Staff A total of 405 Hydro One customers in an area from Mine Centre to east of Flanders lost power this morning. Hydro One said the cause of the outage was under investigation. The crew needs a helicopter to patrol the area but it was unable to fly earlier today […]
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the OPP The Pikangikum Police Service, with the assistance of members of the Red Lake OPP and the OPP North West Region Crime Unit, currently is investigating the suspicious death of a 32-year-old male resident of Pikangikum First Nation. Officers responded to a call of an altercation in the late-evening […]
the OPP Fort Frances OPP continue to investigate an armed robbery that occurred April 10 around 10:20 p.m. The suspect attended the Safeway gas bar located on Scott Street pointing a handgun and demanded money from the teller. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money, the suspect fled from the […]
Lucas Punkari Katelin Gurniak, left, and Siobhan MacKintosh watched as their rocket, nicknamed “Wizard,” took off at St. Francis School this morning. Both students are in Derek Jones’ Grade 6 class, which built the rockets as part of a study on flight in their science class.
Heather Latter Karen Peltomaki’s early learning class (JK/SK) presented “Alphabet Boogie” by Brod Bagert yesterday morning at St. Michael’s School during the choral speaking session of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. The piano division is set to get underway Monday, with the vocal division slated for […]
Duane Hicks More than two years in the making, the local Community Arts and Heritage Education Project—“What Hooks You Here?”—is nearing completion. While many hands have pulled loops on the rug-hooking project, Margaret Sedgwick, left, Judy Kielczewski, Debbie Ballard, and Barb Marr, as well as Ruth Brockie (not pictured), have […]
Duane Hicks The second phase of reconstruction of Third Street East is set to begin next week, but some residents are concerned about the removal of the south sidewalk along the 300 block that is part of the project. Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told the small group of […]
Drama division (April 12) •CLASS A703-A—1. Robert Moore School, Grade 3 (directed by Alexis Norris) •CLASS A704-A—1. St. Francis School, Grade 4 (directed by Shelley Jordbro) •CLASS A705-A—1. Robert Moore School, Grade 5 (directed by Dana Kosowick) •CLASS A705-B—1. Robert Moore School, Grade 5 (directed by Julie Ste. Croix) •CLASS […]
Heather Latter Britainee Kellar, left, Kristi Albright, Tana Langtry, Christine Hahkala, and Nancy Daley of the local Canadian Mental Health Association showed off their pink attire and decor at their Scott Street office yesterday in celebration of “Day of Pink”—the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia, and Transphobia in schools […]
Staff Against the blue spring sky, the new metal banners on Scott Street are looking good. The banners were commissioned by the BIA, designed and finished by local artist Lindsay Hamilton, and made with the help of teacher Robert Guertin’s Grade 11/12 manufacturing class at Fort Frances High School. The […]
Lucas Punkari Adrian Chapman of Boston Pizza tried to find a teammate to pass the ball to as Josh Mastin of La Place Rendez-Vous closely guarded him during the local men’s basketball league final last night at the Fort High gym. Despite a 42-point effort from Mastin, Boston Pizza came […]
Duane Hicks A fire at the Couchiching landfill was the source of smoke seen in the Fort Frances area last night and early this morning. The Couchiching Fire Department was called to the scene between 8:30-8:45 p.m. and there until about 12:20 a.m. All that remained this morning was a […]
