Joey Payeur Aaron Bujold’s latest smash hit was pure gold. The Grade 10 member of the Muskie badminton team handily defended his senior boys’ singles crown by winning all four of his matches via two-game sweeps at the NorWOSSA finals last Wednesday in Atikokan. But today’s NWOSSAA championships in Dryden […]
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Staff The Muskie track-and-field team already has its rivals on the run. The 17-member Fort High contingent captured 11 medals last Thursday at its first meet of the season—the Bronco Booster Invite in International Falls. The host Broncos were the overall champs in both divisions, with the girls scoring 193 […]
Joey Payeur Facing the unseemly prospect of heading on the road down two games, the Fort Frances Lakers chose to partake in a little R&R on Sunday. That would stand for Roshen (Jaswal) and Robertson (as in Dylan), who netted crucial third-period goals to lift the two-time defending league champions […]
Heather Latter The Right Relations Circle of Rainy River District, a group seeking to improve relationships between First Nations and the descendants of non-aboriginal settlers, with support from the United Church of Canada, is hosting a workshop next Wednesday (April 27) to share the historic and contemporary relationship between indigenous […]
Heather Latter Stepping inside the local campus of Confederation College, you used to be greeted by bare, grey walls. Not anymore. The foyer now is colourful and bright since a paper maché project—made by last year’s summer youth art camp here—was installed last month. “It’s a very ambitious camp,” noted […]
Duane Hicks Two construction firms responded to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a firm to design and build a fenced, four-court multi-use tennis facility at the St. Francis Sports Field. Court Surface Specialists Ltd. of Mississauga, Ont. said the job will cost $404,076.70, incl. HST but not including lighting. […]
Duane Hicks “An elder once said: If you don’t think it’s a privilege to work with the community, then you’re in the wrong job.” It’s one of the thoughts Sheila McMahon had while en route home from Toronto after receiving the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Volunteerism from the […]
Duane Hicks There’s plenty of interest in new residential developments in Fort Frances. At least 100 people attended Syncor Contracting’s open house last Wednesday night at the Copper River Inn to check out plans for a new townhome development on Front Street and lots at the Huffman Court subdivision. “We […]
Duane Hicks The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling last Thursday that Métis and non-status Indians are “Indians” under the Constitution is being called a landmark decision by local Métis citizens. “This is a significant victory for the Métis Nation. It will facilitate reconciliation between Canada and Métis communities from Ontario […]
Joey Payeur Every long journey begins with one step. The district began its path towards more economic viability with a sports tourism planning session hosted by the Rainy River Future Development Corp. last Wednesday evening at the Copper River Inn here. Tara Allaire, the RRFDC’s development co-ordinator for marketing and […]
Heather Latter Students and staff at Fort High marched through the halls there last Wednesday during a parade celebrating “Day of Pink,” which is the international day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, and transphobia in schools and communities. Many local businesses and agencies also celebrated the day by wearing pink, sharing […]
Diane Noonan got a better look at the layout of the proposed townhome development on Front Street during Syncor open house here last Wednesday evening. The townhomes will have decks on the front and driveways and garages at the rear, off of Nelson Street.
