Lucas Punkari Usually March Break means rest, relaxation, and possibly some fun in a warm locale for many students in Rainy River district. Instead, it’s time for fine-tuning and hard work for the Muskie boys’ hockey team as it gets ready to head down to the provincial ‘AAA/AAAA’ showdown in […]
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Duane Hicks Bringing 25 years of experience with the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service to the table, Frank Sheppard is the new fire chief and emergency management co-ordinator for the Town of Fort Frances. Chief Sheppard, who has been acting as chief on an interim basis since Gerry Armstrong […]
Duane Hicks With the aim to improve traffic safety in the west end of town, council has supported the designation of a “community safety zone” along King’s Highway from just west of the Fort Frances Cemetery to just west of the McIrvine Road intersection. The move is a first step […]
Duane Hicks Facing a tough budget year, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is asking the town for support and hoping to work together to make the event a success. FFCBC chair Gord Watson spoke briefly to council Monday night, at which time council agreed to meet again with the […]
Duane Hicks A local fixture for some 90 years, the White Pine Inn closed its doors Sunday. Owner Terry Bailey said Friday that a combination of dwindling business and an aged building, which had been operating as a tavern only in recent years, led to the decision to put the […]
Duane Hicks The outlook is positive for the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium here, with eight of the 23 units already pre-sold after an open house last Wednesday at the Civic Centre. Thunder Bay developer Robert Zanette is confident 15 units will be pre-sold so construction can begin by […]
Lucas Punkari A year after being knocked from the top of the ACHA Division II women’s hockey ranks, the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs are queens of the heap once again. The Voyageurs captured their third national title in the last four years Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo, Mich. after a […]
Heather Latter Parents wondering how their child is developing will be able to have their questions put to rest next week as the Developmental Services Team at Family and Children’s Services here hosts an open screening session. “It’s to make sure your child is on track developmentally for the age […]
Lucas Punkari After a pair of setbacks on the road two weekends earlier, the Fort Frances Thunderhawks were looking to extract revenge on the Kenora Thistles here Saturday when the two squads squared off in exhibition play at the Ice For Kids Arena. Although the home side played much closer […]
Lucas Punkari Last year, Isaac Keffer watched on as his sister, Tirzah, led the Muskie girls’ curling rink to a quarter-final berth at the OFSAA championship in Toronto. Now it’s his turn to lead a Muskie squad to the all-Ontario’s as he’ll skip the Muskie boys’ foursome at this year’s […]
Lucas Punkari Now is when the post-season really begins for the Fort Frances Lakers. After losing a two-game, total-goal series to the Wisconsin Wilderness, the Lakers now are preparing for their SIJHL semi-final series with the Dryden Ice Dogs, which is set to kick off this Friday at 7:30 p.m. […]
Peggy Revell Kenna Robertson bit down to create a dental imprint, with the assistance of Nicole Rogozinski of the Northwestern Health Unit, as the “MasoniChip” child identification program was held Friday at the Circle of Life Centre here. Organized by the Fort Frances Masons and United Native Friendship Centre, with […]
