How would being part of Manitoba benefit Northwestern Ontario? That was a question Fort Frances Coun. Tannis Drysdale raised at the Rainy River District Municipal Association’s annual meeting Saturday in Bergland. Coun. Drysdale said she first started to think about moving the Manitoba border east in the fall of 2004 […]
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Seventeen holes were drilled by Rainy River Resources this past fall at its project in Richardson Township, about 80 km south of Kenora. And several holes reported high-grade native gold. “It could be a potential gold camp,” noted Brad Baker, the company’s investor relations manager, though adding the work still […]
Students in three area high schools soon will launch a mentor program that its organizer hopes will foster new friendships between students with and without special needs. “Best Buddies” is a national, charitable organization that’s well-established throughout the country, with student-run chapters in secondary schools, and on university and college […]
It’s been four years since Janet McGhee’s last appearance at the Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts, but the drought certainly hasn’t affected her performance here. McGhee, representing the Uxbridge and District Curling Club, improved to 5-0 after a narrow 7-6 win over Natalie Beauchamp (Coniston Curling Club) in last night’s […]
Timberrrrrrrrrr . . . the economy of Northwestern Ontario is falling like a cut tree. That is what Northern Ontario Municipal Association president Michael Power said the message was from organizations like the Rainy River District Municipal Association at last year’s NOMA convention. “I had no idea at the annual […]
A Minnesota Department of Transportation analysis of the two bridges linking Fort Frances with International Falls showed that the railroad one built back in 1908 only has 15-20 years left in it before it needs to be replaced at a cost of $8 million. This information, along with other structural […]
Dear editor: The 2005 “Mitts For Kids” campaign was another success. We filled 200 Christmas hampers for the local Salvation Army, and since there were mitts left over, several schools in the Fort Frances area, as well as Devlin, received “mitt kits.” I personally would like to take this time […]
Where did the year go? Back in January, 2005, when Fort Frances was hosting the Northwestern Ontario ladies’ curling championship, the news came out that our town had landed the right to stage the provincial showdown from Jan. 30-Feb. 4, 2006. At the time, that seemed so far away. But […]
GATE–Born to Darren and Cheri, nee Perrick, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Kaden Keith, weighing 8 lbs. 9 oz. on January 22, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
BLISS–Born to Jeff and Genevieve, nee Shepstone, of Mine Centre, Ont., a girl, Julia Alice, weighing 5 lbs. 11 oz. on January 25, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
One of the most anticipated events of the winter has finally arrived! The 25th-annual Ontario Scott Tournament of Hearts got underway here Monday, where 10 teams—with some of the best talent this competition has ever seen—are looking for a berth into the prestigious Scott Tournament of Hearts Championship later this […]
There are days when I’d like nothing more than to revert to a four-year-old mentality, stomp up and down, and cry when life just seems to be going the way of the outhouse. And, sometimes, I don’t need much prodding to go that route. Those are the days when the […]
