Heather Latter The second-annual “Harmony of Nations” music festival is looking for volunteers to help out with the event. “The big thing we need people for is set-up,” voiced volunteer co-ordinator Sarah Marusyk. She noted since the festival is taking place under the big tent at the waterfront, the first […]
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Lindsay Campbell Logan Neurinski was pretty in pink yesterday evening as she proudly posed by “her garden” during the kids’ garden club session at the Fort Frances Community Garden. The sessions are held every Wednesday from 5:30 until 6:30 p.m., where a number of plants and flowers are fostered and […]
Staff Led Zeppelin would be pleased—Ryan Faragher is “Going to California.” The 25-year-old goaltender and Fort Frances native signed a one-year deal with the San Diego Gulls of the AHL yesterday, one of four players inked by the Anaheim Ducks’-affiliated organization yesterday. Financial terms of the contract were not released, […]
Joey Payeur McKenna Begin of the Fort Frances Juniors, with father and third base coach Kevin Begin encouraging her in the background, blazed around the hot corner to eventually score on Sara Jackson’s two-run triple in the third inning of last night’s game in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball […]
Staff Manitou Forest Products is threatening to run away and hide from the rest of the field. Ahamadou Idrissou notched both goals as Manitou blanked International Travel Services 2-0 last night in the lone game in the men’s division of the Borderland Soccer League at the Struchan Gilson Soccer Pitch. […]
Press Release The Honourable Greg Rickford, MP-Kenora, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, yesterday held a Northern Ontario Forest Industry Roundtable to identify opportunities to increase jobs and growth and strengthen collaboration and innovation in the forest sector. The participants, […]
It was a happy Canada Day for Marc McPherson of Fort Frances, who won the $1,000 up for grabs in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. David Dolph and Chris Wiedenhoeft (both of Fort Frances) won the $100 for June 30 and July 1, respectively. […]
Joey Payeur Two long years of hard work is about to come to a big “Finnish” for Vicki Stinson. The Fort Frances native, who now makes her home in Saskatoon, will be part of Team Canada’s 68-member contingent that will participate in the 15th World Gymnaestrada in Helsinki, Finland from […]
Joey Payeur There is a storm warning for the Grand Forks, N.D. area this weekend, with a guaranteed chance of “Lightning.” Head coach Caroline Spencer will lead the Borderland Lightning U14 soccer team into its first competitive test of the season against four boys’ teams at the Greater Grand Forks […]
Joey Payeur It’s the return of “KidPro”—except this time, it’s for “kids” from age 10-92 or even older, too. The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will kick off a week of activities with the Safeway Pro-Am fishing tournament on Sunday, July 19. Last year saw the annual “KidPro” tournament, which […]
Lindsay Campbell Frances Koncan, a Couchiching band member and former Fort Frances resident, will premiere a self-penned play at this year’s Winnipeg Fringe Festival. Entitled “How to talk to human beings,” it is based on a variety of her theatre-related experiences. As a graduate of a joint program between University […]
Heather Latter When Alyssa Chiasson was selected as one of the finalists for Miss Teenage Canada by the reigning Francesca McFadden, while competing in the Miss North Ontario pageant back in May, she didn’t realize just how busy her summer would be. Now, as Miss Teenage Rainy River District, the […]
