Staff Unfortunately for the Muskie golf team, they won’t have any representatives at the NWOSSAA championships here next week. Fort High finished fourth as a team yet again in the NorWOSSA season-finale Tuesday in Red Lake, carding a combined total of 405 and missing out on qualifying for NWOSSAA this […]
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Raya Lebel (at left) held a solid stretch before getting into the yoga activity that was part of the “I Am Awesome (And I Know It)” retreat held at Sunny Cove Camp from Sept. 20-23. The yoga was held inside a sealed tent to keep everyone dry due to the […]
Press Release About 30 members of Unifor Local 324 voted 88 percent in favour of a new first contract with Weechi-it-te-win Family Services that also was ratified by its board last Thursday. Weechi-it-te-win Family Services is an indigenous-based child welfare agency located near Fort Frances that serves Anishinaabe residents from […]
Duane Hicks Those staying at local hotels and motels will be paying a little more in the future after town council voted Monday night to adopt a new four percent municipal accommodation tax (MAT), effective Jan. 1, 2019. The new tax is to help fund community development and tourism marketing, […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Guthrie United Church will host its annual “Harvest Supper” this Sunday (Sept. 30) beginning at 5 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. The menu will feature turkey, ham, and all the fixings–plus all those wonderful pies! Admission is $18 for adults and $12 for kids aged six-12 (those […]
Jamie Mountain Bill Godin of Devlin tossed out some candies to the spectators on hand during the top-five boat parade of the RRWT held under the big tent at Hannam Park in Rainy River on Saturday afternoon. Godin and his partner, Leroy Wilson, wound up in seventh with a two-day […]
Jamie Mountain Doug McBride and Steve Ballan were nothing but smiles and full of jubilation after claiming the 20th-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament title on Saturday. The district duo topped the 100-team field with a two-day haul of 24.02 pounds, giving them the $20,000 first-place cheque and their first win […]
Sam Odrowski The Fort Frances Legion Br. #29 and Ladies Auxiliary filled the Legion Hall on Saturday afternoon to honour and recognize members who reached a milestone in their service. The awards were held differently than in years past, with them being done jointly instead of individually for the branch […]
Duane Hicks Get ready to laugh. “Monday at the Manor”–a comedy in two acts written and directed by Tracy Gibson–will be performed Oct. 18-20 at La Place Rendez-Vous. It’s been six years since Gibson and company staged the dinner theatre performance, “Bridie & Company,” and the local playwright felt it […]
Submitted Haven Labbe gripped part of a mountain in Saas-Grand while embarking on a mountain climbing adventure in the Swiss Alps. She is seen here scaling the mountain via ferrata climb of the Jegihorn, which has an elevation of 3,206 metres.
Sam Odrowski Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary to Br. #29 member Mary Holland received flowers and a 50-year pin from Legion membership chair Cindy Noble at the Honours and Awards Ceremony held there Saturday.
From the OPP Members of the Rainy River District OPP would like to encourage the public to help prevent child sexual abuse and risk of victimization in our communities. The OPP has partnered with the Canadian Centre of Child Exploitation (Canadian Centre) to protect children from those who would do […]
