Duane Hicks It’s coming. The new brand for the Town of Fort Frances will be revealed to council during its next regular meeting this coming Monday. Chris Fields, senior brand strategist with Twist Marketing, will present “the brand’s story” to council, said Tannis Drysdale, a consultant with the Rainy River […]
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Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board has learned none of the eight projects it submitted to the Ministry of Education under the Capital Priority Funding Application were approved. That includes the request to fund a rebuild of Donald Young School in Emo, as well as a number of […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. last week applied to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for $2 million to do major tile drainage and land-clearing projects for area producers which, if successful, will bring much-needed investment into the district. Client services manager Geoff Gillon said the RRFDC […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers are not married to the idea of playing the bridesmaid’s role yet again. But another team from Minnesota has exactly that in mind for the local squad. It will be the Lakers and Minnesota Iron Rangers duking it out for the Bill Salonen Cup, […]
Joey Payeur Joleigh Hayes, left, and Brianna Eldridge wore smiles as bright as their costumes during their spin around the ice as part of the intermediate and high seniors’ “Cirque du Soleil” number at the Border Skating Club’s annual ice show—this year entitled “Canada Eh!”—over the weekend at the Ice […]
Duane Hicks Chief Sarah Mainville, left, received a medicine bundle from elder Priscilla Simard on Saturday during a welcoming ceremony at the Couchiching multi-use facility. Community members gathered to welcome Chief Mainville and the newly-elected band council, including Ron Archie, Bill Perrault, Ed Yerxa, Dave Bruyere, Lucille “Bugsy” Morrisseau, and […]
Heather Latter MyKenzie Borger (Maid Marion), Taylor Croswell (Robin Hood), and Mackenzie Jolicouer (Friar Tuck) of Sturgeon Creek School presented a scene from “Robin Hood.” The 45-minute play ran there last Thursday and Friday evening.
Joey Payeur Former Muskie girls’ hockey team members Shilo Beck, left, Katie Sinclair, Shelby Tymkin, and Hailey Clendenning became the newest additions to the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey squad Monday when they officially signed their letters of intent.
Dear editor: A big thank you to the board of directors, the ice show committee, and all those involved in the Border Skating Club’s “Canada Eh!” It was a wonderful two hours of imaginative costumes, a well-decorated venue, and talent at all levels. It’s difficult to really appreciate all the […]
Dear editor: This afternoon (Saturday, April 5), I was in my backyard with my dogs. Looking at us from the bottom of the yard were 22 deer. Do the town fathers have any plans in place to handle this? Thank you, Jane Trivers Fort Frances, Ont.
Gladys Grace Mackay passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Mountain View Manor at the age of 87. Gladys was born in Fort Frances, Ont., the fourth of five children, to Perley and Florence Holmes. She is survived by her sister, Helen (Julius) Toth. She was predeceased by her […]
Louisa May (Tippy Armit) Johnson, 72, went to a better place on Tuesday, April 8, 2014 in the United Hospital in St. Paul Mn. with her family at her side. Services will be in Apple Valley, with a memorial in Fort Frances, Ont. at a later date. A complete obituary […]
