Staff Fort High sent a contingent to the Northwestern Ontario Cross-Country Running Championship last Wednesday at the Kamview Nordic Centre in Thunder Bay. Hailey Clendenning had the school’s best finish, placing 14th out of a field of 51 runners in the Midget girls’ division. The Hammarskjold Vikings captured the overall […]
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Staff The Fort Frances ‘AA’ Midget Canadians made a statement in their season-opener Saturday—thrashing the Mitchell Mohawks of Mitchell, Man. by a 9-2 score. Ryan Lundy led the way with a hat trick while Brett Bodnarchuk added two goals. Chipping in with singles were Chris Bobczynski, Dylan Grinsell, Cody Bodnar, […]
Staff Junior pair compete in Winnipeg Two junior players from the Fort Frances Badminton Club participated in the Winnipeg Under-14 Badminton Open at the Wildewood Club over the weekend. Anika Alexander won her first match in the girls’ singles event against E. Gillespie (Wildewood Club) by scores of 21-9 and […]
Duane Hicks With daily headlines about viruses and vaccines pushing the possibility of a pandemic to the forefront of the public consciousness, the local Community Control Group has plans in place to keep essential services running just in case there ever is an outbreak. “Obviously, the H1N1 [’flu] has been […]
Peggy Revell Toronto will be getting a big taste of Rainy River District for 10 days next month as local agri-businesses gear up to send their products down east for the 87th-annual Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. “We’re taking the region to the Royal Winter Fair,” said Jeanette Cawston, rural ag […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Lakers achieved a minor victory of sorts last Thursday with a 6-3 pounding of the K&A Wolverines in Thunder Bay, but still were looking to get their first home-ice win of the season when they welcomed the Dryden Ice Dogs to the Ice For Kids […]
Duane Hicks While some members of the public have expressed concern over “cracks” in the reconstructed underpass, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown told council Monday night that those are concrete construction joints and do not have to be repaired. “We’ve got these concrete construction joints that are within the […]
Heather Latter The H1N1 adjuvanted vaccine has arrived at the Northwestern Health Unit and immunization clinics are now underway. After kicking off yesterday in Rainy River, the clinics began today in Fort Frances while the first H1N1 vaccinations will be administered in Emo tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. The clinics, […]
Duane Hicks Town council approved the replacement of the grit removal system at the sewage treatment plant here at Monday night’s regular meeting—upgrades that will save the town a lot of money in the long run. Council awarded Tender No. 09-OF-14 to Venshore Mechanical Ltd. at a cost of $775,800 […]
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The old saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” has taken on new meaning after the completion of four “Photo Voice” projects developed here over the past year. Initiated by the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team, the projects encompass a photographic technique used in health promotion and […]
Peggy Revell Those taking a stroll along the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail in Alberton now have a new place to rest their feet and take in the view thanks the site’s newest addition—benches in memory of the late Victor Raiche. “I know that my dad is smiling down right now […]
Mitch Calvert One look at the WHSFL’s Kas Vidruk East Conference standings paints a pretty clear picture of the Muskie football team’s 2009 season. An 0-7 record and lopsided point differential is tough to look at, to be sure, but considering the program was salvaged after a Week 3 forfeit […]
