Art Bonot celebrated his 75th birthday one day in advance Saturday at the Emo Health Centre to ensure all family members could be present. Despite being hospitalized, it was a happy occasion for Art, a well-known fastball enthusiast who was a one-time player, coach, and fan of the Emo Legion […]
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The torrential downpours of June may have washed out the hopes of a bountiful harvest for local small game hunters. This Saturday marks the opening of the ruffed and spruce grouse season in the Fort Frances region. But the thrill of the kill may be less frequent this fall due […]
It was a fish tale with a happy ending. Michael Causyn of Kenora and Tim Strempler of Winnipeg had a combined three-day catch of 47.42 pounds to capture first place and a total of $8,000 at the annual Bassin’ for Bucks derby on Whitefish Bay of Lake of the Woods […]
They began walking shortly after sunrise Friday—a yellow homemade sign the only indication of their starting point on the quiet River Road. Hours later, almost 20 people arrived at North American Lumber here after walking, jogging, and running 20 miles in the third-annual Tom Bruyere Walk for Dialysis. The walk, […]
Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton has been on a boil-water order in the wake of the Walkerton, Ont. tragedy—and parents are fed up. “We’ve had the boil order for over a year, since last May. It’s so bad they can’t even wash their hands,” said one parent […]
One of Canada’s top country groups will take the stage at the Townshend Theatre here later this month to kick off another “tour de Fort” season. “Prairie Oyster” is set to perform Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. as the first “encore” show, meaning those who don’t have tour de […]
Snake Krawchuk can’t take all the credit—and he doesn’t want it, either. “I looked up and said, ‘Mom, this one’s for you,’ and it went in,” Krawchuk said of his seven-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday afternoon that won him the men’s open division of the annual […]
The townships of Alberton and Morley will begin work to upgrade local infrastructure and community facilities thanks to two investments of $100,000 each from the provincial government. MPP Steve Gilchrist was in Alberton on Monday afternoon to make the announcement on behalf of Northern Development and Mines minister Jim Wilson, […]
With the possibility of a provincial election hovering in the air, former Atikokan resident Cathe Hoszowski has declared her intention to seek the Progressive Conservative nomination for the Kenora-Rainy River riding. With past experiences in everything from municipal council in Atikokan (until recently when she moved to Fort Frances) to […]
A local teacher is helping kids across the United States, and around the world, come to grips with the terrorist attacks of last Sept. 11. Kate Woods, a supply teacher with the Rainy River District School Board, came up with a project more than a year ago that helps kids […]
NDP leader and local MPP Howard Hampton has joined in the growing outcry over a U.S.-organized bass fishing derby that’s being held in Canadian waters later this week. “I tried to point out how unfair this is,” Hampton said Tuesday morning about his appeal to Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette […]
While council eventually agreed Monday night to sub-contract George Armstrong Co. Ltd., through its Operations and Facilities Division, to install the sanitary sewer and water connection for the new River Walk condominium project on Front Street, a debate over town policy nearly meant a significant delay in how soon construction […]
