On Friday, community members from the Grassy Narrows First Nation began a journey from their traditional territory in Northwestern Ontario to the headquarters of logging giant Weyerhaeuser in Federal Way, Wash. Despite years of community opposition, Weyerhaeuser continues to produce and sell building materials made from wood clear-cut and taken […]
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The Muskie football program held its annual awards banquet last Wednesday night at the Adventure Inn. The black-and-gold gathered with family, friends, and members of the Touchdown Club to celebrate both a successful campaign, in which the team finished with a 4-2-1 record, and the careers of two retiring coaches—Bob […]
It’s been a long time coming. After years of disappointment, Judy LaBelle’s rink finally broke a string of second-place finishes as they won the 54th Fort Frances ladies’ bonspiel here Sunday afternoon. LaBelle—along with third Nancy Evans, second Diane Bonot, and lead Trudy Badiuk—blanked Dana Kosowick’s rink 7-0 in just […]
Preparations are well underway for the 24th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet scheduled for Friday, May 4 at La Place Rendez-Vous here. “It’s a good time,” local committee chairman Barney Maher said of the event. “There are lots of nice things that we’re going to auction off and raffle off. “It’s a […]
Vianets will finish the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League season where they began it—atop the standings. The defending champs (12-1) cemented their top dog status with a 65-55 victory over second-place team La Place Rendez-Vous (10-3) on Monday night at Fort High. John Sivonen was the game’s top scorer, pouring […]
Fine Foods Fury edged fellow Fort Frances team Taggs 2-1 on Sunday to capture the ‘A’ title at “The Puck Drops Here” local IP2 hockey tournament. Brett Hahkala opened the scoring for Taggs at 2:18 of the first period after taking a pass from Kyle Knapp. However, the lead would […]
The Fort Frances Times Tigers earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Emo Rockets on Sunday to capture the ‘B’ final of “The Puck Drops Here” local IP2 hockey tournament. Graeme Kitt got the Tigers off to a strong start with an unassisted marker with 4:26 left in the first […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is undertaking research on the “threatened” forest-dwelling woodland caribou in Ontario to confirm their presence, and identify individual caribou through DNA, by collecting pellet samples left by the caribou on the snow. On Jan. 30, four MNR biologists flew by helicopter to the Slate Islands […]
For the first time in two years, the Fort Frances campus of Confederation College is offering an AZ licence truck driving class. The first class will wrap up at the end of this week, but another is scheduled to be offered beginning in May, campus manager Anne Renaud said. “There’s […]
Come on out and try your hand at cross-country skiing this Saturday (March 3) during a “family fun” day with the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club. The fun will start at 11:30 a.m. at the ski trails off Rocky Inlet Road. A limited number of skis will be available for […]
March 8 marks the 30th anniversary of International Women’s Day—and the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (Rainy River District local) is observing the event with a celebration at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. “The main point is to get together in celebration,” said local ETFO president Sharon Preston. The event […]
NDP Border Critic Brian Masse (Windsor West) will be in Rainy River and Fort Frances tomorrow (March 1) to listen to local concerns over the sale of the bridge that links Fort Frances to International Falls, Mn. “Northern Ontarians are already facing interminable wait times for passports,” said Masse. “Now […]
