Heather Latter The Christmas season once again was deemed a success by the local Salvation Army, which aims to help out families during the holidays. “Overall it was a huge success,” enthused Lt. Ryan MacDonald while also noting it was a very busy time of year. The Salvation Army initiates […]
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Duane Hicks The town now will start the process to choose an architecture firm to design an open-air market square at the site of the former Rainy Lake Hotel. It received six proposals as of yesterday’s 2 p.m. deadline, which were opened publicly in the committee room at the Civic […]
Duane Hicks While there’s plenty of work to be done, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis is bullish that 2016 will be “a prosperous year.” Finding a buyer for the local pulp and paper mill remains a high priority on council’s radar. “The biggest and the most concerning issue to me […]
Heather Latter Municipal leaders from the west end of the district were pleased with 2015 in the respective communities and are looking forward to the year ahead. Work on New Gold’s Rainy River Project was the highlight in the Township of Chapple, where the mine is located. Reeve Peter Van […]
Staff It was their worst end at the worst possible time. A five-ender in the second for Tiana Gaudry (Thunder Bay) was the beginning of the end for the Fort Frances rink skipped by Hailey Beaudry, which lost 10-2 in six ends in the second tie-breaker yesterday morning at the […]
Cameron Penney Ingrid Ellis, left, along with Kenzie Begin and Claudia Ellis, were chilled to the bone once they made a big splash into Sand Bay during the annual “Polar Plunge” on New Year’s Day. A total of 19 jumpers raised $7,222.
Staff A 34-year-old man from Fort Frances surrendered to police and was taken into custody around 9:35 a.m. today after he had barricaded himself in a residence on the 200 block of Second Street East just after 10 p.m. last night. A police perimeter remained up this morning until the […]
Submitted Shawna Jones proudly held her daughter who was the first baby born in Rainy River District in 2016. The newborn, who was not named as of press time, arrived on Sunday, Jan. 3 at 8:55 a.m. at La Verendrye Hospital here, weighing in at nine pounds, five oz. Each […]
Joey Payeur Jake Gushue of the English River Miners was standing on the tracks as the train driven by Lakers’ forward Cole Tymkin prepared to crash head-long into him during the first period of the host team’s 4-1 victory here Saturday night.
By Scott Bauer And Jill Colvin The Associated Press SIOUX CENTER, Iowa Ted Cruz tried to make a joke Tuesday out of Republican presidential rival Donald Trump raising questions about whether the Texas senator’s birth in Canada could be a liability if he becomes the GOP’s nominee. Trump told the […]
By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea said it conducted a powerful hydrogen bomb test Wednesday, a defiant and surprising move that, if confirmed, would be a huge jump in Pyongyang’s quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal. South Korea’s spy agency and outside nuclear […]
The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. Regulators in South Dakota have again approved the portion of the embattled Keystone XL oil pipeline that would go through the state. The Public Utilities Commission’s decision Tuesday still requires TransCanada Corp. to get a presidential permit for the project. President Barack Obama blocked the […]
