After much work, the Rainy Lake Conservancy has received a $48,900 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to help fund its “bog walk” in Alberton as well as finance the operation of its new office here. The news came from out-going president Phyllis Callaghan during the RLC’s annual general meeting […]
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Gladys Maude Birston (nee Westover), 100, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Gladys was born Feb. 13, 1904 in Barwick, Ont. to the late William and Helen Westover. She was raised in […]
Devin James Allison, 17, of Nestor Falls, Ont., passed away suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004 on Lake of the Woods. Devin was born Feb. 10, 1987 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing and hunting. He also enjoyed playing the guitar. He will be […]
It’s been 11 years since See Spot Run began coming to play in Fort Frances, and they just can’t seem to stay away. “People have always been really good to us here, that’s the truth. You can’t really ask for more—they buy our records, they party with us, they feed […]
The Northwestern Health Unit reported yesterday that a dead crow collected in Kenora has been confirmed positive for West Nile virus. This is the first positive case of an infected bird in the catchment area of the health unit this year. “This came as no surprise whatsoever,” stated Al Mathers, […]
The latest installment in the Rainy Lake Impressions series, a new art exhibit opens at the Fort Frances Museum today featuring the work of local artists. This year’s show is called “Put it on Paper,” and the theme of the works is Rainy Lake. “Paper is the medium. It can […]
There were plenty of opportunities throughout the game—plenty of missed opportunities. There were balls shot wide—some really wide. Some shot high—some really high. Some great saves made—some not even needed. And it was here, with 10 minutes left in his game against Rainy River, that Bob Green of ITS took […]
The Dryden OPP has concluded the search for a missing boater on Eagle Lake, after reporting late Tuesday they had found the Illinois man they had been looking for dead in the water. Anthony Kittinger, 41, had apparently drowned in 18 feet of water after an accident on Monday, Aug. […]
Sight & Sound aren’t old, they’re just older. And the Barwick Blue Knights aren’t young, they’re just younger. But when the two contrasting teams meet, they always bring their A-game and it always makes for entertaining matches. “Whenever we play these guys, we get up to play,” said Kevin Gemmell […]
