“Don’t put your life on our line” is the message CN once again is sending out to the public to hammer home the point that not only is riding a snowmobile on a railroad’s right-of-way illegal, it’s dangerous. Local CN Police Cst. Pete LeDrew said yesterday that while people definitely […]
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FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Fire Department was called to the Abitibi-Consolidated mill office on Third Street West on Tuesday morning after the fire alarm there went off around 7:30 a.m. But after further investigation, there was no fire to fight and employees were back to work shortly after 8. “It […]
FORT FRANCESE—Trustees were to hear a report on the success of the credit accumulation program aimed at high school students during the Rainy River District School Board’s regular meeting Tuesday night. The goal of the program is to increase credit accumulation in Grade 9 and 10 students. Since the inception […]
The following information was obtained from the National Alliance on Mental Illness: •What is bulimia nervosa? Bulimia is a serious eating disorder marked by a destructive pattern of binge-eating and recurrent inappropriate behaviour to control one’s weight. It can occur together with other psychiatric disorders, such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, […]
Revco Carpet owner Dave Petsnick, left, was joined this morning by fellow Revco staff members Chris Johnson and Cyndy Petsnick (not seen), as well as Cheryl Nault, back right, and Audra Smith in organizing some books donated for the Alzheimer Society’s annual book sale coming up this Thursday through Saturday […]
Local skip Raymond Roy finished atop the eight-team field at the Northwestern Ontario senior men’s playdowns over the weekend in Kakabeka Falls. Roy’s rink, which also includes third Don DeBenedet, second Dave Bondett, and lead Paul Fraser, went a perfect 7-0 to earn one of the two berths up for […]
Fort Frances resident Lorne Jackson earned a thrilling 9-7 win over Brian Adams Jr. (Port Arthur) in his opening match at the Dominion Canada Northern Ontario men’s curling championships last night in Sudbury. Jackson got off to a quick start against Adams Jr., building a 6-0 lead through five ends […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team couldn’t finish what they started over the weekend at the Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg. After going undefeated in round-robin play, the black-and-gold lost 5-4 to Stonewall in the semi-finals on Saturday and were eliminated from title contention. Matt Hebert led the Muskies offensively against […]
FORT FRANCES—Local property owners who have had problems with their water lines freezing in the past are encouraged to start running a constant flow through their pipes to save themselves—and the town—a lot of trouble. The town recently received four reports of frozen service lines, including three over the weekend […]
Feb. 4-10 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week. The following information was obtained from the National Alliance on Mental Illness: Anorexia and bulimia can have serious medical and psychological complications, including noticeable weight loss (with distorted body image), hyperactivity, loss of hair on head and/or growth of fine body hair, excessive […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ontario government announced Friday it will contribute $1.6 million toward the construction of a new Fort Frances Public Library. “We’re so proud and so thrilled,” head librarian Margaret Sedgwick said Monday morning. The Ministry of Culture announced a total of $2.3 million in funding for five libraries across […]
With the second semester now well underway at Fort Frances High School, the 2007 “chem-free” grad committee is inviting parents to its first meeting tomorrow (Feb. 6) to begin planning the annual event. The “chem-free” grad party gives graduating students a safe and sober environment where they can celebrate their […]
