Lucas Punkari The race for second place in the SIJHL standings got even more tight yesterday evening, as the Fort Frances Lakers were edged out on the road by a score of 4-3 to the Dryden Ice Dogs. With the loss, the Lakers are now only three points ahead of […]
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Lucas Punkari For the second time in a span of a week, and for the third time this season, the Fort Frances Muskies were knocked off by the Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA boys hockey action on Tuesday night at the Ice for Kids Arena here, with their latest setback coming […]
Staff The Fort Frances Curling Club will be hosting their annual ladies’s bonspiel this weekend, with action getting underway on Friday with two draws at 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. This year’s field, which stood at 22 teams earlier this week although club manager Rick Grenda was hoping to add a […]
Press Release The Great Backyard Bird Count will be held tomorrow through Monday (Feb. 18-21) Count the birds you see at your bird feeder for 15 minutes on any day of the of the count. Record the highest number of each species seen at any one time. Then go on-line […]
Robin McCormick An invitation is extended to all families for Family Day (Feb 21). There will be a day of free family fun at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. The day’s events include a family skate from noon-2 p.m., followed by shinny hockey from 2-4 p.m. (helmets and gloves mandatory). […]
Melissa Fletcher Fort Frances High School students showed their romantic side on Valentine’s Day this past Monday. The Student Executive Council and Mentoring Committee teamed up to sell the always-popular Valentine’s Day “candygrams”—a festive little note wrapped together with some candies. Students purchased candygrams for their special someone last Thursday […]
Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River District Women’s Institute will be hosting its annual “Heritage Luncheon” this Saturday (Feb. 19) from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo. The luncheon, which costs $8, will consist of hot hearty casseroles, salads, and home-made pie. There also will be a bake […]
Press Release In order to minimize wait times for hip and knee replacement surgery at hospitals in Dryden, Kenora, and Fort Frances, the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) board has approved $275,280 in additional one-time funding for the regional joint replacement program. The funding collectively will provide 40 […]
Staff The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is asking the Town of Fort Frances and other partner communities to help pay for $4,298 in repairs that have been done to the electronic readerboard located on the mill’s lap building at the border crossing here. The town’s share would be $614—an […]
Peggy Revell Farmers across the district are invited to come out and learn how farming and environmental stewardship can go hand-in-hand at a workshop next month being organized by the Rainy River District Stewardship Council. “We hope that the workshop presents opportunities for mutual learning,” David May, the Ministry of […]
the MNR An Ontario resident has been fined for shooting at a deer from a roadway. Donna Parise of Terrace Bay pleaded guilty to shooting from a roadway and was fined $1,000. Court heard that on Oct. 23, conservation officers received a call that a high-powered rifle had been discharged […]
VNP The weather gets brutally cold here this time of year. How do the animals survive without houses, heaters, and coats? Join ranger naturalist Megan Wilkins to learn how some of our wild neighbours make it through the winter. You may be surprised how similar they are to us after […]
