the MNR Ontario is helping more first-time campers experience the great outdoors by expanding its “Learn to Camp” program in provincial parks across the province. Murphys Point, Six Mile Lake, and The Pinery provincial parks now will offer “Learn to Camp,” in addition to Bronte Creek, Darlington, and Sibbald Point, […]
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the MNR A tourist outfitter and contractor have been fined for building an illegal water crossing. Judy Henrickson of Sioux Lookout and Daniel Desmarais of Vermilion Bay both pleaded guilty under the Public Lands Act. They were fined $2,000 and $4,000, respectively, for constructing a water crossing on Crown land […]
the MNR Three southern Ontario men have been fined a total of $4,750 for illegal wolf hunting. Douglas McDonald of Chepstow pleaded guilty, and was fined $2,500, for possessing illegally-killed wildlife. Craig England of Brampton pleaded guilty and was fined $1,500 for possessing illegally-killed wildlife and tagging a wolf killed […]
Lucas Punkari With winter weather now but a distant memory, plans to get everything up and running prior the start of the racing season at the Emo Speedway is forefront on the mind of Borderland Racing Association president Anthony Leek. “We’re pretty excited about it, especially with the weather being […]
Lucas Punkari In a match-up that truly was worthy of a championship final, Boston Pizza claimed the Fort Frances men’s basketball league crown last Wednesday night following a narrow 81-77 victory over La Place Rendez-Vous at the Fort High gym. Having been the top two teams by a wide margin […]
Lucas Punkari It was a finish that defied explanation—and one that’s also a very rare occurrence. During the 50m freestyle eliminator finals Sunday morning at the NWO Open in Kenora, Fort Frances Aquanaut teammates Donovan Taylor and Adam Stromberg swam identical times of 26.09 seconds to finish tied for top […]
Staff Ontario is undertaking a review of the province’s electricity sector and will explore options to improve efficiencies, including local distribution company (LDC) consolidation. While it’s far too early to know what that could mean for the Fort Frances Power Corp., Mayor Roy Avis said he’s not in favour of […]
Heather Latter Touted as rewarding experience With roughly 60 children in care but just 35 foster homes across Rainy River District, the foster care co-ordinator with Child and Family Services here stresses there is a strong need locally for more foster parents. “We are seeing more kids coming into care […]
Lucas Punkari Being as competitive and driven as he is, Fort Frances native Steve Arpin was a little disappointed with his end result in Friday night’s Nationwide Series race at the Texas Motor Speedway. But in matching his career-best finish with a 10th-place showing in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, […]
Heather Latter Leading Seaman Chelsea Barron, with the 144 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps Fort Frances, learned plenty of war history while taking part in a pilgrimage to France and Belgium earlier this month. The Grade 8 student from J.W. Walker School here was one of 40 cadets who travelled […]
Duane Hicks Depression is not a normal part of aging. That’s the message behind a presentation next Tuesday (April 24) from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Valley Adult Learning Association office located in the former high school off Second Street East. It is being put on by the Rainycrest Family Council […]
Staff Local teen Dexter Fichuk, head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers) group at Fort High, is altering the “Cover the Night” event originally planned for this Friday night (April 20), in which people would cover the community with posters of Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony in an effort to make […]
