FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Gymnastics Club’s future remains uncertain after talks with the town fell through and no definitive plan is in place. “That’s probably the best way to put it,” said club registrar Darcy Parsons. “We haven’t had a meeting for a while . . . there’s really nothing […]
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Jolee Nick of Celeste’s gave Shirley Gadd an arm massage and demonstrated some aesthetic elements Saturday during the second-annual Senior’s Lifestyle Expo here Saturday.
The Muskie girls’ hockey team ran the table at their third-annual tournament over the weekend, trouncing any and all competition, including a 8-3 win in Sunday’s gold-medal game over the Kenora Broncos. “I knew we’d do good, but this is better than I expected for our first games,” said forward […]
FORT FRANCES—The Ministry of Transportation is poised to start rehabilitation work on the Noden Causeway here this winter, marking the beginning of a large-scale project that will take several years to complete. “We are planning to install a new precast concrete deck which is wider than the present one, new […]
When the Rainy River Community College Voyageurs girls’ hockey team won silver at its home tournament over the weekend, it was thanks in no small part to a new-look roster that’s more than half made up by Canadian players. The seven Ontario girls, including four from Rainy River District, outnumber […]
Fifteen people from seven different countries officially became Canadian citizens last Wednesday afternoon during a ceremony at the Fort Frances Courthouse. And this ceremony was exceptionally special as 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of Canadian citizenship. The Canadian Citizenship Act came into force on Jan. 1, 1947. Prior to that, […]
A vote put forward by the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir Inc. board at a general membership meeting in Barwick last Thursday night saw 32 members favour moving ahead with the plans proposed while just three were opposed. After prospective operator Sunrise Meats and Sausage indicated back on Sept. 25 […]
FORT FRANCES—The proposed youth justice facility announced by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services earlier this summer came another step closer to reality here following a public information session Tuesday night. The Ontario Realty Corp. (ORC) hosted an open house at Fort Frances High School as part of the […]
Goalie Sara Trendiak was glued to the post in the Muskies’ game against the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints on Saturday during their 10-team tournament here. Trendiak allowed just one goal en route to the 9-1 victory.
This local cow girl received a Hallowe’en treat from an Emo store along Front Street on Friday as youngsters from the Ontario Early Years Centre there got an early jump on their trick-or-treating.
Meghan Haehn of Fort Frances was all smiles yesterday as she received her free ’flu shot from public health nurse Myrna Cooper at Robert Moore School here. More ’flu vaccination clinics will be held at various locations across the district in the coming weeks.
Samara Payne showed off the apple she “caught” to her sisters, Tessa and Caileigh, on Monday during Hallowe’en activities at the Fort Frances Museum. A steady stream of children went to the museum on their day off from school to bob for apples, carve pumpkins, watch “A Night at the […]
