Steve Arpin travelled to Minnesota on Dec. 8-9 for his first snocross race of the year and the 16-year-old Fort Frances native picked up right where he had left off last winter. Arpin placed first in all four of his events, including the Stock 440 L–Pro X 440, Stock 500 […]

Efforts are in the works to bring Junior ‘A’ hockey to Fort Frances. Shawn Jourdain, recreation director at Couchiching First Nation, recently was approached by Brent Tookenay with the idea to land a team here in the inaugural season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (Tier II). “We put […]

A two-year dream for Branda Avis was dashed earlier this month when, while browsing on the Internet, she learned “Up With People” was shutting down due to financial problems after 35 years of operation. The Fort High student was looking forward to joining the troupe in July since she first […]

Their name may not be familiar to many around here but the “Rainycrest Rascals” have been entertaining hundreds of people for the past three decades. Originally founded in 1970 by Art DeBenedet, Joey Ossachuk, Arnie Lahti, Angelo Dittaro, and Cliff Peterson, the group has been playing a wide range of […]

The local “Friends of Animals” has begun its annual holiday appeal to raise money to help care for neglected and abused animals in the community–and organizers are hoping people will open their wallets to help. Mary Pasechko, secretary/treasurer for “Friends of Animals,” is hoping the money raised this year will […]

By being a designated driver, local residents not only avoid putting lives at risk but they get a free pizza and soft drinks/coffee to boot The new program–sponsored by the Fort Frances O.P.P., the Substance Abuse Prevention Team, Pizza Hut, and local bars–kicked off last week with the aim to […]

Diane Maxey, director of the Choraliers Community Choir, was very pleased with the performance her singers gave Sunday afternoon in the Christmas cantata at St. Mary’s Church here. The performance, which was entitled “Meet Him at the Manger,” was a celebration of the holiday season through song from the 46 […]

Co-operation unanimously was chosen as the number-one priority for economic development in Rainy River District during a public forum Saturday in Emo. The private sector, education, municipalities, First Nations, Chambers of Commerce, and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines were all represented at the information session and workshop hosted […]

A re-assessment year will mean a tight budget for Fort Frances in 2001. Taxes were raised two percent but the town still will have far less spending money next year because of lost revenue totalling $334,915 due to provincial re-assessment. Besides increasing taxes, council Monday night also cut the contingency […]

Local MP Robert Nault criticized Mayor Glenn Witherspoon yesterday for repeating a challenge for hospital funding. “My response to the mayor, which is not usually one done through newspapers–I would prefer the mayor give us a phone call–is I sent a letter to him some time ago outlining our National […]