Progress is being made to reopen the mill and an announcement will be made soon, according to staff at the Rainy River Future Development Corporation. “We expect that council will have a statement in the coming weeks and we collectively remain very optimistic about the future of the mill asset,” […]
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Submitted Marlene McQuaker won more than $550,000 at Seven Clans Casino in Warroad on Saturday.
Jamie Mountain With all the hours put into practising and competing, it’s nice to get recognized for all that hard work. Local youth figure skater Bryden Strachan, who competed as part of the CanSkate program this year with the Northern Lights School of Skating, recently was chosen as the recipient […]
Press Release
Create change for people affected by dementia by participating in our IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s on Saturday, June 15 at the Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances. Registration opens at 8 a.m., with the walk getting underway by 10:30 a.m. and after warm up and speeches. T-Shirts, IG […]
Staff The Renegades are keeping pace with their fellow juggernauts in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League standings. They won their third-straight on Monday night, edging the Big Grassy Lynx 18-17 in a high-scoring thriller. Karma Andy nabbed the win for the Renegades, who improved their record to 6-1. […]
Sam Odrowski
Close to $100,000 in funding will be allocated to multiple not-for-profit groups throughout Fort Frances on June 24. At town’s council meeting on Monday, Coun. Mike Behan said the $93,000 that’s been allocated for local organizations this year is about a 50 percent increase in allotment over last year. “I […]
Staff
There will no longer be delays for people driving east of the town and those looking to drive into town from the west. Traffic signals for the construction at the Mill Road overpass were taken down on June 5 and construction is nearly complete. “All the expansion joint seals were […]
Summer reporter
Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
Wave after wave of support came crashing through Fort Frances during the Pride Week festival and just because it is over, does not mean the tank is empty. Now that Pride Week has finished, the momentum continues to build and keeps rolling forward. “Pride is powered by public participation, and […]
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Former Muskie football player Jaykob Ryll, pictured here with retired Edmonton Eskimos’ wide receiver Henry “Gizmo” Williams during his time with the NISSAN Kickoff Project back in November, will be taking his talents to Halifax next season.
Jamie Mountain You have to score with regularity in order to be successful at the all-Ontarios. The Muskie boys’ soccer team found that out firsthand as they compiled a 1-3 record and only scored a total of two goals at the OFSAA ‘AA’ boys’ championship held in North Bay last […]
Jamie Mountain Jason Kabel of Fort Frances smashed the ball to his opponents’ side of the court during his and partner Bob Tkachuk’s loss to John Viviano (Iowa) and Clint Barton (Fort Frances) in the championship game of a men’s doubles tennis tournament held at the multi-use tennis courts here […]
Press Release
The Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service responded to a house fire in the 400 block of First Street East at approximately 9:22 a.m. yesterday. At approximately 1 p.m., the fire department was released from the scene and returned to service. The Ontario Provincial Police remain on scene. The public is […]
