Joey Payeur Canada’s official national summer sport is being brought to local youth thanks to a new venture by the United Native Friendship Centre. Terry McMahon, co-ordinator for the UNFC’s Urban Aboriginal Healthy Living Program for Kids, is running weekly lacrosse instructional sessions for those aged seven-14. The hour-long get-togethers […]
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Duane Hicks New upgrades to the town’s recycling transfer station should mean more efficiency, more money saved, and less mess for Public Works. Two new stationary compactor units with properly-sized hoppers and four 40-cubic-yard roll-off containers now are operational at the Sixth Street West depot. Operations and Facilities manager Doug […]
Duane Hicks The mill, condos, a casino, downtown parking, and expanding the landfill site are just a handful of items the town will be looking at over the next few years. Following up on a day-long strategic planning session last month at Sunny Cove Camp, town council and administration met […]
Joey Payeur The show is coming together. Planning for Saturday’s arrival of Chicago Blackhawks’ defenceman and former Fort Frances resident Duncan Keith, along with his recently-won Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy, has been a work in progress. Larry Patrick, a member of the organizing committee, said the day is […]
Lindsay Campbell District residents learned Friday that New Gold’s Rainy River project isn’t just about gold. An “archaeology day,” held at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre from noon-4 p.m., shared information about archaeological findings on the project’s sites. Licensed archaeologist John Pollock gave a presentation outlining the four stages of his […]
Joey Payeur Steve and Scott Sandberg lived by a basic philosophy all week—keep moving and the rest can’t catch you. The Minnesota-based brothers (from Brooklyn Park and Ham Lake, respectively) netted a bounty of bass as they zipped around Rainy Lake for three days that translated into their first victory […]
Lindsay Campbell Katelyn Shortreed belted out Carrie Underwood’s country ballad, “Cupid’s Got a Shotgun,” during the second set of the annual “Quest for the Best” singing competition Friday night under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. She later topped Ken Kellar, winner of the first set, in the […]
Duane Hicks Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown fed some cardboard into one of the two new compactor units at the Sixth Street West recycling depot. The public now will bring their recyclables to this unit.
Lindsay Campbell New Gold archaeologist Andrew Hinshelwood, right, shared artifacts with those who attended “Archeology Day” last Friday. Hinshelwood answered questions about his findings, as well as offered information on what the tools were used for and what they tell about the history of the area.
Joey Payeur It was oh-so-close for Chad Hanson, middle, and Duane Cridland, right, as they finished second to Scott Sandberg, left, and his brother, Steve, at the 21st-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Saturday. Cridland and Hanson held the “hot seat” for the entire top-10 boat parade until the […]
Staff Three new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region by the end of the day yesterday. Dryden Fire #21 is a 0.3-hectare blaze listed as “not under control” as of press time today. Sioux Lookout Fire #68 is a .04-ha fire while Sioux Lookout Fire #69 is a three-ha […]
the OPP On Saturday around 1:20 a.m., Rainy River District OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle being operated in an erratic manner near Front Street and Crowe Avenue. After speaking with the driver, it was determined he had been drinking. The driver, a 39-year-old Emo resident, […]
