Rainy Lake Boatworks hosted its first kayaking seminar Sunday afternoon with successful results–and they’ll do it again next year. The seminar was led by experienced kayaker Darrell Makin, who kicked things off by saying the skills of paddling and rescue are probably what those on hand would get the most […]
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Construction of cell phone towers is well under way and residents should be able to chat on their portables from Thunder Bay to Rainy River by early next spring. “We’ve added another site. Before there was one at Bears Pass, now we are building one at Nickel Lake and one […]
“Every single position that it takes to run the tournament was volunteered,” said Kirstan Bodnarchuk, volunteer director for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. This year, a record 525 people dedicated time to the tournament from directors and team leaders to daily volunteers. “It wouldn’t happen without them, I don’t […]
Whether you went for the fish, the hypnotist, the food or the music–chances were no one was disappointed this weekend. The activities ranged from kids’ dance recitals to karate to minnow races to live local bands at night. “We had a good mix of everything–there was something for everyone,” said […]
The Riverside Foundation’s Care Close to Home campaign has received a $100,000 commitment from the Town of Fort Frances. “The council decided to give $100,000 and look at it again next year,” said Coun. Struchan Gilson this morning. The Care Close to Home campaign had requested a contribution of $500,000 […]
The OPP had much to celebrate this weekend–despite huge crowds and alcohol, they had only two incidents to report. “For the size of the crowd and the amount of people who attended the bass championship and the other events, I feel it went very smoothly,” said Cst. Cameron Howard of […]
Public health inspectors want residents to take advantage of their water-testing program for only a dollar–but they’re also urging people to make sure they’re not taking in untreated surface water first. Surface water–water from lakes, wells or any source that is exposed to possible contamination by humans or animals– has […]
Increased safety measures by Canada Safeway could make it harder for area farmers to get their goods stocked on the store’s shelves. Effective immediately, Safeway’s suppliers must show proof that their production process meets federal food health and safety standards. For local producers, that means paying to bring in an […]
Fort Frances town council has agreed on which roads in town now will be renovated with the available funding. During a special meeting of the committee of the whole, council members chose how to spend the over $800,000 budgeted to the town’s operations and facilities division. Council sat down with […]
After studying four tenders from groups interested in taking on the responsibility of the operation, maintenance and promotion of the Fort Frances Municipal Airport, council chose the winning bidders last night. “The operation of the airport will be done by the current staff,” confirmed Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “We’re going to […]
Despite the threat of rain, more than 30 people turned out for the inaugural Rainy River First Nation “Bio Blitz” yesterday at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre. The blitz was centred around the roundhouse at the base of the Long Saulte rapids. People were split up into groups, headed by local […]
Tonight’s show should be quite a spectacle: pistols shooting, dummies flying and dogs running. It’s the Four Paws’ retriever contest. As of last night, eight dogs were registered and more are expected. “It’s great for the public because it’s interesting and fun,” said Dawn Taylor, organizer. “And it’s the entity […]
