Several local runners made the trip to Embarrass, Mn. over the weekend to participate in the 22nd-annual “Flying Finn” 10-km run. Don DeBenedet and Megan Ross came in first in their respective age divisions. DeBenedet completed the race in a time of 42 minutes, 43 minutes while Ross crossed the […]
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Getting students ready for the resumption of classes after summer holidays involves more than just stocking up with school supplies. Returning to a regular routine, going over safety precautions, and talking about fears can help make the transition from summer holidays to back-to-school easier for students next week. “I guess […]
The provincial government has been murmuring aloud of late, including Natural Resources minister Jerry Ouellette, about reinstating the spring bear hunt. Perhaps it’s just a trial balloon, a little pre-election ploy to gauge the level of support or opposition before the impending campaign. But a big voice weighed into the […]
New teachers with the Rainy River District School Board spent the last two days in the classroom as part of a mentoring program aimed at giving new staff the support they need when classes begin. The program, which started last year, matches new teachers to experienced ones throughout the board. […]
“All I am is a voice, here to tell you, you have a choice.” That’s the message weightlifter Dave Damiano told a dozen or so people on hand Monday morning at the Memorial Sports Centre here to see him squat 545 pounds to beat the unofficial world record. And it’s […]
While the local Chamber of Commerce only officially launch-ed its $3 centennial coin Tuesday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum, the keepsake that’s also legal tender already has been a hit in the month since its release. “We had lots of individuals asking for coins even before they came out, […]
From drinking water to the spring bear hunt, the changes lying before Ontario municipalities were clear, Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said after returning from the annual meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario last week in Toronto. “The premier [Ernie Eves] had a very interesting speech on tax-free […]
A new community improvement plan, with a plan within it to attract and keep businesses in the area, recently was completed by municipal planner Faye Flatt—and it’s a step in the right direction for Fort Frances, said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “This document couldn’t have come at a better time as […]
The University of Guelph announced Friday it is closing its Thunder Bay Agricultural Research Station in October—a move that will affect the Emo research station and perhaps mean it is next on the chopping block. “We work together,” Emo station manager Kim-Jo Bliss said. “We could definitely be cut, too.” […]
The streets of Rainy River were filled with car horns after the hometown Royals nipped the Bulldogs 3-2 in the final of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs last night. The Royals, back in the RRDFL this season after a hiatus spanning several years, had finished in first place […]
Hi: I was in the Fort last year. First time in 30 years. Our family headed west to B.C. in 1970, something my dad, Mel Tate, always wanted to do. It was both interesting and disappointing as I walked the streets looking at my old high school, which looked boarded […]
Following word last week that a dead crow found in Kenora was a presumed case of West Nile virus, the Northwestern Health Unit said Tuesday no more “presumptive positive” results have come back to them since. “We’ve been continuing to collect birds. It’s not so many we can’t handle it, […]
