Dave Ogilvie Donald Young School in Emo will be hosting a “Family Literacy Day” next Thursday (Jan. 27). Family members are invited to a lunch of wild rice soup and bannock, which will be served at noon in the school gym. Then after lunch, parents are encouraged to stay to […]
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Joey Payeur The saying goes that the third time is the charm. Tim Nordin would prefer it to be the fourth time. The Dawson Township resident, curling out of the Stratton Curling Club, is headed back to the Northern Ontario men’s championship for a fourth time after going a perfect […]
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FFHS teacher Keith Gilbert, student council co-president Hailey Swire, Legion members Noris Piccinato and Glen Westover, and student council co-president Jessica Allan showed off the recovered plaques listing names of Fort Frances High School alumni who served during Word War II. The plaques, which hung in the hall at the […]
Duane Hicks A customer for the new Rainy Lake First Nations Pharmacy, Harry Morrisseau, left, handed over his prescription to pharmacist Edwin Bruyere on Monday.
Duane Hicks Anton “Tony” Jacyk celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday at Rainycrest Long-Term Care. Jacyk came to the Fort Frances area from the part of Poland now known as Belarus when he was 15 and worked for the CNR until retiring in the 1970s. He said he isn’t sure what […]
Peggy Revell Red Lake Ram Leigh Jefferies (#16) charged towards Muskie defenceman Braedon Keast (#15) during Friday’s NorWOSSA showdown at the ‘52 Canadians Arena. Fort High won 7-1, then closed out the two-game series with a 9-1 victory Saturday afternoon.
Duane Hicks Couchiching Chief Chuck McPherson, left, Shanna Weir, executive director of the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, pharmacist Edwin Bruyere, pharmacy technician Laura Bruyere, RBC senior commercial account manager-aboriginal market Gord Steeves, and Richard Bruyere, executive director of Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services (not pictured) cut the ribbon yesterday during the […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will be looking to approve its audited financial statements for the previous year at tonight’s meeting, which is slated to run via videoconference starting at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Francis School library. The 2009-10 financial year saw the board end up with […]
Staff Rams were an endangered species over the weekend at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The Muskie boys’ hockey team used the Red Lake Rams for target practice in a sweep of their two-game NorWOSSA series, with the hosts winning 7-1 on Friday and then 9-1 on Saturday afternoon. Scoring summaries […]
Duane Hicks While sewer and water rates have not been set for 2011, a couple of projects related to that area likely will go ahead. One major project is the $1.2-million replacement of aged sanitary sewer line and water line on Third Street East, from Portage Avenue to Mowat Avenue, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are in one serious groove so far in 2011. The local Junior ‘A’ squad took care of two more challengers over the weekend at the Ice For Kids Arena, nipping the defending SIJHL champion Thunder Bay North Stars 3-2 in overtime Saturday night after doubling […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy Lake First Nations Pharmacy has opened its doors at the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre on Couchiching. A partnership between the Rainy Lake Tribal Development Corp. and pharmacist Edwin Bruyere, the new business had a soft opening last week but held its grand opening this afternoon. In […]
