artisans, offering everything from jewellery, books, and handbags to home decor, […]
Heather Latter Hayden Allam dressed up as a ladybug as she participated in Walmart’s eighth-annual “Hallowe’en Scavenger Hunt” yesterday evening. Some 240 costume-clad youngsters ventured around the store collecting treats and safety tips in each department.
