Mitch Calvert Eli Johnson lined up a shot during the annual M.E.C. youth bowling tournament Sunday at Plaza Lanes here.
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Mitch Calvert Tammy Grinsell of Pinewood Sports & Marine posed with a bass boat Saturday during its annual boat show there.
Duane Hicks Tying into April being Cancer Awareness Month and Friday, April 24 being Arbor Day, the regional Youth Action Alliance! tied 80-100 ribbons to trees around town that day. The ribbons have tobacco industry “demoralization facts” attached to them. YAA! is part of a youth-led tobacco use prevention movement […]
Duane Hicks Kassidy Fryer, left, and Carly McKinnon compared passports Friday afternoon during the “Around the World in a Day” PD Day activities at the Fort Frances Museum. The full-day camp saw about 20 children “visit” Argentina, Australia-New Zealand, France, Guatemala, Iran, Italy, Nubian territory (Egypt/Sudan), and South Africa, doing […]
Staff Motorists across the district can expect safety blitzes this week at select railway crossings as part of CN’s annual “Rail Safety Week.” “We want to get down to zero accidents and zero injuries, zero fatalities within the CN railway,” CN Police Cst. Peter LeDrew said about this year’s “Target […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin continues to make headway on the ARCA Re/MAX circuit, finishing 11th during Friday’s race at the famed Talladega Superspeedway. Arpin struggled in qualifying to start 18th, but was able to avoid trouble and work his way up near the top 10 in a race […]
Staff Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said the town is putting pressure on the provincial government to approve “Connecting Link” funding for the reconstruction of Scott Street from Reid Avenue to Colonization Road East. “We’ve got a contract we have in limbo right now because we’ve got no approval,” […]
Duane Hicks With Union Gas poised to undertake a major project to replace its natural gas distribution services here, town council will hear a presentation by Union Gas district manager Glenn Burton regarding the company’s summer construction plans during tonight’s regular meeting. Union Gas will be replacing an estimated 43 […]
Staff Police are conducting an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Fort Frances woman. Courtney Jack, of 432 Sixth St. W., was discovered deceased at her residence yesterday afternoon, police said in a press release issued late this morning. Arrangements are being made for a post-mortem examination […]
Staff A tentative agreement has been reached between the Rainy River District School Board and its contract elementary teachers. The deal comes on the heels of one announced late last week between the board and its occasional elementary teachers. Details of both agreements remain confidential pending ratification by members of […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—Family members say it’s a miracle an eight-year-old Manitoba boy who nearly drowned in a flooded culvert has awoken from a 13-day coma. Samuel Gross was playing with friends on Westroc Hutterite Colony, northwest of Portage La Prairie, when he was sucked into a culvert. His cousin […]
The Canadian Press KANDAHAR, Afghanistan—A Canadian soldier who was injured during a previous tour of duty has been found dead in Afghanistan. Maj. Michelle Mendes, based in Ottawa, was found dead in her room at the Kandahar Airfield yesterday afternoon, the Canadian Forces said in a statement early today. Mendes, […]
