Press Release The Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame is pleased to announce its 2019 inductees. Dave Mitchell (power lifter) is being inducted in the Athlete category. Being inducted in the Builders category are Barney Maher (Muskie sports), Ken Christiansen (hockey), Bruce McLeod (hockey), and Mary Beth and Bob Tkachuk […]
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Sam Odrowski Children had a blast skating with the Fort Frances Lakers on Thursday at the Ice For Kids Arena during their “Fan Appreciation Skate.” The event was free to attend, and all who came out received a complimentary hotdog, bag of chips, cookies, and hot chocolate courtesy of Integral […]
There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Dec. 16-22 were Yvonne Treffers (Atikokan), Mike and Bev McCoy (Devlin), Brenda Boettele (Fort Frances), Tom Johnson Sr. (Mine Centre), Barry Marcotte (Fort Frances), Teresa Haney (Atikokan), and Donna Calvelli (Atikokan). […]
Sam Odrowski The Competition Bureau has announced it will examine gasoline prices in Northwestern Ontario. Energy minister and local MPP Greg Rickford wrote to the Competition Bureau on Nov. 30 requesting an investigation after seeing gasoline prices remain stagnate in the region even after the Ford government cancelled the cap-and […]
Another five-10 cm of snow is expected tonight, with an overnight low of minus-16 C (three) and north winds gusting up to 37 km/h. Tomorrow will see gradual clearing, with a high of just minus-14 (seven) and low around minus-23 (nine below). Look for north-northwest winds gusting up to 32 […]
Sam Odrowski Bill 67 was passed Thursday at Queen’s Park to prevent a strike or lockout at Ontario Power Generation in what the government calls an effort to avoid putting the province’s power supply at risk. The bill is intended to prevent large-scale power outages across Ontario. “The people of […]
By William J. Kole The Associated Press BOSTON — Things got a little wild in New England in 2018 ‚Äî as in actual animals weaseling their way into the headlines. A Vermont family’s pet peacock ran off with a flock of turkeys. A black bear trashed a car in Connecticut […]
By Cameron Rogers The Associated Press The average monthly payment for a new car is hovering around $530, according to the most recent Experian auto finance report. The average lease payment is $430. While these payments will fit some budgets, they’re painfully steep for others. Edmunds thinks you can do […]
Outgoing mayor Roy Avis and mayor-elect June Caul presented the Fort Frances Citizen of the Year Award for 2018 to Cynthia Donald at the Nov. 26 meeting of town council.
Lindsay Strickland and Cara Coran were excited after being chosen from the packed crowd–by Fred Penner himself–to join the fun onstage and sing an original favourite, “Sandwiches,” at the new Rainy Lake Square in June. It was one of a series of concerts held to celebrate the inaugural year of […]
A group of Rainy River Field Naturalist Club members and volunteers began laying in cedar back on Sept. 29 to extend the boardwalk at the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail in Alberton by 330 feet to total close to 1,000 feet in all. The project was supported by funding provided from […]
Museum summer student Naomi McManaman checked out “We Were Taught Differently: The Indian Residential School Experience,” the new exhibit on loan from the Lakes of the Woods Museum in Kenora that opened at the Fort Frances Museum & Cultural Centre in May. A complimentary exhibit on the former St. Marguerite’s […]
