Quinn McCarthy has an early lead in the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s Spring Race Series. He took first place in the first two Wednesday night races aboard his S2 known as “Sedna.” Finishing second in the windward/leeward courses was Colin Hewitt, followed by Jas Spencer. Bad weather delayed the start of […]
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International Falls be warned—there is a group of Canadian hockey players masquerading as baseball players in your town. The Fort Frances Kiwanis Junior ‘B’ baseball team has been in operation for the past month now, but don’t be fooled. This group of nine- and 10-year-olds are hockey players first and […]
The Fort Frances Aquanauts sent 14 swimmers to Thunder Bay on May 27-29 to compete in an invitational meet at the Canada Games Complex. Here are the their individual results (P=preliminary, F=final): •Rebecca Armit (12)—50m free F (19th, 34.46), 200m IM F (17th, 3:08.60), 200m free F (13th, 2:43.80), 200m […]
Four or five teams? That was the question those involved with the Superior International Junior Hockey League were asking themselves as the past few weeks have played out with more twists and turns than something inked by William Shakespeare. The answer? Well, it’s not four or even five teams, but […]
There are a lot of ways for people to spend their summer vacations. By now, most university students will be working somewhere—showing up every day to face the same sort of routine. But there’s a group of seven young adults who are turning their summer into the adventure of a […]
A fun day originally scheduled for Saturday, June 25 at the Alberton recreational complex has been postponed. Alberton council made the decision at its regular meeting last Wednesday night when it became apparent some of the planned activities could not take place due to construction delays of the new pavilion […]
The Town of Fort Frances will be a part of the “Border Sister Cities Task Force” first announced by International Falls city council last week. Council voted in favour of the partnership at its meeting here this past Monday night after Mayor Dan Onichuk brought forward a motion to get […]
At the request of local trucking companies, town council may decide to allow large commercial vehicles to access the international bridge from Church Street instead of being forced to go to the end of the line on those summer days when there are long line-ups. Coun. Struchan Gilson, who was […]
It’s another case of déja vu all over again. After last spring’s damp weather delayed the start of the planting season, district farmers were hoping to have a more normal spring. But so far, that has not been the case. Once again, the planting season here has gotten off to […]
The Ontario government announced Saturday it had reached a tentative four-year collective agreement with its employees. “This agreement is a significant step in resolving some long-standing inequities in the public service,” said OPSEU president Leah Casselman. According to an OPSEU press release, details of the tentative agreement include: •wage increases […]
The Fun in the Sun committee has asked the Town of Fort Frances to cover the July 1 events under its insurance policy, but whether the town will be able to help them remains to be seen. In a letter council received at its meeting Monday night, FITS chair Paul […]
More than 30 local students spent much of Saturday on Rainy Lake and while not all of them returned with fish, they all walked away with some new friends and a memorable experience. The Fort Frances OPP organized the first-ever “Fishing for Futures,” taking a group of Grade 6 students […]
