The monkey finally is off his back. Greg Ferris has been driving the local Borderland Racing Association circuit at the Emo Speedway for about 24 years, but until this past weekend a win during the Rea Memorial fair races had eluded him. Not anymore. “Unbelievable,” Ferris said in describing Friday […]
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The 10th-annual “Mud Lake City Music Fest” is saddling up to be a good time for all. The “Biggest Little City in the Rainy River Valley,” located at #1839 on Boxalder Road West just south of Devlin and which is open regularly as an open-air museum of antiques and collectibles, […]
“We are going to let the fish do the talking!” That’s what emcee Paul Morrison said when only one boat was left to weigh in on Day 2 of the annual Morson Bass International tournament on Sunday. Terry Gill and Chad Hanson, the 2006 champs and then the runners-up last […]
Ontario is launching a new grant program to fund community-based projects to help First Nations, Inuit, and Métis victims of crime. A $2-million Aboriginal Victims Support Grant Program will offer one-time funding for community projects to support aboriginal victims. The projects fall within two grant categories: •Small scale local project […]
After four days of discussions amongst the 11 national Indian treaties, with some influential and notable First Nations’ speakers taking the stage, the fourth-annual Indian Treaties 1-11 National Gathering wrapped up here earlier this month. “I think the gathering went well,” said Nick Mainville Jr., one of the three organizers. […]
Tom Fry, chairman of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, announced last week that the field for the 15th anniversary tournament in 2009 would be increased to 150 teams. As well, the entry fee for 2009 will be $1,000 (Cdn.) per team. The prize board, based on 150 teams, will […]
Local air cadet Jackson Gillon was awarded the Top Gliding Scholarship Course Cadet (Northwestern Ontario) Award at the graduation ceremony held Friday (Aug. 15). Gillon, a cadet with 908 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Fort Frances, was selected to attend the gliding scholarship course after having achieved excellent school […]
Fort Frances summer camp trains the next set of Canadian Olympians. Junior athletes Eric Supinski and John Zajac take us through their training regime. The Youth Action Alliance braves the wet and cold in hopes of encouraging a ban on tobacco in parks and beaches. Youth leader Andy Morrish explains […]
The dog piles are getting out of hand along the riverfront walkway and through Pither’s Point Park, so the Town of Fort Frances is reminding pet owners the bylaw states they must clean up after their four-legged friends. Recently, an influx of calls from residents complaining about the increasing amount […]
From Aug. 26 through Sept. 24, the Casareto Beach and day use site on Crane Lake will be closed to visitor use during rehabilitation work on the historic Casareto cabin. The cabin was constructed in 1934 by local carpenters for the Casareto family of Worthington, Mn. as a summer retreat. […]
Nick Mainville Jr., currently one of the two representatives for the Grand Council Treaty #3 area, recently was appointed by the Ontario First Nations Young People Council to be a representative on the Assembly of First Nations’ National Young People Council. On top of his current duties, Mainville now is […]
Members of the Rainy River District Abattoir Board are excited to move ahead with their not-for-profit, community-owned abattoir. With funding of up to $500,000 just announced from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp, plans now can go ahead. After submitting an application for funding, the RRDAB waited a few months […]
