Submitted Sekina Scheibler, centre, recently signed on with the Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Junior Football League. The Muskie standout will look to make his mark in Winnipeg later this year as he chases his athletic and academic dreams.
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Submitted Marlene McQuaker won more than $550,000 at Seven Clans Casino in Warroad on Saturday.
Jamie Mountain With all the hours put into practising and competing, it’s nice to get recognized for all that hard work. Local youth figure skater Bryden Strachan, who competed as part of the CanSkate program this year with the Northern Lights School of Skating, recently was chosen as the recipient […]
Staff The Renegades are keeping pace with their fellow juggernauts in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League standings. They won their third-straight on Monday night, edging the Big Grassy Lynx 18-17 in a high-scoring thriller. Karma Andy nabbed the win for the Renegades, who improved their record to 6-1. […]
Ken Kellar
Relay for Life has been down but isn’t out, and organizers are striving to make this year the best yet. The event is slated for Saturday, June 22 from 2-11 p.m. at the Point Park. Organizing committee chair Anneda Chabot said that this year’s Relay will be a blend of […]
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Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
Have we left the future of climate change in a state which is irreversible or can the planet’s current reality be altered by providing our youth with guidance and education for a more sustainable future? In conjunction with the Fort Frances Museum’s current exhibit, “Taking Back Our Natural World,” curator […]
Staff
Progress is being made to reopen the mill and an announcement will be made soon, according to staff at the Rainy River Future Development Corporation. “We expect that council will have a statement in the coming weeks and we collectively remain very optimistic about the future of the mill asset,” […]
Ken Kellar
It’s a good time to be a fan of culture in the Rainy River District. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak was at the Fort Frances Museum on Friday morning to make several funding announcements from the federal government to different museums and cultural centres in the area. Through the […]
Staff
There will no longer be delays for people driving east of the town and those looking to drive into town from the west. Traffic signals for the construction at the Mill Road overpass were taken down on June 5 and construction is nearly complete. “All the expansion joint seals were […]
Summer reporter
Marc Stuempfle
Marc Stuempfle
Wave after wave of support came crashing through Fort Frances during the Pride Week festival and just because it is over, does not mean the tank is empty. Now that Pride Week has finished, the momentum continues to build and keeps rolling forward. “Pride is powered by public participation, and […]
Sam Odrowski
Thursday night entertainment has been brought to Rainy Lake Square each week since mid-May, thanks to the many sponsors who support the space. Tbaytel, New Gold Inc., the Province of Ontario, Sunset Country Ford, Gillons’ Insurance, and 93.1 The Border have all helped to make events possible. As well, TD […]
Ken Kellar
The Government of Canada is providing a top-up to local municipalities through the gas tax fund. Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Don Rusnak made the announcement in the Council Chambers at the Civic Centre here in Fort Frances on Friday. The federal government will be giving $1.1-million to municipalities in Rainy […]
