Lucas Punkari Shawn Brady served the ball to begin a rally as he and number of players took part in squash matches last night at the Memorial Sports Centre. Men’s squash takes place on the courts there every Thursday, with action getting underway at 6:30 p.m.
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the MNR No new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening, although Fort Frances District was responding to a possible fire resulting from a tree over a power line. Rain continues to fall in the region, keeping the fire hazard in the “low” to “moderate” range. Thunderstorm […]
Lucas Punkari Jess Caul of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs, left, and Abbi Perrault of Boston Pizza chased after the ball Tuesday evening during a 2-1 Voyageurs win in a Borderland Soccer League women’s division action. League play resumes tonight at 7 p.m. as the Voyageurs take on Taggs’ while […]
Staff Not-for-profit organizations in need of funding would benefit from attending a presentation the Ontario Trillium Foundation is holding at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this coming Tuesday (July 2). Maureen Brophy, program manager for Northwestern Ontario, will be on hand to provide information and answer questions—looking to […]
Press Release Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Darryl Galusha as the new administrator of Rainycrest Long-Term Care Home here. In this capacity, he also will become senior director, responsible for seniors’ services, for Riverside. Galusha is originally from Fort Frances, and coming home […]
Sarah Pruys A new fire hydrant at the corner of Holmes Avenue and Thompson Street was installed earlier this week while the old one laid on the ground waiting for removal. The Town of Fort Frances plans on replacing a total of six hydrants this summer.
Lucas Punkari Brody Joyce powered his way through a footwork drill Tuesday evening as he took part in the Fort Frances Jr. Wolverines’ football camp at Fort High. The three-day camp wraps up today from 6-8 p.m., with registration for the 2013 season tentatively slated for next Friday (July 5) […]
Sarah Pruys Destiny Woolsey held a one-month-old lamb up for Makayla Gibbs, four, and her friend, Jackson Marchant, seven, during the BIA’s annual “Mall Day” festivities earlier today. The 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street were blocked off to traffic and instead filled with booths, draws, and games for […]
Staff Individuals and businesses are being encouraged to decorate their windows for Canada Day. “The theme is ‘There’s Something in the Water,’” noted Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce manager Annely Armstrong. “What the Dragon Boat Festival organizers were hoping is that we could have dragons all throughout the town,” she […]
Heather Latter Libby Paleczny, captain of the “Short Line Railroad” team, led her crew around the track in “locomotive” style during the kick-off of this year’s “Relay for Life” held overnight Friday at Fort Frances High School, where 17 teams raised nearly $83,000.
The Rainy River Valley Food for All committee is a group of individuals and representatives of organizations associated with agriculture and community health who hope to improve the awareness and economics of locally-produced foods in the Rainy River Valley by fostering more effective direct marketing, education, and promotion. In addition […]
It’s here at last—summer! So many great things happen this time of year. School’s out and all that wild shouting and screaming is, of course, the teachers. Even the students seem pleased. With graduation ceremonies in full swing last week, several old alumni were in town—returning to their alma maters […]
