Joey Payeur After suffering through the torture of having a front row seat to the evaporation of their title hopes, the Providence University College Pilots decided coming home empty-handed was not in the cards for them. Julika Kehler scored twice and Fort Frances native Jess Caul set up the game-clinching […]
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Heather Latter 144 Fort Frances Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps (144 Sea) in Emo recently closed its doors after 58 years of training local youth to be engaged and active citizens. “It’s been a struggle the past few years to attract and retain more than a dozen cadets,” admitted Lt(N) […]
Duane Hicks Angela Halvorsen was among 20 regional women honoured last Thursday by the PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise (PARO). The business investment officer at Rainy River Future Development Corp. was named as one of the PARO Top 20 in 20 awards at the “Exceed the Vision” gala in celebration […]
Heather Latter Over the past few years, a number of doctors have either retired or left the community for other opportunities—and another is set to leave at the end of the month—but the local Physician Recruitment Committee actively continues its pursuit to bring in new physicians. Allan Katz, CEO of […]
Heather Latter Charmaine Langlais, community wellness co-ordinator with the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), first heard about the “Faceless Doll” project at the Annual General Assembly of the MNO in Thunder Bay this past August. “And I just knew I had to bring this back to share with the schools […]
Duane Hicks With winter’s chill gripping Borderland already, concerns are running high about how the local mill will survive the season without heat and remain saleable. “I know there’s been a lot of interest expressed in the community, by residents, regarding the health and safety factor of the facility not […]
Duane Hicks Life has gotten a lot more convenient for those living in the vicinity of Red Gut Bay. Earlier this month, Jeremiah Windego opened Windey’s Food Market at Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation on Highway 11, providing a much-needed business to service the area after K&S Gas and Convenience closed its […]
Joey Payeur Henry Geyshick had only one train of thought running through his head with his team running out of chances to put away its opponents and avoid a one-set, winner-take-all scenario. “I knew we were only one point away . . . I told myself I have to smack […]
Heather Latter Evan Strain, left, and Sydney Anderson showed off the “faceless dolls” they made at St. Francis School on Monday before the dolls were pinned onto a large Hudson’s Bay blanket. The dolls will be on display at the school, as well as at the candlelight vigil on the […]
Duane Hicks RRFDC intern Jamie Petrin, left, led local MPP Sarah Campbell, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, and others in a chant while marching down Scott Street last Wednesday during the “Our Forest, Our Future” rally. Leaders at the local and at the provincial level continue to fight for the […]
Heather Latter Jacquee Loerzel, right, of Riverside Community Counselling Services handed over a prize to Jennifer Horton of Curvy Chick, who was chosen as the winner of the “Shine the Light” contest with her purple Christmas tree display. With November being Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Loerzel invited local […]
Kiera Kowalski Sydney Johnson, Kaily Greengrass and Holly Nixon tried their hand at the various exercise equipment that personal trainer Shannon Jackson had at her booth at the “Healthy Futures Fair” held at Fort Frances High School last Wednesday. The program is set up to raise awareness about certain genetic […]
