Fort High students are pumped for the start of Homecoming week festivities tonight, although there was strong possibility just a week-and-a-half ago that no activities would be allowed at all. “There wasn’t supposed to be anything this year,” said Tyson Dennis, a member of the Student Athletic Association at Fort […]
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Dear sir: The provincial government, under Premier Ernie Eves, announced Ontario would provide $17.5 million to further the province’s beef producers. This is in addition to the $35 million our government already has committed—bringing Ontario’s total commitment to $52.5 million. Beef farmers, including those in the Kenora-Rainy River districts, have […]
Like the night before Christmas, the provincial election is only one sleep away—and the anticipation is beginning to mount for all the candidates. For incumbent Howard Hampton, the campaign trail has become a happy road after a good performance in the provincial leaders’ debate last Tuesday (Sept. 23). He believes […]
As a child, Bruce McLeod’s father taught him the importance of giving rather than receiving. McLeod has followed that lesson to the letter and back in August, the meaning of the message became clearer than ever. The Fort Frances native, and currently commissioner of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA), […]
Developers are moving quickly to work on the old Fort Frances High School property on First Street East after town council on Friday approved an amended bylaw sealing a deal between the town and Charlie Morken, Steve Both, and Russell Pollard. “They’re working inside as we speak,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon […]
Deborah Lloyd-Jones never met a sheet of ice she didn’t like. “I lived a mile away from the rink growing up in P.E.I.—my second home was the rink,” said the energetic new coach of the Border Skating Club, who takes over this season from Tanis Williamson. “I’m always happy as […]
They came from as far away as Toronto, and from as close as the farm next door, but they all had one thing in common—a vested interest in Herefords. Nearly 60 people took part in the Hereford Influence Tour of district Hereford farms on Saturday—organized by the Rainy River District […]
The Rainy River Federation of Agriculture will be celebrating Ontario Agriculture Week (Oct. 6-12) with a farm bus tour this Sunday (Oct. 5). A bus has been booked, which leaves Fairway-Shop Easy in Emo at 12:45 p.m. and the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market in Fort Frances at 1 p.m. It […]
Dale LaBelle once again managed to pull off another successful bass tournament. The event was held this past Saturday and Sunday (Sept. 27-28) saw 71 vying for prizes. Dale usually cuts off the team limit at 70, but allowed an extra one to compete this year. When the final weigh-ins […]
Emo is holding a Customer Appreciation Days promotion this Friday and Saturday (Oct. 3-4) to celebrate the “grand openings” of Norlund Oil, Borderland Esso, the Country Treasurers Gift Shop at the Emo Inn, and Meyers Clothing. The business sector is promising great deals at the Front Street and highway garage […]
There were a lot of new faces at this year’s Great Chili Cook-off, but the winners were old hands at cooking chili. Dr. Mike Gerstner and Sherry Armstrong of the Fort Frances Dental Centre took the prize on Friday for their chili called “Novocaine Special III—the numb-iest ever.” Gerstner has […]
Voters in Fort Frances and Dryden came out in droves last week to make their ‘X’ in advance polls for tomorrow’s provincial election. “We had to get extra ballots off to Fort Frances and Dryden,” noted Murray Affleck, the district returning officer for the Kenora-Rainy River riding. “That’s an indication […]
