Staff The first baby of 2010 here in Rainy River District is a girl. Jocelyn Gibbins and Ryan Big George, of Big Island First Nation, welcomed Princess Lillian Gibbins into the world at 2:33 a.m. yesterday (Jan. 3) at La Verendrye Hospital here Born about a week early, the newborn […]
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Staff FORT FRANCES—With the crowd cheering them on, dozens of brave souls rang in the New Year by taking a dunk in Rainy Lake for the Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge.” “We were down in numbers and were down in money, but were not down in spirit,” said club […]
It will be mostly clear tonight, with an low around minus-34 (29 below zero F) and calm winds. Tomorrow will be sunny but continued cold, with a high of minus-16 (three) and low around minus-27 (16 below). But expect wind chills of between minus-29 and minus-34 (20-30 below). Partly sunny […]
Staff Spectators are encouraged to celebrate New Year’s Day tomorrow by coming out to what has become a popular Jan. 1 event here over the past nine years: the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions’ “Polar Plunge.” “We’d like the public to come and watch. It’s always a good event,” enthused co-organizer […]
Press Release The Pictograph Gallery in Atikokan proudly presents “Elemental Worlds” by Jonathan Lewis. The exhibit will run Jan. 9-30. The gallery, located on the lower level of the Voyageur Mall, is open Tuesday-Saturday from noon-3 p.m. (EST).
Duane Hicks A recent announcement by the province to split Ontario into 13 new tourism regions under the purview of regional tourism organizations in early 2010 will not jeopardize the existence of the Ontario Sunset Country Travel Association. OSCTA executive director Gerry Cariou said yesterday that the non-profit organization, which […]
Peggy Revell Anne Renaud’s lifelong case of Olympic fever has transformed into a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as the Fort Frances resident will be running with the Olympic flame in Vermilion Bay on Monday (Jan. 4). “I’d just really, really like to thank Coca-Cola for selecting me—it’s the experience of a lifetime,” […]
Heather Latter With Mother Nature having dumped more than 35 cm (14 inches) of snow on Fort Frances over Christmas, town crews and local companies were kept busy plowing streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and driveways during the holidays. Milt Strachan, the town’s transportation superintendent, said since there was warning of […]
Duane Hicks No matter how much you plan, there are some things you can’t control. Mother Nature is a big one. While those who made it to the annual community Christmas dinner on Friday at Knox United Church enjoyed a hot meal and the company of others, organizers were wishing […]
Peggy Revell Infrastructure investment, cutting red tape, and stopping Bill 191 are the central tenets as the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party unveiled its Northern Ontario jobs plan last week. “The big picture here is that [when] developing economies like China and India grow, and the American economy rebounds, there will […]
Heather Latter With Mother Nature having dumped more than 35 cm (14 inches) of snow on Fort Frances over Christmas, town crews have been busy keeping the streets clear. Now they will spend the coming days working on snow removal. “Hopefully, people are patient because there is a lot of […]
Staff With the local Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge” set for New Year’s Day, organizers are hoping this year’s fundraiser will be more successful than ever. And with just a few days to go, they want those considering taking an icy dip in the name of a good cause […]
