Heather Latter Gavin Payne loaded up a tree on Armit Avenue during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up Saturday. Teams spent the afternoon gathering the trees, which were taken to the wood chipper at Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd. They also collected $1,340 (with more donations yet to […]
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Staff With the price of crude oil continuing to plummet, the price for gasoline at both Husky and Canada Safeway here has dipped $1/litre—the lowest it’s been in several years. The average cost of a litre of gasoline in Canada is below $1 for the first time since August, 2010.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Lion Paul Patterson looked on as Safeway assistant manager Ryan Hood drew the name of the winner of the club’s groceries-for-a-year raffle on Friday. Julia Teeple of Barwick won $5,200 in $100 Safeway gift cards. Al Hunter of Rainy River First Nations won the second-place prize […]
Joey Payeur Cole Kowalski rose above the crowd to drain two of his game-high 26 points for the Muskie junior boys’ basketball team in its 62-51 loss to the Dryden Eagles in NorWOSSA action here last Tuesday.
Joey Payeur Muskie Claire Sandelovich was denied this third-period scoring chance by International Falls’ goalie Kalaya McConnell during the Broncos’ 4-3 win in exhibition action last night at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Heather Latter Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, gave a presentation yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library in conjunction with Alzheimer Awareness Month. With women representing 72 percent of Canadians living with Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer Society is informing women in their 40s […]
Joey Payeur Fort Frances PeeWee ‘AA’ Canadians’ goalie Kamryn Sandelovich blocked this prime scoring chance by the Selkirk Rebels’ Grafton Hopkins, with Fort defenders Tyson Grinsell (5) and Cody Dittaro around to lend a hand, during the second period of yesterday’s gold-medal game of the Canadians’ home tournament at the […]
Heather Latter Tyler Moffitt, left, and Scott Hamilton loaded up a tree on Armit Avenue during the Fort Frances Fire Brigade’s annual Christmas tree pick-up Saturday. Teams spent the afternoon collecting the trees, which were taken to the wood chipper at Daryl’s Custom Landscapes Ltd. They also collected money to […]
Duane Hicks Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts volunteer Ellen Canfield Gagné, left, and Mary O’Connor, client services co-ordinator, joined Mayor Roy Avis in raising the flag at the Civic Centre yesterday to mark January as “Alzheimer Awareness Month” in Fort Frances. Alzheimer Society events this month include an awareness […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board announced yesterday that Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services has received funding of $165,000 from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to develop a “Community Paramedicine” program here, which will see paramedics use their expertise to fill gaps in […]
Heather Latter Parents and caregivers participated in “Babytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this morning. The free program, for children up to 18 months, teaches lap and finger rhymes, as well as songs and stories. Other children’s programs, such as “Tales for Two’s” and “Storytime,” also started […]
Kiera Kowalski Jacob Empey drove to the net here Tuesday afternoon as the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team topped the Dryden Eagles 55-52 to improve to 3-0 in NorWOSSA play.
