One of the biggest influences of my career, and what I enjoy the most, is the inspiration and interaction of people. To put it simply, we all have taste buds and eat food every day, so we have a common denominator; we can connect and relate. For me, however, it […]
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The Shoal Lake Big Bass Classic has been going on at the Shoal Lake #39 First Nation since the early ’90s. One of the longest-running competitive fishing events in Northwestern Ontario, this tournament always is well-attended because everybody loves to fish the lake. Good numbers of fish, clear water, and […]
Don Rusnak
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
Member of Parliament
Thunder Bay-Rainy River
It was great to be back in the western portion of our riding engaging with constituents in the community. I started my trip by dropping in for coffee with a local coffee club. It’s always a pleasure to sit down and catch up with community members in a relaxed setting. […]
Cameron Penney Seven local curlers recently returned from the “Amethyst Junior Curling Camp” held July 3-8 in Sudbury, where they gained plenty of curling knowledge while meeting new people. “[The camp] teaches them more skills and gives them an opportunity to better their existing skills during the summer,” explained Tirzah […]
Joey Payeur Dallas Gervais still was pinching himself after putting a much tighter grip on a Canadian five-pin bowling title. The 20-year-old from Fort Frances teamed up with Edmund Bernier, John MacDougall, Claude Burns, and Bill Luchka to lead Northern Ontario to the gold medal in the teaching men’s team […]
Joey Payeur Amber Berg isn’t much for interviews. Her fists of fury—and the impact they left on the face of Halley MacMillan—told enough of a story themselves. Berg won the Throwdown Championship Series belt at the inaugural “Throwdown at the Duke” Muay Thai kickboxing event at the Couchiching Arena on […]
Duane Hicks The town doled out this year’s share of the Moffat Family Fund—$51,021.37—to a total of 12 local causes during council’s regular meeting Monday night. The “Friends of the Museum” received $6,000, which will be used to create interactive programming to engage patrons, especially youth. In the future, visitors […]
Cameron Penney The Fort Frances Times has decided that content from the Fort Frances Times and Daily Bulletin, such as stories and photos, will no longer be available online for free starting next week. “What we have found is more and more people are choosing to read the paper online,” […]
Duane Hicks While the shovel is expected to break ground on the new multi-use/tennis court facility here later this month, the project committee is looking at ways to reduce the cost. The tender for the new tennis courts was awarded to Court Surface Specialists with an “all-in” cost of $481,334.98. […]
Duane Hicks At long last, the federal government formally announced its share of the funding for the future Rainy Lake Market Square project here yesterday. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak, on behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development minister Navdeep Bains, announced $655,000 to help the town design and […]
Heather Latter While the process to bring two Iraqi refugee families to Fort Frances has been moving along, the local “Families for Families” committee still is waiting for word of their arrival. “We don’t know when; they don’t know when,” said Kathy Mueller, chair of the committee that spearheaded the […]
Joey Payeur A three-day summer getaway in International Falls just doesn’t have the appeal it used to for prospective Junior ‘A’ hockey players. Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan announced yesterday the team’s annual summer tryout camp, scheduled for July 15-17 at Bronco Arena in the […]
