As a result of recent changes to provincial funding for education, the Northwest Catholic District School Board will face a shortfall for the coming school year—and likely much larger than the $1-million deficit the Rainy River District School Board has to deal with. “It’s a little bit disheartening for us,” […]
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Attracting more than 30 racers from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba, the first race day at the Tamrack International Motocross track on Sunday was a success. “It went like clockwork,” enthused Mike Scheibler, owner of the track located north of Emo. “I knew it would do well, but what surprised […]
Of the 12,715 runners who took part in the Manitoba Marathon two weekends ago, it is extremely unlikely that anyone had a more remarkable run than Fort Frances resident Lorne Ricard. Ricard’s performance that weekend can only be described as amazing. His time of 3:03:29 in the full marathon, a […]
What is the primary heating system in your house? What type of water heater do you have? What type of air conditioning do you have and how old is it? These are just a few of the questions the Fort Frances Power Corp. wants its customers to answer during a […]
Many youths, parents, and community members attended a presentation at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here Thursday afternoon by Dawna Speers on making positive choices for healthy youth relationships. Speers shared the personal experience of losing her daughter, Monica, who was murdered by her boyfriend when she was 19 years […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc.’s board of directors saw two new members join—and three step down—at its annual general meeting last Thursday in Rainy River. After five years on the board, former vice-chair Brigitta McGreevy left and was replaced in that role by Wendy Judson, who now is serving her […]
The sixth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” live release bass tournament is slated for this Friday and Saturday (July 7-8) on Lake Despair north of Devlin. Sixty teams will compete in the hopes of netting the heaviest two-day total weight—and the $5,000 cheque awarded to the first-place team. Tournament organizer Bill Godin […]
The walls in his mauve-coloured office were nearly bare last Wednesday, with just a few documents left tacked to the bulletin board by his desk, as Treaty #3’s deputy chief prepared to leave his long life of police enforcement on June 30. But as much as he enjoyed his career, […]
If you happen to hear a bugle-like call on area lakes this summer, take note. Trumpeter swans are the likely source—and their presence in the Fort Frances area is a big deal. The trumpeter was hunted nearly to extinction early in the 20th century and, until the 1980s, hadn’t been […]
The Fort Frances-based Kiwanis Little League team capped off a near perfect season Friday evening with an emphatic 12-2 victory in five innings over Super One to capture the Major ‘B’ Championship at Tony Rizzo Field over in International Falls. Comprised of nine- and 10-year-olds, the squad posted an overall […]
Fresh on the heels of raising $3.5 million locally for the Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye Hospital, the Riverside Foundation for Health Care is poised to embark on another ambitious project—coming up with $1.5 million by January for a CT scan here. Yes, you read that right: $1.5 million […]
Dear editor: A letter was published June 14 in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal asking that people not feed the squirrels within city limits. There obviously is a problem due to an exploding squirrel population in their neighbourhood, and as well here in Fort Frances. These critters can create a lot […]
