Peggy Revell Fort Frances Canadians’ forward Chris Bobczynski corralled the puck during his team’s first game at the third-annual Gus Lindberg Memorial Midget ‘AA’ tournment held this weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre. The Canadians opened with a 5-0 win against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints but then lost their […]
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Duane Hicks Playing “Scotland the Brave,” pipe major Dr. Bruce Lidkea of the Fort Frances Highlanders piped in the haggis, carried by Jacob McIntosh, on Friday evening during the St. Andrew’s supper at St. John’s Anglican Church. Gord McTaggart addressed the haggis, after which those on hand enjoyed a traditional […]
Heather Latter Raegan Woodgate, nine, had her photo taken with Santa on Saturday at Wal-Mart during his first stop in Fort Frances. Money collected from the photos was going towards a local charity.
Submitted CN Railway locomotive engineers took to the picket line here Saturday morning, joining some 1,700 engineers who have gone on strike across the country after talks with the company came to an impasse just before midnight Friday. The company used qualified supervisors and managers to keep trains running over […]
Staff Drivers passing by Central Avenue yesterday may have seen this friendly “mattress man” mascot on the corner promoting a sale now going on at Lowes Furniture and Appliances, located just west of Fort Frances on Highway 11/71.
Heather Latter Jesse Moorhouse, Cassandra Spade, and Brooke Hammer, all members of the Big Green Committee at Fort Frances High School, organized clothing there this morning during the last day of their winter clothing drive. Period one classes were asked to bring in donations all week and a total of […]
Peggy Revell With the annual “Parade of Lights” coming up Saturday (Nov. 28), Sammy Byma and Daffni Chabot added more glitter to the decorations for the local Girl Guides’ float yesterday evening. The parade, slated to start around 5 p.m., will begin at the old CN station and proceed east […]
Peggy Revell Local Legion ladies auxiliary president Silvia Gunderson assembled some of the care packages that will be sent to Canadian troops stationed oversees during the holiday season. This is the third year the local auxiliary has taken on the project and thanks to donations from the public, it was […]
Heather Latter Cindy Cole, director of surgical services at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., accepted an award from Steve Lawrence of McKesson Canada yesterday after the operating room at La Verendrye Hospital here was named the best overall performer, Canadian Non-Academic Hospital, by McKesson Canada and OR Manager. The surgical […]
Dave Ogilvie Erin Devlin, representing the District Mental Health Services for Older Adults Program, was on hand at Cloverleaf in Emo on Friday to promote and distribute the new 2010 seniors’ safety calendar. The calendar, beautifully-decorated with children’s art, offers tips and suggestions on how seniors can keep safe in […]
Peggy Revell Hammarskjold Viking star Katie Ulakovic passed the ball off to a teammate as Muskie Tina Pham played defence in Game 2 of the NWOSSAA playoffs here Saturday morning. The visitors romped to a 61-25 victory to sweep the best-of-three showdown and advance to the all-Ontarios.
Heather Latter Jillian Cousineau, left, playing “Vixen” and Peter Fedoruk as “Rudolph” helped the actors of Dufflebag Theatre tell the story of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” yesterday evening at the Townshend Theatre. Staged as part of the “Kids and Co.” entertainment series, the performance seemed to be a big hit […]
