Staff Leslie Barr of Tichborne’s Real Estate drew the January “Trip of the Month” draw winner while Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on yesterday morning at International Travel Services. Ellen Gagné will be heading to Rome, Italy–a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip is an Eastern Caribbean cruise ($4,000).
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Dear editor: As the holiday season draws to a close, I want to take a moment to thank the Choraliers for making my Christmas so special. What a great group of people! I am extremely proud of each and every member! For approximately five weeks, they work very hard to […]
Former Muskie Hailey Beaudry looked on as her teammates swept a rock into the house during the rink’s 9-5 win over Kira Brunton (Sudbury) in Saturday afternoon’s women’s final of the U21 provincial playdowns at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Beaudry’s rink now gets to represent Northern Ontario at the […]
Staff The 31st-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament is set to take place this weekend at the Memorial Sports Centre here. Club president Bob Tkachuk said 55 players, including 14 juniors, are scheduled to take part in the tournament, which runs Friday through Sunday. Divisions include men’s ‘A,’ ‘B,’ and […]
Sometimes it take the perception of others to put things into perspective for the rest of us. Rami Canoon, the father of a second Iraqi refugee family that arrived in Fort Frances just this past Friday, didn’t seem to mind the bitter cold that greeted them. “The cold is no […]
Submitted Chris Savage with a beautiful Sunset Country lake trout. They are found in many lakes across the region.
Nicholas Donaldson Carole Ann Myers’ enjoyment was a unique sight for the Fort Frances Voyageurs Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” which took place on New Year’s Day on Sand Bay behind La Place Rendez-Vous. Myers, who lives in B.C. and was visiting Fort Frances for the holidays, later told the […]
Press Release People across Ontario saw their wages rise to $14 an hour starting Monday as the new general minimum wage took effect. This change will help workers and their families who are struggling to get ahead in a changing economy. As part of Ontario’s Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, […]
Nicholas Donaldson Fort Frances High School French student Siobhan Mackintosh and teacher Erika Handberg held hands as they prepared to jump for this year’s “Polar Plunge.” The class raised $2,145 for a France/Switzerland trip it will be taking in the future, with a handful of students and two teachers taking […]
Jamie Mountain For any local sports league to run smoothly, a set of rules must be enforced and adhered to by its players. Such is the story for the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League, which runs every Tuesday night in the Fort High gym. League co-ordinator Conrad Dueck has been […]
Dear editor: A big thank you to Rainycrest for allowing me the opportunity to work with the residents and have a performing choir at Christmas. It originated because one of the residents, Joe Gervais, approached me one day and asked if I would start a choir there. My reply? “You […]
Nicholas Donaldson Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell saw 2017 as an exciting period of growth and renewal for Rainy River District. “Both the New Gold mine starting production and the installation of the tbaytel ‘Fibre’ are very promising investments for residents of Fort Frances and the Rainy River District,” Campbell […]
