Duane Hicks RRFDC intern Jamie Petrin, left, led local MPP Sarah Campbell, Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, and others in a procession down Scott Street yesterday during the “Our Forest, Our Future” march.
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Joey Payeur Finish up strong. That’s exactly what the Fort Frances Lakers did Saturday night—scoring twice in the third period and then hanging on for a 3-2 victory over the host Dryden GM Ice Dogs. The win pushed the Lakers (12-5-1) past Thunder Bay (12-5) for top spot in the […]
Joey Payeur Hey, fans in the stands, if you can play defence, raise your hands. It nearly came down to Muskie boys’ hockey head coach Jamie Davis having to recruit blueline replacements out of the crowd at the Ice For Kids Arena on Sunday afternoon. But down to two defencemen […]
Joey Payeur For a match in which both teams already knew they would live to play another day, the Muskies and Dryden Eagles played like their lives depended on it. The Eagles retained their seemingly endless hold on the NorWOSSA senior boys’ volleyball crown by prevailing 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 24-26. […]
Duane Hicks Just as Kiwanis International turns 100 years old this year, the Kiwanis Club of Fort Frances celebrated its 90th anniversary Saturday evening. Kiwanians and dignitaries from Fort Frances, Atikokan, and Thunder Bay filled the Lady Frances Room at La Place Rendez-Vous to enjoy an evening of recognition and […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. is hoping to soon choose a partner and move forward with a project to upgrade telecommunications services across the district. Back in the spring, the RRFDC completed a Northern Community Investment Readiness (NCIR) telecommunications baseline study to determine what service is currently […]
Duane Hicks After hosting a successful inaugural “Harmony of Nations Music Festival” this summer, the Rainy River Future Development Corp. has begun planning for a second one next July. Regional economic developer Geoff Gillon told town council Monday night that the event was a successful partnership between the RRFDC and […]
Heather Latter Set amidst the memories and memorabilia of two world wars, the third-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser gala held last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Museum was an impressive event. “The gala was an absolute success. It was our best one yet,” enthused Duane Hicks, president of the “Friends of […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts is a go for 2015 after several new people came out to Monday’s night public meeting with an eagerness to join the organizing committee. “I was pleasantly surprised by the support shown by the community,” admitted Cynthia Donald, who […]
Duane Hicks A week after district municipal and First Nations’ leaders descended on Queen’s Park to make their voice heard on the breakdown of talks between Expera and Resolute, as well as the future control of the Crossroute wood supply, Mayor Roy Avis said politicians and citizens alike must keep […]
Heather Latter New Gold and the Métis Nation of Ontario made history last week as the two parties signed a participation agreement with respect to the development and operation of the proposed Rainy River gold mine project located north of Barwick. “What a historic event this is for our region […]
Joey Payeur The sting of a year ago still is felt by those who went through the experience. Now an opportunity for payback has landed in their lap. The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team claimed its third-straight NorWOSSA crown Friday in Kenora after routing the Dryden Eagles 51-18 in the […]
