Staff The floodgates opened early on for the Fort Frances Braves and it’s all the league leaders needed. The Braves erupted for seven runs in the first inning and never looked back as they cruised to an 8-2 win over the Northwest Bay Chieftains in Rainy River District Fastball League […]
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Jamie Mountain He may have been just an “average kid” but he went on to accomplish extraordinary things. Picking up the sport of powerlifting when he was in high school, Dave Mitchell went on to accomplish an excellent career that included three Canadian championship titles while also setting 11 records […]
Dawn Hayes Former Alberton reeve Michael Hammond, left, was presented with Alberton’s 2019 Senior of the Year Award by current reeve Mike Ford during the July 10 Alberton council meeting.
FASD community partners Robyn Dennis, left, and Miranda Sigurdson handed out non-alcoholic beverages and “mocktails” at the Rainy Lake Square on Thursday during the Scott Street Summer Celebration. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the 200 block of Scott Street was blocked off and lined with vendors, artisans, activities for […]
Sam Odrowski
Resolute Forest Products has sold the properties comprising the Fort Frances mill to a subsidiary of Riversedge Development that is held in partnership with a local entity. Fort Frances councillor Douglas Judson said the announcement is a “milestone” in their effort to reopen the idle paper mill but time will […]
Staff Rylee Redford stepped right up when her team needed her the most. The Angels’ ace did what she needed to on the mound and clubbed a pair of homers–including a grand slam–to pace her team to a 15-11 win over the Red Gut Babes in Rainy River District Women’s […]
In a story about Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame inductee Barney Maher in last week’s Times, Maher’s wife was incorrectly identified as Barb. Maher’s wife was in fact named Lois. In a second correction, “Castin’ for Cash” champions Joel Pagnac and Larry Foss hauled in 13.59 pounds on Day […]
Press Release Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was in Kenora-Rainy River on Friday to promote Canada’s Conservatives’ plan to make life more affordable for Northerners and to grow the Northern Ontario economy. Scheer stopped by Lake of the Woods Brewing Company, Ye Olde Chip Truck and Quesada Restaurant alongside local candidate […]
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Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
Boats unable to make the two-metre clearance below the Rainy River Rail Lift Bridge hopefully won’t be forced to remain docked for much longer. The Rainy River Rail Lift Bridge, more commonly known as the Five-Mile lift bridge, has been out of operation since last fall. Canadian National Railway announced […]
Marc Stuempfle Tyler Gagne (lead guitar), Dave Byrnes (vocals, rhythm guitar), Todd Wrolstad (drums), and Ted DeBenetti (bass) from Kings of None played in front of a full crowd Thursday evening at the Rainy Lake Square. The band played a mix of classic songs such as “Sweet Home Alabama” by […]
Sam Odrowski
The Town of Fort Frances has put an increased focus on the future planning of its assets and infrastructure since 2012 when it first started to develop its asset management plan. Nonetheless, town council is being urged to implement a 1.4 percent tax increase each year for the next 20 […]
Jamie Mountain The Fort Frances Lakers’ tradition of advancing players to the next level has been at the forefront recently. Often the best player on the ice last season, the Lakers announced Monday that goalie Jacob Gnidziejko has committed to Portage College in Alberta where he will suit up for […]
