Asparagus is one of the first vegetables ready to harvest in the spring. Although native to the Mediterranean, once established it is a hardy perennial in our area. It is the only common vegetable that grows wild along roadsides and railroad tracks over a large part of Canada. Botanically, asparagus […]
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Now that the Stanley Cup playoffs finally are underway (albeit a little later than usual due to the lockout that everyone has pretty much forgotten about), nearly every sports fan in the country will be focused on which of the 16 teams will be hoisting Lord Stanley’s mug in two […]
Lucas Punkari After a hiatus of more than three decades, plans are in the works to have a women’s fastball league return to Rainy River District. A meeting to gauge overall interest is slated for tomorrow (May 2) at 6 p.m. at the Couchiching multi-use facility. “I used to play […]
Lucas Punkari After finishing his final exams in the geological engineering program at the University of Waterloo last Tuesday, Fort Frances native Steve Boileau has had a chance to reflect on his last six years at the school and what he’s been involved with while he there. While his studies […]
Heather Latter The Robert Moore School Council will host an “Art Extravaganza” there next Tuesday (May 7) from 6-8 p.m.—and all members of the community are encouraged to drop by. Made possible by a Parent Involvement Grant from the Ministry of Education, the event will feature a gallery of artwork […]
Duane Hicks Coinciding with National Victims of Crime Awareness Week (April 21-27), Peggy Loyie of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program was honoured with the Attorney General’s Victim Services Awards of Distinction for 2013. Loyie, among 10 other individuals and six organizations receiving the award last week in Toronto, […]
Heather Latter Tyson Grinsell has a passion for helping kids and has volunteered in many capacities over the past five years, including tutoring students in math and coaching youth soccer. And last week, the 22-year-old Fort Frances resident was recognized provincially for his efforts, receiving the Ontario Medal for Young […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s Business & Community Expo 2013 is being hailed as a success by organizers. Chamber manager Annely Armstrong said 1,249 paid adults went through the doors at the Memorial Sports Centre on Friday and Saturday, with many more children under 12 and volunteers […]
Staff In the spirit of Earth Day, the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre last week launched a new program to get adult patrons to “branch out” in their recreational reading. As a participant in the Ontario Library Association’s annual “Evergreen Award” recreational reading program, the library is encouraging adults […]
Heather Latter Tickets are going quickly for the upcoming “Have a Heart Benefit” in honour of local resident Nathan DeGagne. DeGagne, 31, was diagnosed with a serious heart virus as a teenager and the time has come for him to have a heart transplant. “He’s in Winnipeg,” explained his aunt, […]
Staff Lots in the proposed Huffman subdivision have been available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis as of Monday morning. But none had been snatched up as of yesterday afternoon. As reported Friday, the town elected to switch to this method after an attempt to sell them through a […]
Heather Latter Kenora-based Century 21 Reynard Real Estate Ltd. has expanded to Rainy River District, with local broker Chad Jack and local sales rep Wanda Huitikka-Wipf joining its team. “It’s an exciting time to be with the Century 21 system as we increase our market presence in Fort Frances and […]
