the OPP A Bowmanville, Ont. man was killed in a two-vehicle accident late yesterday afternoon on Highway 11 about five km west of Geraldton, Greenstone OPP reported. James O’Brien, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene after the pickup truck he was driving collided with a commercial vehicle near Goldfield […]
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Peggy Revell Voting for Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Upsilon’s “Lil Pumpkin” contest continues until Oct. 24 at The Place. People can vote for their favourite baby by placing a donation in the slot that matches up with the photo, with proceeds going towards the Salvation Army’s “Adopt-A-Family” program at Christmas.
Duane Hicks Marilyn Erwin admired a quilt crafted and donated by Margaret Fontana of Ottawa which the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary is raffling off as part of its Christmas draw. Tickets for the draw cost $3 each or two for $5, which be purchase at the hospital gift shop, from […]
the MNR Two prescribed burns are scheduled for ignition in the West Fire Region over the next two days. Fort Frances District is planning to ignite the Pekagoning Lake prescribed burn, located about 60 km northwest of Atikokan. The project area is roughly 140 hectares in size and consists of […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers completed a minor deal yesterday, shipping defenceman Jake Wentz to Sioux Lookout in exchange for forward Brad Bienvenu. In Bienvenu, the Lakers get a forward with three points (a goal and two assists) so far this season after racking up seven goals and 24 points […]
Dan Falloon Larry Gustafson watched a rock hurtle down the ice during action at the Fort Frances Curling Club last night. Although the first rocks of the new season were cast Tuesday, there still are some openings in the Thursday night men’s league and the Thursday afternoon ladies’ league. On […]
Press Release 211 is a new 24/7 helpline expanding across Ontario. On Monday (Oct. 18), 211 services officially will launch for Rainy River District residents and be available through two access points—a three-digit phone number (2-1-1) and its website at www.211north.ca Both the phone and website connect people to programs […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ golf team had a better day on the links for the second and final round at the all-Ontarios yesterday in Barrie. After sitting 19th out of 20 teams after the first round Wednesday, the black-and-gold found a bit of a groove to finish 17th with a […]
Staff The Town of Fort Frances will be buying property on Williams Avenue—the site of the former F.H. Huffman School. The town is paying about $155,000 for the property. Mayor Roy Avis said this morning that council decided to buy the property for its key location in the community, noting […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ golf team suffered a rough day on the course to open the OFSAA championship yesterday in Barrie. The black-and-gold totalled a 259 to sit in 19th place out of 20 at 43-over-par heading into today’s second and final round. Fort High was eight strokes ahead of […]
Staff The Muskies court teams were close in three of four matches yesterday in Dryden, but couldn’t quite stop the Dryden Eagles from taking flight. Only the junior boys’ volleyball team (4-1) came home victorious, though it didn’t come easy—needing five sets to take a back-and-forth 3-2 win by scores […]
Peggy Revell Demolition of the old Fort Frances High School continued yesterday, with steel beams being removed by an excavator.
