Unifor After seeing a successful re-start of the Ear Falls sawmill last week, Unifor now has reached a long-term contract with Kenora Forests Products (KFP) to re-start sawmill operations there by the beginning of 2015. The new deal also will facilitate millions of dollars in capital investment for modernizing the […]
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Haley Anderson Lori Germain Crowe, left, Meagen Berry, and Celia Berry kept busy building a bamboo foundation for their “withy” lanterns during a workshop led by Lindsay Hamilton last night at the Fort Frances Museum. Due to the overwhelming response, a second workshop is scheduled for next Wednesday (Aug. 20). […]
Press Release Transport minister Lisa Raitt yesterday announced federal government is investing $36,173 for the purchase of a runway condition reporting system at the Fort Frances Airport. This system will provide timely, accurate, and precise wireless reporting and recording of runway conditions. Funding comes from Transport Canada’s Airports Capital Assistance […]
Joey Payeur Jordan Cartney gave the Fort Frances Lakers his very best when they needed it most. It’s a trait that should serve his new employers well. The 20-year-old goalie from Calgary, who backstopped the Lakers to their first Bill Salonen Cup as SIJHL champs last season, will don the […]
Joey Payeur If there is a line between consistent and colossal, Alex McDonald just pole vaulted over it. The 22-year-old former Fort Frances resident once again crushed the rest of the 26-player field to win his second-straight Kitchen Creek Men’s Classic on Sunday, making it four titles in the past […]
Staff This time, Bryan Gustafson wasn’t giving away the lead. The Fort Frances angler and his partner, Jamie Bruce of Kenora, rode a massive Day 2 effort to win the 27th-annual Kenora Bass International on Saturday with a three-day total of 51.16 pounds. “It’s a pretty unique way to finish […]
Joey Payeur Jeff Tilbury is banking on a big walk-up crowd. The Rainy Lake Triathlon Club member expects most of those taking part in the second-annual “Splash and Dash” aquathlon, set for this Sunday at 9 a.m. at Point Park, will throw their hat into the ring just prior to […]
Haley Anderson FORT FRANCES—The annual joint public meeting on the regulation of Rainy and Namakan lakes was held last night at Rainy River Community College in International Falls—and the International Rainy Lake Board of Control was flooded with questions and comments from the more than 70 people on hand. Col. […]
Haley Anderson Assembling a strong roster of players is essential to the success of a football team. That’s something Fort Frances native Andrew George came to understand after playing up to the junior level and later serving as a coach at Fort High. This fall, however, the aspiring filmmaker will […]
Haley Anderson You never would have known many of those participating in the third-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival here Saturday were new to the world of paddling. But with each of the six teams boasting both seasoned veterans and rookie competitors, it appeared all were in the same boat […]
Heather Latter New Gold has hired a general manager for its Rainy River project, which is located in Richardson Township north of Barwick. Grant Goddard, originally from Montreal, has almost 40 years of experience in mine operations, including the recent construction and start-up of a Cameco uranium mine in northern […]
Heather Latter Olympic Games tend to bring a nation together with a sense of pride and determination. That’s exactly what the local government networking group wants to do for this area by floating the idea of a district-wide Olympics. “What about doing something the brings us together, binds us together,” […]
