Press Release The Canadian Celiac Association is the national voice for people who are diversely affected by gluten, and is dedicated to improving diagnosis and quality of life. Come and join us next Tuesday (Sept. 27) at 7 p.m. in Room 160 at Fort Frances High School. The evening will […]
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Staff Hydro One is planning a power outage next Thursday (Sept. 29) for some 3,800 Hydro One customer west of Fort Frances, up to and including Rainy River. This outage is scheduled to last from 7:30-8 a.m. On that same day, some 1,016 customers east of Fort Frances, including Couchiching […]
Press Release It’s a practice that’s as old as hammering a lawn sign into the ground: a new candidate comes into the fold and the local riding association orders a new batch of signs. But it’s also a practice that is changing—thanks to an inventive partnership between NDP candidate Sarah […]
Press Release As of September, 2011, all food and beverages sold in all Ontario elementary and secondary schools must follow the Ministry of Education’s new School Food and Beverage Policy to help make schools healthier places for children and youth to learn. The purpose of the policy is to help […]
Lucas Punkari Local cyclists will have a chance to see how well they match with one another this Sunday afternoon when a 25-km individual time trial is held here. The event is being organized by local rider Jeff Tilbury, who has been biking for more than 20 years and would […]
Lucas Punkari Although their first game isn’t until a tournament in Dryden at the end of October, the makeup of this year’s Muskie boys’ hockey squad has been decided after a week of tryouts at the Ice For Kids Arena. Following four-consecutive days of inter-squad match-ups, the coaching staff was […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ forwards Ryan Wildman and Jordan Larson had quite a busy week prior to suiting up for their SIJHL regular-season opener Friday night here against the Thunder Bay North Starts. After playing in a pair of pre-season games against the Sioux Lookout Flyers, the pair flew […]
Duane Hicks Advocating for elderly patients being denied care Representatives of the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, along with the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE, are in the midst of a provincial campaign to advocate for elderly patients who are pushed out of hospital while they are acutely […]
Peggy Revell Some people send postcards. Others pick up T-shirts. But Stratton youth Corburn Bragg was able to bring home pieces of film history as a summer vacation souvenir. During a trip to Hope, B.C. back in July, the 13-year-old scooped up pieces of the bridge made famous in “Rambo: […]
Lucas Punkari On Friday afternoon at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., Steve Arpin was, in his own words, “the happiest guy on Earth.” The Fort Frances native had just set a new track record in qualifying for the Fast Five 225 Camping World Truck Series race later that night, […]
Press Release Rainy River is now facing the prospect of emergency room (ER) closures due to a physician shortage. Recently, one of the two contract doctors resigned with two months’ notice. So as of Oct. 3, there only will be one physician in a community that sports a clinic with […]
Heather Latter Steve Latimer has seen the “Rachel’s Challenge” presentation and calls it powerful program—something not to be missed. While students in Grades 7-12 across the district will see the presentation during school hours next week, the public also is invited to one of the two events scheduled next Wednesday […]
