Duane Hicks Mackenzie and Zachary McClain visited with “Sparky” on Saturday morning at Canadian Tire. The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service was there to promote “Fire Prevention Week” (Oct. 3-9), giving out safety information, promoting having working smoke alarms, answering the public’s questions, and letting kids get a close […]
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Dan Falloon Lakers’ forward Jon Sinclair kept an eye on North Stars’ defenceman Kevin Hamel as Fort William tried to charge up the ice in a 4-2 win here Friday night. The Lakers (5-4) held a lead for much of the game, but allowed the tying goal with 6:01 to […]
Peggy Revell Val Carrier (foreground) and Carol Livingston sliced up the apple and pumpkin pies that were being served up for dessert at the annual community Thanksgiving dinner hosted by the local Salvation Army at noon on Friday. Those who came out to the Citadel were treated to a meal […]
Dan Falloon Muskie senior hoopster Erika Moffitt battled a crowd of Kenora defenders as she prepared to get a shot away in NorWOSSA action here yesterday. The black-and-gold routed the Broncos 45-3 to improve to 4-0 in league play.
Duane Hicks In conjunction with Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 3-9), local fire safety specialist Wayne Riches stopped by St. Michael’s School on Tuesday to talk to students. This year’s theme is “Smoke Alarms—A Sound You Can Live With!” and Riches asked the children to get their parents to make sure […]
Peggy Revell Samantha Dunn, Dene Anderson, and Dallas Maki patted down the soil around one of the 20 new trees planted at Fort Frances High School yesterday morning. The trees, made possible thanks to a grant from the Northwestern Health Unit, will help to make the grounds “greener” for students […]
Duane Hicks The new comfort care room at La Verendrye Hospital was unveiled yesterday. Decorated to make it feel like home, the room enables terminally-ill patients to spend their final days with their families in a comfortable setting.
Duane Hicks Ruby Gillies, left, was joined by daughter, Betty Holborn, and friends Mary Lou and Dennis Allen, yesterday afternoon during the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s annual fall tea and bazaar there. The popular event featured bake sales, draws, and other fundraisers, with proceeds to go towards purchasing much-needed items for the […]
Peggy Revell J.W. Walker students Simone Payne, Rachel Anderson, Shakira Whitefish, and Grace Petsnick were busy filling up a garbage bag Friday as they participated in the annual “Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up.” Walker students cleaned up along the La Verendrye Parkway and the riverfront, tallying up the amount of garbage […]
Peggy Revell Fort High students Meagan Beacham, Angel Nixon, Robyn Sullivan, and Alyssa Caul scrolled through the course calendar for Algonquin College in Ottawa on Thursday as the annual “College Tour” set up shop for the morning. Students had the chance to speak with representatives from the various schools to […]
Peggy Revell Alberton volunteer firefighters Johannes Gerber, left, Inno Laur, Peter Neilson, Rob Barkley, and Willy Cole, along with chief Sandy Haney (rear), stood in front of the department’s latest addition: a new fire rescue van purchased from Montreal. The crew and other community members were out Saturday at the […]
Dan Falloon Lakers’ forward Jon Sinclair battled Sioux Lookout defenceman Kalan Ewald in front of Flyers’ goalie Jordan Giguere in a 4-0 win for Fort Frances at the Ice For Kids Arena on Saturday night. The Lakers had two points apiece from Tyler Stevenson, Byron Katapaytuk, and Jace Baldwin as […]
