As a result of extensive negotiations over the past three weeks, the Town of Fort Frances and the current pulp and paper mill owner–2670568 Ontario Limited–have entered into a legal agreement that settles the 2019 taxes and guarantees that any future taxes will be negotiated in good faith going forward. […]
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A shortage of medical doctors continues to be an issue for communities across Northwestern Ontario. Fort Frances is no exception and the local physician recruitment team, which includes Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft and Coun. Wendy Brunetta, continues to advocate to get more doctors locally. Currently, the town is in need of three general […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers rode a spectacular 62-save performance from goalie Alex Bugeja to a 3-1 win over the expansion Wisconsin Lumberjacks last night at the Spooner Civic Center. Although they were outshot 18-12 in the first period, it was the Lakers (3-2) who picked up the first three […]
Staff Tanner Foust became the new Americas Rallycross (ARX) Championship leader after a thrilling victory in the ARX of Austin at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas on Saturday afternoon. Loenbro Motorsports’ Steve Arpin, who is from Fort Frances, started on the third row of the final after a […]
Staff It was nearly another sweep for the Muskie court sport teams yesterday against the visiting Kenora Broncos. In girls’ basketball action, the Muskie juniors improved to 4-0 with a 33-16 win over the Broncos (1-3). Grace Smith led all scorers with 10 points while Ayiana Gagne chipped in with […]
Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s volleyball team was on the wrong end of the scoresheet once again in their lone match last week. RRCC (3-14 overall, 1-7 in the conference) lost its second match in a row with a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the visiting […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Birch Point Camp help its annual one-day bass tournament. Forty six teams competed this year. Placing first place was the team of Dan Tucker and Jason Cain, who took home $3,000. Second place was won by by the father-son duo of Leroy and Mike Wilson, who pocketed […]
Sam Odrowski Indian Residential School Working Group Member Mookii Morisson spoke about what reconciliation means to district students during one of the eight workshops held yesterday morning at the Rainy River First Nation (RRFN) pow-wow grounds.
Donald Young School students who attended the Indian Residential School (IRS) Awareness Walk, hosted by the IRS Working Group at Rainy River First Nation, held up signs that read “Every Child Matters” and “The True Spirit Cannot Be Broken” in regards to IRS yesterday morning. Four other schools joined them […]
Ken Kellar Kendra Trenchard, above left, posed with her prize-winning pumpkin Saturday at the Rainy River Giant Pumpkin Festival. The eight-year-old’s pumpkin weighed in at 399 lbs. which put her in second place for the junior category, and the second largest pumpkin overall at the festival. Above right, Ken Trenchard, […]
Ken Kellar Staff and students at St. Michael’s School took to the field on Thursday for their annual Terry Fox walk. According to the Terry Fox Foundation, millions of students across Canada participate in a Terry Fox Run each year, which helps to raise awareness and funding for cancer research […]
Potential buyers took down their notes as local yearling and calf cattle were brought through the Stratton Sales barn during the sale on Saturday. The recent fire at the barn meant that room for cattle at the sale was tight, but Kim Jo Bliss noted that they still moved 1,268 […]
