What a difference the weather makes. After a day last year that was a bit washed out by stubborn rainfall, the 49th-annual Manitou fish fry at Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds enjoyed the sun and a steady stream of hungry visitors on Friday. “I think it’s been fantastic,” said […]
News
Ken Kellar
If Fort Frances mayor June Caul and Alberton reeve Mike Ford are seen doing a happy dance this week, it’s not hard to understand why. Kenora-Rainy River MPP Greg Rickford was at the Fort Frances Tourism Information Centre in Fort Frances on Friday to announce nearly $2-million in funding for […]
From the OPP
Yesterday at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received two reports of stolen vehicles from callers residing in the Town of Fort Frances. One of the vehicles has been recovered however the second vehicle is still outstanding. The outstanding vehicle was last seen […]
Sam Odrowski
Knowing which crop varieties grow best in northwestern Ontario can be difficult to gauge without the proper agricultural resources. To help producers and farmers know which crops grow best and can produce the highest yields, the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) runs a series of crop trials through the year […]
Sam Odrowski
One grandmother has grown and sold thousands of plants over the last six years to give back to an organization that gives so much to her grandchild. Since first hosting the sale, Barb Redford has raised over $35 thousand for the Children’s Rehabilitation Foundation in Winnipeg. The organization cares for […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Curling Club, Curl Moncton, and the Sydney Curling Club in Sydney, N.S., were each recipients of low-interest $25,000 loans from Curling Canada to improve their respective facilities. The revamped Curling Assistance Program, which was launched this past summer, offers low-interest loans, to a maximum of […]
Staff A great night of racing led to Tanner Williamson’s first-ever feature win at the Borderland Racing Association’s season-opener Saturday at the Emo Speedway. The Fort Frances native had four top-five and six top-10 finishes to his credit last season in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds division but was unable to […]
Jamie Mountain Anything can happen in the playoffs and both the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ and boys’ soccer teams hope things will land in their favour this week. The girls’ squad ended the NorWOSSA ‘A’ regular season with a loss and a draw to the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora) […]
Staff All signs are indicating that the Fort Frances Braves will be the ones to beat yet again this season. In an all-out blitz of power, the two-time defending champions slugged six homeruns en route to a 16-2 thrashing of Windey’s Warriors in Rainy River District Fastball League action last […]
Jamie Mountain Steady improvement and a desire to succeed is what any coach hopes to see from their team over the course of the season. The Muskie track-and-field team has done that in spades so far this season and took another giant leap in their development at the Last Chance […]
Jamie Mountain The Muskie boys’ soccer team set two goals for themselves heading into this season. The first was to clinch a first-place bye to the NorWOSSA final and the second was to advance to OFSAA. Fort High has already accomplished the former, dispatching both the Kenora Broncos and host […]
Submitted Tanner Williamson claimed his first feature win while racing in the WISSOTA Midwest Modified division Saturday night during the season opener for the Borderland Racing Association. Williamson started the feature in eighth position out of 11 cars and wheeled his car to victory lane for the first time.
