BDO tour
Mike Canfield of BDO Fort Frances, right, led visitors, including Mayor Roy Avis, far left, Trevor Fitzgerald, Chad Avis, Ted Kaemingh, and George Elliott, on a tour of the new BDO location at 607 Portage Ave. during Friday’s grand-opening celebration. Canfield said he and partner Jon Evans were “blown away by the turnout,” estimating more than 300 people went through the office.
New handivan eyed
The town is hoping to get government funding for a new handivan.
Council will be asked tonight to support an application to the federal Public Transit Infrastructure Fund (PTIF) for the purchase of a handivan in 2017.
Three killed in crash
On Saturday around 3:30 p.m., Atikokan OPP officers responded to a report of a single motor-vehicle accident involving a pickup truck.
The vehicle was eastbound on Little Falls Road in Atikokan when it drove through a low concrete barrier, went airborne, and landed in the Atikokan River at Little Falls.
Police and Emergency Medical Services attended the scene.
Muskies still winless
The black-and-gold were left black and blue.
The Muskie football team came up empty on offence for the second-straight game in a 37-0 loss to the Daniel McIntyre Maroons in WHSFL action Friday in Winnipeg.
Lakers nab first victory
A sigh of relief could be heard throughout “Laker Nation” on Saturday.
Jack Bernie had two goals and an assist, including the game-winner on the power play with 1:06 left in regulation time, as the Fort Frances Lakers earned their first win of the SIJHL regular season by doubling the Minnesota Iron Rangers 4-2 down in Hoyt Lakes.
Beware extremes: Exercise, anger may trigger heart attack
If you’re angry or upset, you might want to simmer down before heading out for an intense run or gym workout. A large, international study ties heavy exertion while stressed or mad to a tripled risk of having a heart attack within an hour.
Dad squashes son’s giant pumpkin record with 2,261-pounder
WARREN, R.I. — A Rhode Island man has squashed a record set by his son by taking first prize in a pumpkin contest with a 2,261.5-pound gourd.
Winner named at giant pumpkin annual weigh-off in California
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. — An annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California has a new winner: a third-grade teacher in Washington state who raised a giant one weighing 1,910 pounds.
Braised Cauliflower
Any time capers mingle with anchovies and garlic, I’m happy. You might think these are very strong flavours, but when they are used sparingly they add a lovely layer of salty/savory flavour to whatever dish they grace.
When I serve this to my family, do I mention that there are anchovies in it? Nope, I don’t. Do they think it’s delicious? Yup, they do.
The secret to great tofu is all in the pressing
My mom started travelling abroad when I was in high school. And after each of her trips, we cooked a meal from the country she’d just visited.