To the Editor: Correct me if I am wrong, is there not a bylaw in this town that prohibits riding bikes on walkways? If that is the case, then every person that does so is breaking the law. What is the point of spending time and money to put in […]
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The pressure of a perfect season is now off the shoulders of Sight & Sound. The squad was toppled for the first time this year recently, but with a 14-1 record, still hold a commanding lead in the Rainy River District Fastball League over second-place Rainy River (10-2). Pinewood (8-4) […]
Dave Lindsay is on a mission to make a name of his own. The brother of three-time Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship winner Norm Lindsay is fishing his best at just the right time, as he and fellow Sioux Narrows resident Colin Gluting teamed up to win the $10,000 first […]
With just over two weeks before the inaugural Rick Pearson Memorial Golf Tournament at Kitchen Creek Golf Course, there is still time for teams to get involved. “I have 16 teams registered right now,” said event co-ordinator Sonja Bodnarchuk. “We’re definitely looking for more,” added Nadine Johnson, also a tournament […]
The Fort Frances Public Library Board will be holding a public meeting tomorrow night for concerned citizens to view the architect’s final report on the future development of the library. John Stephenson, of the Thunder Bay architectural firm Kuch, Stephenson, Gibson, and Malo, will present his final report to the […]
Rick Stamarski didn’t play his best, but he’s not about to hand back his medal. He just wishes he had been on the bench rather than on the mark. “There’s great satisfaction in being able to coach,” said Stamarski, who joined his teammates on the Northern Ontario men’s teaching team […]
With the onslaught of telephone calls in recent weeks to Fort Frances and area residents asking them to sign up for Bell Sympatico High Speed Internet, the question of when broadband access will arrive here once again has arisen. The phone calls from Bell Canada Call Centre telemarketers came on […]
Shade felt the jaws closing around them, only to bare their teeth and bite back at the most opportune moment. A three-run fifth inning broke a 9-9 tie and propelled Shade to a 12-10 victory over Variety Pack/Blue Zone in the “A” final of the Kingsley Downs Memorial Tournament Sunday […]
Marty Johnston, 14, of Rainy River, won his first game last Monday in the Canadian National Chess Championships at Kapuskasing in the Under 16 Boys category. He defeated Alex Livingston, with a rating of 1634. In his second game later that day, he played the second highest rated player there, […]
Somewhere this weekend, John Kingsley Downs was smiling—and probably telling one more batter the pitch was “on the corner.” The Rainy River District was shaken by the untimely passing of Downs, who died at age 61 in a one-vehicle accident on Canada Day as the Pinewood resident was heading back […]
The Town of Fort Frances reached a memorandum of understanding with Stratton Equipment Sales and Service at an in-camera session of the committee of the whole Monday night, outlining the principles of an agreement for the partial demolition of the old Fort Frances High School on First Street East. “It’s […]
After months of uncertainty, the Fort Frances Nursery School has finally found a home. “It was perfect timing,” said Sandra Weir of the nursery school, adding that they were required to leave their old location at the end of last month as the school year ended. “Our stuff has already […]
