We were discussing good manners the other day, my daughters and me, and the conversation circled around the importance of learning to extend respectful kindness to those we encounter in a day. We have made it more of a challenge for our wee ones these days to whom we instruct, […]
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Happy New Year to everyone! It looks like we are starting it off with snow. I do recall someone telling me that the Farmer’s Almanac was calling for a “real old-fashioned winter” (i.e., lots of snow and some cold days). I guess the snow will make all the snowmobilers, skiers, […]
Cameron Penney Despite finishing round-robin play with a 1-3 record and missing the playoffs, local curlers Hailey Beaudry and Erin Tomalty said they were proud of their efforts at the 2017 U21 women’s provincial championship in North Bay last week. “It was a good week,” said Beaudry, who skipped the […]
Joey Payeur Anika Alexander came upon not just one but a series of crossroads in her life all at the same time. She decided it was time to detour from the familiar and rediscover what she really wanted out of life when it came to both her sporting endeavours and […]
Joey Payeur When it comes to evaluating his team so far this season, the letter ‘C’ is a recurring theme for Wayne Strachan. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers would be much happier if his defending three-time SIJHL champs would stumble across another ‘C’—as in […]
Duane Hicks Just as Santa was getting ready to make his deliveries before Christmas, Fort Frances got a special delivery in the form of the logging tug boat, “Owandem.” The boat, which was in dry-dock in International Falls, Mn., made its way across the border on Dec. 22 and taken […]
Heather Latter Local MP Don Rusnak has high hopes for 2017 being a positive year in Rainy River District. “There’s no doom and gloom,” he stressed on the heels of announcing an $8.7-million investment from the federal government for a new, state-of-the-art facility for the Seven Generations Education Institute here […]
Cameron Penney The Fort Frances Voyageurs Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” seemed to be reinvigorated with youths this year. A total of 44 jumpers, which included a local minor hockey team and the Muskie senior girls’ volleyball squad, took the icy dip into Sand Bay on New Year’s Day and […]
Duane Hicks Property assessment decreases will make it a tough budget year for Fort Frances council, Mayor Roy Avis says. Council is looking at a $210,700 tax revenue shortfall before having even started the 2017 budget. This roughly equals a two percent residential tax increase on its own. But added […]
Heather LatterCameron Penney On the heels of a pretty decent year across Rainy River District, local municipal leaders are looking forward to 2017. “Hopefully it will be better, but it was good last year and the year before,” said Emo Mayor Jack Siemens, citing New Gold’s Rainy River Project as […]
Joey Payeur Keith “Huffer” Christiansen wasn’t turning cartwheels upon hearing the news of the honour being bestowed upon him by his alma mater. For one thing, it’s probably slightly hazardous for a 72-year-old to be turning cartwheels. But more likely it was the fact that, like his older brother, revelling […]
Cameron Penney Lillie MacKinnon, left, and Nadia Webb were chilled to the bone after jumping into Sand Bay on New Year’s Day as part of the annual “Polar Plunge.” The duo raised a total of $635 in support of the Fort Frances Legion and also earned the awards for “Best […]
