Duane Hicks Couchiching Chief Chuck McPherson, left, Shanna Weir, executive director of the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre, pharmacist Edwin Bruyere, pharmacy technician Laura Bruyere, RBC senior commercial account manager-aboriginal market Gord Steeves, and Richard Bruyere, executive director of Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services (not pictured) cut the ribbon yesterday during the […]
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Peggy Revell Rick Sekulich, Linda Sekulich, and Dianne DeBenedet swept hard after Don DeBenedet sent a rock sailing down the ice at the Fort Frances Curling Club on Saturday morning during the “Icebox Days” bonspiel. The 32-rink tournament, held in conjunction with International Fall’s annual winter celebration (which doesn’t have […]
Peggy Revell Muskie Colton Spicer (#9) charged up the ice with the puck flanked by Tyson McLean (#19) and Nick Jourdain (#7) during NorWOSSA action Friday against the Red Lake Rams at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The black-and-gold won 7-1, then closed out the two-game series with a 9-1 romp […]
Peggy Revell Thunder Bay North Stars’ defenceman Kevin Hamel (#11) tried to stop Lakers’ forward Jace Baldwin (#96) from passing out of the corner during Saturday night’s SIJHL showdown at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers ended up prevailing 3-2 in OT for their sixth-straight win.
Peggy Revell Mike Gerstner of the Armstrong Crushers took aim at the net while facing off against Skates & Blades’ goalie Colten Allen during yesterday evening’s Novice hockey game at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The Crushers skated away with a 7-3 victory.
Submitted Winter getting you down? Well, if it’s any consolation, other parts of the world are feeling it, too. Local resident Karl Tosberg recently was sent this photo from his niece, Konstance Tosberg, in Aachen, Germany, near the border with Belgium, who built a snowman indicating “sommer” (German for summer) […]
Duane Hicks A town plow removed a snowbank from Keating Avenue yesterday. For a 10-day period starting this past Sunday, the town has stepped up efforts to plow and haul away the massive piles of snow all over Fort Frances which had accumulated thanks to back-to-back blizzards just before New […]
Peggy Revell St. Michael’s student Elijah Plastino coloured in part of the reading chart that has been set up as the school aims to read 2,011 books by Feb. 25 for the “Winter Book Challenge.” Plastino, who is in Grade 1, was the top reader last week, having read 20 […]
Peggy Revell Parents criss-crossed their youngsters’ feet during the one of the many lap rhymes as the first “Mother Goose” session at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre for the New Year kicked off this morning. Aimed at infants up to 18 months, the program is one of many […]
Peggy Revell Gavin Payne, John Cole, and Cam Trembath loaded up another Christmas tree to be taken off to the wood chipper during Saturday’s annual pick-up organized by the Fort Frances Fire Brigade.
Peggy Revell Dr. Eva Olsson spoke to a packed house at the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre yesterday evening as she talked about her survival through the Holocaust, hate, and bullying while stressing the need for parents to raise their children to have compassion for others. It was a return […]
