Jason Jarvis may look all business with a racing-styled helmet, cycling shorts, and a sleek, hot green bike, but he laughed at the notion that members of the Borderland Bicycle Club were out for anything but fun here Sunday. “Some of us wear spandex, but we’re not racers,” he joked. […]
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Energy Fitness patrons will be heading off in teams to a pair of marathons this weekend—one in Winnipeg and the other in Duluth. The marathoners will be wearing matching green bandanas with white polka dots as a show of solidarity—an idea dreamed up by Energy Fitness owner Jackie Lampi-Hughes. “Just […]
For Peter Engberg’s “Wing-N-It,” last Wednesday (June 6) was a night of firsts. In his first sail of the season, he won Week 3 of the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s Spring Series. “Wing-N-It” is a Lindberg 26, which completed the race in 22 minutes, 24 seconds. Following Engberg were Quinn McCarthy […]
Two southern Ontario men have been fined $5,000 and banned from hunting for two years for illegal moose hunting. Alain Brisson, 52, of Embrun, and Andre Brunet, 61, of St. Eugene, pleaded guilty to hunting cow moose without cow tags, abandoning the kill, and allowing the meat to spoil. Court […]
Tanner McCormick, nearly two, was one of the first children to enjoy the Sway Fun—the new fully-accessible swing at the Lions Park. About 40 people attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday. —Melanie Béchard photo
Todd Moxham, neatly deposited his glass recyclables into the new green dumpster. The new bin is located in the Public Works yard off Fifth St. N. -Amanda Roy photo
OPP cadet Tyler Coyle taught four-year-old Ashlyn Beck, left, and Pasquel Shortreed, five, how to make a right turn signal during a bike rodeo at Donald Young School on Friday. Many local youth were on-hand to learn the rules of the road. The event was sponsored by the Northwestern Health […]
Mike Alan and “Gilmour,” from B93 fm surprised Kate Morrison and Danielle Herbert, Tim Hortons employees, by pushing the dunk tank button. B93 fm and other well known faces helped out with fundraising activities at the local store, during Tim Hortons Camp Day last Wednesday. All funds raised from the […]
Earl Palmquist holding his ice fishing world record lake trout he caught twenty years ago near Atikokan. His sale of the fish through eBay has attracted media attention throughout the region. –Submitted photo
Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and northern Minnesota has submitted a request to the Town of Fort Frances to erect signs promoting the program here. Council voted to refer the request to the Operations and Facilities executive committee at its regular meeting Monday night. “This program is currently exploring the […]
Dana Ward, sported a smile of relief while accepting her diploma from Patricia Lang Confederation College President, last night during the colleges 145th Convocation here. Ward and nine other students graduated from the School of Health & Community Services with a diploma in Early Childhood Education. There were also graduates […]
Students at St. Francis School enjoyed a special presentation, “Gotta Love That French,” yesterday afternoon. The interactive performance put on by Helen Nicole Richard had the kids and teachers dancing, singing, and learning in the French language. A workshop also took place at St. Micheal’s School in the morning. -Amanda […]
