Joey Payeur The change of the calendar will bring a slight change to the scheduling of next year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The 23rd edition of the annual angler extravaganza will be held from July 20-22, 2017. While that differs by just one day from this year’s event, the […]
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Joey Payeur Collecting $5,600 for three days of fishing would put most people in a pretty jovial mood. But when someone has grabbed the brass ring twice before at an event and had a firm belief a third title was for the taking, the smiles tend to be somewhat narrower. […]
Cameron Penney Wayne Lundstrom, a member of the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club here, is spearheading efforts to organize a five kilometre “Eye Run” in an effort to raise money for community members to travel to the CNIB Lake Joseph Centre next summer. Lundstrom, who is visually impaired himself, recalled […]
Heather Latter Fourth year nursing student Jilayne Derksen, of Fort Frances, has a passion for promoting breast health and will be facilitating the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation’s (CBCF) “Living Well” workshop on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at Rainycrest here. “The purpose of the workshop is to promote lifestyle behaviours which […]
Heather Latter Shawna Holmlund, an Ottawa-based artist, has been conducting a weekly arts and crafts program at Rainycrest and she is looking for youngsters to help out. In fact, she had put the call out in late July for children ages five-10 to join in this past Saturday’s session. “I […]
Cameron Penney Grade 12 student Sara Jackson recently found a way to take her passion for baking and turn it into her own business. With the help of the “Summer Company” program, the Grade 12 student at Fort Frances High School has been busy all summer with her company, “Sara’s […]
Heather Latter Carl’s Eatery closed its doors at its downtown location of 325 Scott Street in June and will soon open at 862 Kings Highway, in the former Pizza Hut building. “We have done enough clean up and a colour change so that it won’t feel like Pizza Hut,” vowed […]
Duane Hicks The New Gold Rainy River Project is “very impressive,” according to Premier Kathleen Wynne. The premier, along with Minister of Northern Development and Mines Michael Gravelle, toured the site yesterday as part of her weeklong tour of Northern Ontario. “The New Gold project, it really seems to be […]
Joey Payeur The only player from Fort Frances to ever get his name on the Grey Cup will now take his place alongside this region’s all-time sporting legends. Jeff Treftlin, who starred in the late 1970s for the Muskie football team before going on to an eight-year career in the […]
Heather Latter Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne visited with Kiannah Payash, left, Olivia Nastiuk, Morgan Payash and Harmony Payash at the United Native Friendship Centre Circle of Life building yesterday as part of her week-long tour of Northern Ontario. After checking out New Gold’s Rainy River Project, she made the stop […]
Heather Latter Teddy Donaldson, eight, assisted Rainycrest resident Lou Neilson with a craft there Saturday during an arts and crafts session offered by Shawna Holmlund. The local artist, now residing in Ottawa, is looking for youngsters to help with a wind chime project this coming Saturday.
