Duane Hicks Several local residents are hoping to strike up a group to help raise funds as well as find ways to expand museum programming further into the community. Called “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum,” the new group would take a page from the very successful “Friends of the […]
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Jeff Campbell of Fort Frances was among the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District’s cash calendar winners for March. Also winning $40 were Leslie Jenson and Ken Johnston/Kim Brown of Rainy River, Fred Tolton of Nestor Falls, George Sinclair of Sioux Narrows, George Sakchekapo of Sioux Lookout, Tim Murphy of […]
Press Release Ontario is taking the next step in its plan to integrate financial literacy into the curriculum this September. Working with the Ontario Securities Commission and the Investor Education Fund, the province is developing new financial literacy resources for teachers to help students in Grades 4-12 learn basic financial […]
Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River District Stewardship Council hosted a workshop Saturday in Emo for district farmers entitled “Land Stewardship and the Farmer.” Although only entering its second year of existence, the council did such an excellent job of organizing the session that more than 60 farmers and other interested […]
Press Release Young people all over the Kenora-Rainy River districts soon could find themselves getting ticketed for their behaviour. But there’s no crime wave—just a widespread effort to catch kids doing great things in their community. The Northwestern Health Unit has teamed up with numerous community partners across the region, […]
Press Release The search has begun for exceptional Ontario employers who are helping to build tomorrow’s skilled workforce by training new apprentices. Each year, the Minister’s Awards for Apprenticeship Training honours employers for their commitment to training apprentices. The awards celebrate those who support the apprenticeship training system, show leadership […]
Press Release Vancouver, B.C.-based Canterra Minerals Corp. has staked 35 unpatented mineral claims, covering 8,256 hectares, within the Kenora and Thunder Bay Mining Divisions of Ontario. These claims, located about 75 km southeast of Dryden and 120 km northeast of Fort Frances, create five new gold prospects for the company […]
Staff For the second year in a row, the Sunset Country contingent captured the aggregate banner at the P.O.A. (pins over average) provincial roll-offs held over the weekend in Thunder Bay. “We’re looking for a ‘three-peat’ now in Timmins next year,” said team manager Shirley Jensson of Fort Frances. No […]
the OPP A Pickle Lake man has been fined a total of $950 for angling-related offences. Gregory Pickett was fined $750 for obstructing a Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officer and $200 for fishing without a licence. Court heard that on May 23, a conservation officer contacted Pickett as he […]
Staff The Fort Frances Gillons’ Sharks Atom hockey team travelled to Kenora for a 13-team tournament on the weekend, where they advanced to the final before falling 6-5 in a shootout to the TJ Tigers (Red Lake) on Sunday. Annalise Hayes and Daymond Morrisseau led the Sharks with a pair […]
Joey Payeur Those who love the “beautiful game” know it can be far from beautiful around these parts weather-wise even in late April and early May. With that in mind, the board of directors for Fort Frances Youth Soccer has instituted a pair of significant changes to this season’s schedule […]
Staff Four members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club represented Northwestern Ontario at the Ontario Junior Squash team championships in Niagara-on-the-Lake over the weekend, helped their team to a fifth-place showing. That was one better than their result from a year ago. Anniss Seid (U19), Shawn Brady (U15), Anika […]
