Lucas Punkari While it may not have gone according to plan, the Muskie boys’ hockey team is now set to battle the Kenora Broncos for the NorWOSSA crown and a trip to the all-Ontarios. The best-of-three final gets underway tonight at 7:15 p.m. at the Ice For Kids Arena, with […]
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Staff While the new term for the various town boards and committees commenced at the beginning of December, the town still is looking for applicants to fill quite a few vacancies. Five spots are available on the Children’s Complex Advisory Committee while one seat remains open on the Museum & […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River District School board is now looking for stakeholder input to draft changes to its transportation policy. “The goal is to try and provide a transportation policy that would provide safe arrival and transportation to students, and one that tries to fit as many individual needs […]
Staff A celebration to officially open the southern detachment of the Treaty #3 Police Service was held yesterday at its new location on Agency One lands at 1450 Idylwild Dr. After spending more than three years sharing space at the OPP detachment in Emo due to health and safety issues […]
Staff March has been declared “Red Cross Month” in Fort Frances. Ammie Gumany, community services co-ordinator (first aid) for the Dryden and District Branch of the Red Cross, said the purpose of “Red Cross Month” is to “raise awareness in the community.” “We are mainly a volunteer-run organization, and our […]
Press Release Previously known as the “Old Bags Lunch,” the Riverside Foundation for Health Care has scheduled Saturday, April 16 as the date for this year’s event. To be held once again at the Fort Frances High School cafeteria, it will include a buffet-style lunch, goodie bags, entertainment, and lots […]
Press Release On Friday, March 4, the women of Chile invite us to reflect on the many gifts that God has given each of us—and our call to share those gifts. Join with them in the annual World Day of Prayer celebration as we ask a question that draws us […]
Peggy Revell By a 4-2 vote last night, the Rainy River District School Board found newly-elected trustee David Kircher had breached confidentiality, but current trustees remain outraged over the outgoing school board’s actions to amend senior administration contracts at its final meeting. “Bottom line, if I’m sanctioned, I certainly think […]
Staff Fort High students are organizing an art auction and dinner to raise money for a trip to the “Big Apple” later this spring. The “Taste of New York” fundraiser is slated for this Monday (March 7) from 6-8 p.m. at the high school cafeteria. Just under two dozen students—mostly […]
Duane Hicks Those behind the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium here are excited about the renewed interest in the project, with an open house scheduled for next Wednesday (March 9) at the Civic Centre. The public is encouraged to drop by from 5-8 p.m. to meet Thunder Bay developer […]
Melissa Fletcher Prom may be more than three months away, but there’s already a buzz in the hallways at Fort High over finding the perfect dress. With prom being the most important pivotal event of the school year, the stress of selecting the ideal attire for the night of all […]
Staff Feedback and background information—but no recommendations yet—are outlined in an interim report released last week by the International Lake of the Woods and Rainy River Watershed Task Force. The International Joint Commission (IJC) established the task force last year after a request from both the Canadian and U.S. governments […]
