Lucas Punkari “Make It Seven” was the rallying cry for many Canadian hockey fans over the last decade hoping to see the NHL expand north of the border, and they finally got their wish a couple of months ago with the Winnipeg Jets returning to the 30-team loop. The same […]
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Lucas Punkari Kobi Ward, left, and Kale Bruyere-Huntley playfully battled for possession of the 2011 Safeway KidPro trophy after they finished tied for first place following a hot day of fishing on Rainy Lake on Sunday. Ward, who was fishing with multiple FFCBC champ Joe Thrun, caught three fish for […]
Heather Latter Frances Shelfantook, now 98 years young, will be launching her recently published novel, “Sophia’s Journey,” next Thursday (July 28) at the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre from noon-2 p.m.
Zoey Duncan Michael McDonald of Pack Pros carried an aged television to a semi-trailer, along with piles of other unwanted electronics, on Monday at the Memorial Sports Centre during the Recycle Your Electronics tour by Ontario Electronic Stewardship. The tour, which has collected more than 70 metric tonnes of TVs, […]
Lucas Punkari Nick Jourdain, left, and Dan Chesser battled for the puck on a face-off during the Fort Frances Lakers’ summer camp Friday night at Bronco Arena over in International Falls. Players from both sides of the border squared off in four scrimmages over the weekend, with the majority of […]
Staff The OPP received a call to assist the ambulance shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday as a young person was reported to be injured. Police confirmed a youth was swimming at the dock area at Colonization Road East and Fifth Street East. Police located the youth, who was taken […]
Duane Hicks Smoke from fires in the northern part of the region is wafting into Rainy River District. Ministry of Natural Resources fire information officer Owen Vaughan explained this morning that the smoke is drifting to various parts of the region from the northern fires. “The wind is basically blowing […]
Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Lakers continue to build their roster for the 2011/12 season, signing local forward Jordan Larson and re-signing forward Henry Gutierrez. Larson, who took part in the Lakers’ rookie camp in International Falls over the weekend, was acquired from the Duluth Clydesdales following the SIJHL draft […]
Duane Hicks The first of a series of local road reconstruction and watermain improvements this summer has begun. Wagner Construction Canada ULC was digging today into Eighth Street to install sewer and water services for the new 10-unit apartment complex being built by Wahkaihganun Futures Corp. Then next week, the […]
Zoey Duncan Will Pike lugged one of dozens of televisions onto a trailer during the Recycle Your Electronics tour here yesterday. The tour, which has collected 70 metric tonnes of materials throughout the province, continues today from 2-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre parking lot. Yesterday, 113 vehicles dropped […]
Peggy Revell Construction is underway at St. Michael’s School in anticipation of the province’s roll-out of full-day junior kindergarten there this fall. Local contractors Ed Kaun and Sons are pushing out the walls of the two classrooms by about 15 feet in order to expand the classrooms’ square footage to […]
Staff A change in format for the ever-popular “Quest for the Best” singing contest will see old favourites compete against newcomers this year. The annual event is set to run this Wednesday (July 20) at the Sports Memorial Centre in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, with doors […]
