the MNRF One new fire was confirmed in Kenora District as of yesterday, although more fire reports were being investigated. Kenora Fire #31 is located in the Maynard Lake area, about 85 km northeast of Kenora. It currently is listed as “being held” at 0.2 hectares in size. FireRangers are […]
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Heather Latter June Caul, left, visited with Winne Rousseau and Lou Neilson yesterday at Rainycrest in the courtyard sponsored by the United Native Friendship Centre. The annual garden party was held yesterday, with many residents and their families viewing the four courtyards, sampling refreshments, entering their name for door prizes, […]
Lindsay Campbell Members of the local Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club got out for a practice Tuesday evening prior to its fourth-annual festival, which runs tomorrow starting at 10 a.m. at the Sorting Gap Marina. The practice was led by a “22 Dragons” member, who made the trip from Montreal […]
Staff A Fort Frances man is being called a hero after saving the lives of two Dryden girls following a single-vehicle crash on Highway 502 in the early-morning hours of Monday. The teens were returning to Dryden from a pow-wow around 1:45 a.m. when the driver swerved to avoid a […]
Staff Couchiching’s 22nd-annual traditional pow-wow, scheduled for this weekend, has been postponed. “It is going to be rescheduled because we have had another death in the community,” a spokesperson at the band office noted. It was the second death there this week. “As much as we wanted to continue on […]
Lindsay Campbell Fort High student Carleigh Ford peered out of a life-size “bowling ball” during the annual “chem-free” grad party last night. Activities included human bowling, blow-up jousting and boxing, and bungee cord races.
Cameron Penney St. Michael’s student Ben Wielinga, along with parents, Chris and Tammy, celebrated the end of the school year with a barbecue lunch there yesterday. After enjoying a meal, students took part in a variety of activities, such as potato sack races and blowing bubbles.
Duane Hicks Ruth Caldwell checked out the exhibit to mark the 50th anniversary of the Noden Causeway during an opening reception yesterday at the Fort Frances Museum. About 60 people attended the wine-and-cheese event, which also featured speeches from dignitaries. The exhibit runs through the end of the August.
Staff If this is what the second half of the season holds in store, the Northwest Bay Beavers would like the first half back. The Fort Frances Her-icanes snapped the Beavers’ eight-game winning streak with a convincing 16-5 road win last night to kick off East Division action in the […]
The Associated Press HONOLULU—Hundreds of protesters on a Hawaii mountain road erupted in cheers yesterday after construction crews turned around and retreated from the site for what would be one of the world’s largest telescopes. The billion-dollar project has drawn intense opposition from native Hawaiians who say the 18-storey observatory […]
Lindsay Campbell Joe Dale, executive director of the Ontario Disability Employment Network, gave a presentation on “customized employment” with successful businessman Mark Wafer yesterday afternoon at the Copper River Inn here. The event was put on by Community Living Fort Frances and District to create awareness among local employers on […]
Emily Gedde By this time next year, guests may be settling into rooms at a new hotel located along Rainy River. Shawn Mason, International Falls Economic Development Authority director, announced Monday that BriMark Builders LLC will begin the public process of working with local zoning and planning commissions to develop […]
