Press Release Robert Zanette and staff from Thunder Bay presented an open house/information session here May 22 in support of the new condo project proposed for the Town of Fort Frances. The session was held at the Civic Centre, and was well-attended. “We are so pleased, we are now planning […]
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Staff Kitchen Creek Golf Course held its annual Memorial tournament Sunday in honour of former members of the club. Taking the title was Rob Crowe after he carded a three-over 75 on the day. Greg Ward took first in the championship flight with a 78, followed by Taylor Jorgenson at […]
Staff Muskie Josh Strain will put his training to the test on the provincial stage at Varsity Stadium at the University of Toronto this Friday (June 5). The Grade 11 student is competing in the OFSAA senior men’s high jump event starting at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). Strain is slotted to […]
Staff The Fort Frances Badminton Club put the finishing touches on another memorable season Monday night with its annual wind-up and awards event at Fort High. Long-time club instructor Manami Alexander unveiled a new parent award in recognition of Darlene and Ken Desjardins—honouring them for their outstanding support to the […]
Anthony Leek The Emo Speedway saw another weekend of exciting racing as the AMSOIL Dirt Track Series action in three divisions got underway. First off were the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds in two heats. In the first heat, seven cars were planned to start but only six were able to make […]
Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres continue to reshape their roster in preparation of their third season in the SIJHL. In two separate deals, the Sabres traded Rod Bouchard, the team’s top defenceman last year, as well as role player Logan McDonell. Bouchard, who finished with 12 points and 100 […]
Mitch Calvert Local fitness competitor Joyce Wiedeman took a step forward at the recent Manitoba Amateur Body Building Association provincial championships in Winnipeg. Wiedeman, who lives here in Fort Frances but commutes to Winnipeg to train with Elite Performance, took first place in the Masters class and second in the […]
Rick Neilson “We’re going to build an abattoir,” Steve Loshaw announced to spontaneous applause by the two dozen or so members attending the annual meeting of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. at the Barwick Hall on Thursday night. “When we first started this four years ago, Geoff Gillon […]
Rick Neilson About 20 district farmers gathered at Emo Legion last Wednesday to join ag co-ordinator Jeannette Cawston for soup and sandwiches while getting an update on the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s ag initiative program. “We have just finished the second year of our two-year program, but it has […]
Mitch Calvert Pardon Duncan Keith if he’s spending a little extra time on the couch these days. Including the NHL regular-season and playoffs, the Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman who grew up in Fort Frances spent 2,387 hard minutes of ice time matched up against the top forwards the world has to […]
Peggy Revell They’ve spent the past four years hammering home an anti-tobacco message, but Youth Action Alliances across the province will be shutting down at the end of August following the Ontario government’s decision to end the program’s funding. “I was completely shocked,” Tiffany Whalen, a Northwest YAA senior peer […]
Staff Don’t start building an ark just yet. While water levels on Rainy Lake currently are sitting above the International Rainy Lake Board of Control’s rule curve at the moment, it remains to be seen whether these high levels will stick around for the summer. “Rainy Lake is definitely higher […]
