Staff The expansion of the annual Canada Day beach volleyball tournament from a one-day event into a two-day affair proved to the perfect move for the fourth edition of the Fun in the Sun beach volleyball tournament at Pither’s Point Park on Saturday and Sunday. “The format was well received […]
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Lucas Punkari As the playoffs are edging closer and closer in the Borderland Soccer League, the top two teams in the men’s league are set to battle one another for the chance to have the top seed heading into the post-season. Heading into a head-to-head contest last night (game details […]
Press Release Our Lady of the Way School is very pleased to announce that it has been chosen to be the 2011-12 recipient of the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club Henry Miller Award for Best Classroom Contribution to Area Conservation. Our Lady of the Way School staff and students have always […]
Lucas Punkari Although he said he was going on very little sleep, Joey Galloway was all smiles in the pits Saturday night at the Emo Speedway. Galloway, who grew up in Emo but now lives in Manor, Sask., was the man to beat in the WISSOTA Modifieds as he swept […]
Lucas Punkari After setting a tournament weight record a year ago with a two day total of 32.46 pounds, Kenora angler Jeff Gustafson is gunning for a third title at this year’s “Castin’ for Cash” championship this weekend (July 6-7) on Lake Despair. But when this year’s event gets underway […]
Staff With one of their own being unable to participate this year, those involved in the annual bathtub races on Sand Bay made sure that the event would go on in his honour. This year’s 41st running of the Canada Day event was put on by drivers Len Bedard and […]
La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary Although the heavens opened up and the wind blew, the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary hosted a very successful “Strawberry Social” again with crowds all the venues inside the building itself. Workers prepared and delivered hundreds of take out orders to appreciative towns people. Winners at the […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Canada Day window display contest. There were so many wonderful entries the judges had a hard time picking just three! Judging took place Friday, June 29, and the winning businesses were treated to […]
Riverside The boards of directors of the Canadian Mental Health Association Fort Frances Branch (CMHA FF) and Riverside Health Care (RHC) have unanimously approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU was selected to demonstrate each organization’s commitment to open communication, information sharing and collaborative efforts to […]
Heather Latter Standing on cement floors all day while working at the local Starbucks, Patty Jorgenson’s feet and back were aching by the end of each work day. It was that pain that got her thinking about getting into reflexology—the practice of applying pressure to the feet and hands—as a […]
Staff Fort Frances will keep the tug of war trophy for another year—not because they defeated their opponents from International Falls, but because the Monday event was canceled due to a thunderstorm that passed over at precisely the hour the “Pulling for Peace” event was scheduled, raining out the annual […]
Duane Hicks Naicatchewenin Development Corp. (NDC) continues to build up and diversify its business partnerships, most recently teaming up with Taranis Training of Thunder Bay. Taranis Training, a division of Taranis Contracting Group, offers heavy equipment operator training as well as commercial truck driver training. Tony Marinaro, chief business development […]
