It’s coming down, A part of the steel skeleton is all that is left of the old Baudette/Rainy River International Bridge. Opened in 1965 it served us well. It has been replaced by the new International Bridge constructed over the last three years. Most of the residents of Rainy River […]

By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com

The Bear Clan Patrol in Fort Frances helps the community in many ways and their efforts are not going unnoticed. They’ve been the recipients of several fundraisers and donations lately, to help them continue their work in the community. Neighbours Modern Diner recently partnered with the Bear Clan Patrol, when […]

By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com

From bicycles to office supplies, the COVID-19 pandemic has led people back to a simpler way of living or made them adjust to something new altogether. With more time spent at home, families are choosing to invest in their homes and for many that means investing in their gardens. But […]

By Natali Trivuncic
Staff Writer
ntrivuncic@fortfrances.com

The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association (FFMHA) will be holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 18 via Google Meet. The link to the meeting has been posted on the FFMHA website and Facebook page. Adam Scott, public relations coordinator for the FFMHA, said the main purpose of the […]

The Bassmaster Elite Series season was back on this past weekend in Alabama at Neely Henry Lake, an impoundment on the Coosa River. This body of water was a new adventure for me and one that I had never seen before last week. Strong storms with heavy rainfall last week […]

Bob Dunn
Distant Replay

The Golden Age of Cerebral Coaching in Montreal lasted 947 days and, like many golden ages, it became a snapshot easily forgotten. It was unrecognized then and perhaps preserved only in the memory of a sports writer who knew all three. Gene Mauch. Scotty Bowman. Marv Levy. From January 25, […]

We pass by it all the time in the produce section, but when not being used as a garnish or a minor ingredient, what else can we do with parsley?Parsley is botanically called petroselinum crispum. This is derived from the Greek word petros, meaning stone, as it was often found […]

Even from an early age, Wendy Derendorf always knew what she wanted to do for a living, “I never entertained any other career, I always wanted to be a nurse”. After graduating from Confederation College’s Thunder Bay campus in the first ever graduating class of RN students in 1975, Wendy […]