FORT FRANCES—The Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League will play an exhibition game against division rival the Toronto Marlies here on Friday, Sept. 28. The two teams will face off again in Dryden the following night. The game follows a similar exhibition swing by the Moose against the Hamilton […]
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FORT FRANCES—While plans for a community garden here still are in preliminary stages, Clover Valley Farmers’ Market agri-food marketing intern Josh Phillips is excited about the project. “There are a variety of groups who have tried to get a community garden up and running, but they always run into a […]
FORT FRANCES—Eight years and still going strong, the annual “Walk for Dialysis” was another success last Friday, raising an estimated $16,000. Rallying around the walk’s originator, Tom Bruyere, nearly 30 people walked the 20 miles from Emo to Fort Frances along the River Road in order to raise money for […]
FORT FRANCES—Two third-year medical students of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) arrived in Fort Frances last week, and will be living and learning here for the next 30 weeks as they complete their comprehensive community clerkships. David Janhunen and Lana Potts underwent orientation last week, and were officially […]
Muskie quarterback Blake Wepruk got set to throw a bomb upfield during the second half of the team’s WHSFL season-opener Friday afternoon against the visiting Sturgeon Heights Huskies. Wepruk would score the black-and-gold’s lone touchdown on a quarterback sneak in their 20-6 loss.
Amy Norris, two, chowed down on a delicious pancake breakfast cooked up by local Air Cadets and their parents as her dad, Brian, looked on Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Airport.
A memorial to Bryce Devoe, a local youth killed by lightning in late May, was unveiled Friday afternoon outside the Memorial Sports Centre during a ceremony attended by the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres hockey team, its owners, and Devoe’s family. A tree was planted there, with a plaque commemorating the […]
Luis Valenzuela tended to a makeshift memorial dedicated to the late Ben Klyne, a starting linebacker with the Muskie football team who was killed in a car accident last month, during the team’s season-opener here Friday. Klyne was memorialized in a short ceremony before the game, and the team will […]
It’s not too late for district residents to make an appointment to donate at Canadian Blood Services’ fall donor clinic tomorrow and Thursday at Fort Frances High School. Interested donors are encouraged make an appointment prior to the two-day clinic by calling 1-888-2DONATE (1-888-236-6283) or visiting www.blood.ca The clinic will […]
During a quarterly police services activity report to town council last night, local OPP detachment commander Insp. Dave Lucas said the district now has a district-wide full-time traffic enforcement unit. Insp. Lucas said that as of the beginning of this month, two officers—Csts. Paul Davis and Pete Drouin—are dedicated to […]
A truckload of OSB from Ainsworth-Barwick shifted as it was eastbound on King’s Highway just before Keating Avenue here around 11 a.m. today, forcing the wood against the cab. Traffic was reduced to one lane for a short period of time before noon. The cause of the accident has yet […]
Bill Michl made his way down the La Verendrye Parkway on Saturday morning during a 5K fun run/walk in support of his upcoming “Joints in Motion” marathon on the Great Wall of China. Ten others also participated, raising a total of $443. Michl, who needs to raise $6,300 to go […]
