There was no need to call the Psychic Friends Network. Dave Allison could handle the fortune telling duties all by himself. “This one had been coming for a long time,” said the Borderland Thunder head coach after his troops absorbed their worst defeat of the year in a 6-1 loss […]
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A single vehicle accident occurred on Highway 11 three kilometres, east of the 502 turn off at Devlin, yesterday morning. The single occupant, a 32 year-old Fort Frances woman, escaped with minor injuries but was transported to hospital by ambulance. She was traveling west bound on Highway 11 when she […]
You’ve heard of loonie? A toonie? What about a “Centenio?” Well you will, if you live in Fort Frances, as that’s what the Chamber of Commerce has decided to call the special $3 coin that’s been issued for the town’s centennial. The name, dreamed up by Trisha Mauro, a former […]
Louis Kirkrude Jr., age 29, of 103 Third Street, Rainy River, Ont., passed away at his residence on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2003. He was born on Nov. 21, 1973 in Rainy River, Ont. Louis attended grade school and high school in Rainy River. He worked for four years at Marvin […]
The Emo-La Vallee Community Centre was the site of considerable discussion and an exchange of ideas yesterday at an open house on a Resource Stewardship Framework (RSF) for the fisheries of the Rainy River watershed. The presentation showed what the RSF is about, what it’s trying to do, and what […]
Harry Houdini would have been proud of this escape act. With elimination staring them straight in the face all day, the Muskie boys’ curling squad pieced together four-straight wins, including a 6-3 victory over the Dryden Eagles in the final, to capture the NWOSSAA crown yesterday in Red Lake. “I […]
High school teachers in Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Atikokan began the first phase of strike action this week after contract talks with the Rainy River District School Board collapsed last Thursday. “Sanctions have begun,” said Brian Church, president of the bargaining unit for the local Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ […]
With a final report turned over to the town, and the hiring of a co-ordinator and formation of a new committee pending council approval, “exciting news” has come about indicating the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” project can keep heading in the planned direction. “It’s exciting news,” Susan Bodnarchuk, chair of the […]
The great ones make it look easy, but are never satisfied. Fort Frances Aquanauts member Alex Parent took the junior national swimming championships in Regina last week by storm, tearing up the pool for six gold medals in the Swimmers With Athletic Disabilities (SWAD) division—and winning every event he competed […]
Local residents are encouraged to offer their input regarding options for the future space requirements of the Fort Frances Public Library at a public meeting slated Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. upstairs in the museum. The meeting comes on the heels of the preliminary findings of John Stephenson of […]
While there may been slightly fewer people in attendance, and slightly less money raised, organizers still are calling the “Rockin’ with Riverside” fundraiser dinner here Saturday night a “number-one hit.” “We thought it was a success. With everything else that’s been going on, we were a little concerned,” said Joan […]
Couchiching is looking to create a new landfill site north of Frog Creek to not only handle accumulating waste at its current dump, but to maximize potential use of land. Christine Jourdain, economic development officer for Couchiching First Nations, said yesterday that consultant Neegan Burnside Engineering and Environmental Ltd. has […]
