Jamie Mountain The penny table was a popular attraction for people to peruse during the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s annual tea & bake sale on Saturday afternoon, held at the Knox United Church in Fort Frances. Hundreds gathered for the popular event. Admission cost $5 and included coffee/tea, sandwiches and […]
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Submitted Emma Toriseva skied brilliantly to a ninth-place finish out of all Ontario in the junior girls’ division at the OFSAA championships held in Huntsville on Wednesday and Thursday. All four Muskie competitors finished within the top third of their respective races as part of an excellent showing for Fort […]
Jamie Mountain Mathieu Harrold (10) of the Fort Frances Lakers battled for a loose puck that was up for grabs in front of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ net during the third period of the Lakers’ 3-2 shootout loss in SIJHL action yesterday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]
Megan Walchuk Elementary and secondary teachers from all four major unions took to the streets on Friday in a province-wide strike. Teachers were joined by parents, students, citizens and CUPE members, who were all walking to protest cuts to education by the provincial government. At issue, are class sizes, violence […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Matthew Dyck did his best to keep Wisconsin Lumberjacks’ forward Lukas Lundgren under wraps defensively during the Lakers’ 3-0 loss on Monday afternoon in an SIJHL Family Day matinee game at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Submitted A CN train carrying crude oil derailed in Emo on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 8:30 p.m. Roughly 30 cars came off the tracks, 26 of which were carrying crude oil. Two leaked a yet-to-be determined amount of crude oil. None has been found in the drinking water, according to […]
Jamie Mountain photo Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Matthew Dyck did his best to keep Wisconsin Lumberjacks’ forward Lukas Lundgren under wraps defensively during the Lakers’ 3-0 loss on Monday afternoon in an SIJHL Family Day matinee game at the Ice For Kids Arena.
The staff and board members of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre posed for a photo with Science North staff scientist Grace Schmidt, centre, during the training day that was held in the building yesterday. Schmidt trained the library staff and board members on the use of the THINK […]
Ken Kellar Students at J.W. Walker school took time yesterday afternoon to take part in the “I Read Canadian” Day at the local school. The inaugural event is a national day of celebration of Canadian books for young people and is dedicated to “reading Canadian.” Students at Robert Moore school […]
Dale Fortes and the crew at Boston Pizza showed off one of the heart-shaped pizza that was on offer for Valentine’s Day at the restaurant. In addition to getting a pizza perfectly fit for the occasion, $1 from the sale of the heart shaped pies went towards the Fort Frances […]
Submitted Above photo, Jeremiah and Lisa McCart along with their children Declan, Logan, Liam and Norah, built and programmed robots together during Family Day at St. Mary School. Teachers, education assistants and librarians were invited to participate in this day with their own children. Those who attended built a “K8 […]
Lenore Cates, left, Diane Lovisa and Donna Penney displayed some of the local merchandise that’s available for sale in the gift shop off the La Verendrye General Hospital atrium during the Lobby Sale that was held in conjunction with the Staff Coffee Break at the hospital last Friday. -Ken Kellar […]
