Dan Falloon Fort Frances Special Olympian Carrie J. burst up the wing in Saturday’s floor hockey action against the Thunder Bay Canadiens at Robert Moore School here. About 50 athletes from the region competed in both floor hockey and snowshoeing, with all participants earning at least one ribbon over the […]
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Duane Hicks Norris Piccinato, left, turned in some 80 pounds of copper on behalf of the local Legion to Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, during its annual “Penny for Your Thoughts” weigh-in Saturday morning at Canadian Tire here. The Legion earned the prize […]
Duane Hicks Luke Schill enjoyed a hearty meal last night during the fifth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” hosted by the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts at the Adventure Inn here. The dinner, which drew more than 60 people, featured a prime rib meal, silent auction, and a balloon […]
Press Release “tour de Fort” presents “He Sang, She Sang,” a sparkling cabaret-style comedy featuring many of the most recognized and best-loved songs from great Broadway musicals, this Wednesday (Jan. 27) at 7:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. This romantic comedy about modern relationships begins on a blind date and […]
Dan Falloon The word “streak” has been a dirty utterance around the Fort Frances Lakers so far this season. But the local SIJHL squad is doing its best to make the word a welcome one after their 3-1 victory Saturday night over the visiting Wisconsin Mustangs gave them consecutive wins […]
Staff After an upset 4-3 overtime loss to the Dryden Eagles last Tuesday night, the Muskie boys’ hockey team was a scorned group. Red Lake Falls was the unlucky bunch to experience the wrath of the black-and-gold, getting scorched for seven first-period goals en route to Fort High’s 7-2 victory […]
Duane Hicks After stopping paper production Tuesday morning due to a problem identified at the company’s effluent treatment system at the lagoon in the north end of town, the AbitibiBowater mill was back in operation Friday night. “We found a solution for the situation at our operation in Fort Frances, […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—After stopping paper production Tuesday morning due to a problem identified at the company’s effluent treatment system at the lagoon in the north end of town, the AbitibiBowater mill here should be back in operation as of this evening. “We found a solution for the situation at […]
Staff Legal Aid services in Rainy River District are being amalgamated into a larger regional district, with the main hub to be based in Thunder Bay. “In keeping with our mandate to provide high-quality and cost-efficient Legal Aid services, [Legal Aid Ontario] is making greater use of technology, streamlining administration, […]
Duane Hicks With Phase II of the so-called biomass roads project set to go this spring, which will see the water and sewer infrastructure replaced and Portage Avenue rebuilt from First Street to Third Street East and Fifth Street to Sixth Street, some residents are wondering if their sidewalk is […]
Press Release As international aid organizations struggle to help the estimated three million people affected by last week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, many people in this part of the world are wondering how they can help. The Canadian government has pledged an initial $5 million in aid, and until Feb. […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ squad used four second-period goals to down the International Falls Broncos junior varsity team 6-1 here last night. Brad McDonald opened the scoring at 7:15 of the first, finally converting his third legitimate chance of the shift by tipping a Ryan Lundy slap-pass […]
