Heather Latter Lt. Ryan MacDonald is the new officer for the local Salvation Army, taking over from Lts. Dennis and Mary Maybury, who have moved to their new posting in Glace Bay, N.S. “This is a beautiful little piece of our territory,” said the 28-year-old who hails from Sydney, N.S., […]
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Haley Anderson Have you heard about the local girl who wants to be a comic? It might sound like the set-up for a witty punch line. But to Fort Frances resident Melissa Fletcher, this is no joke. In fact, the comedian-in-training left last month to complete her final year of […]
Duane Hicks There’s definitely a will. Now they’ll have to find out if there’s a way. A cross-border task force will put together a business plan for a pilot program so International Falls area residents might be able to access renal dialysis treatment at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences […]
Heather Latter The Emo Assisted Living group has identified four locations within the township that could be possible sites to build an assisted living facility. They, along with the Assisted Living Action Group, now are seeking information from the public about what location they feel is best and what they’d […]
Joey Payeur As head coach of the Muskie boys’ hockey team, Terry Ogden saw his squads provide numerous memorable moments for local sports fans. Now, with the help of the community, he wants to make sure the all-time great athletes, teams, and builders of sport in Fort Frances will be […]
Dave Ogilvie Almost 60 youngsters joined together Monday morning to take part in River Theatre’s annual summer program entitled “Gleek Week,” which runs all this week. With an ’80s theme this year, a final performance will take place this Friday (July 11) at 5 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre in […]
Joey Payeur Marcel Pagee of the Sight & Sound Wolves found himself in a battle against Beef’s Warriors last Thursday in Rainy River District Fastball League play. But the strong-armed right-hander had enough in his arsenal to guide the Wolves to a 15-9 victory.
Joey Payeur Charity McMahon of the Fort Frances Herricanes took the long way around as Fort Frances Juniors’ shortstop Emma Noga tried to scoop this grounder off a mud-covered infield during the first inning of the Herricanes’ 27-5 win yesterday evening.
Staff The next generation received an emphatic lesson from the veterans last night. Caylee Woolsey had four RBIs in helping the Fort Frances Herricanes to a 27-5 romp over the Fort Frances Juniors in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night. With three walks also to her credit, […]
Staff The Rainy River Future Development Corp. will hold its annual general meeting tonight—and the public is invited to attend. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. at the Copper River Inn here. Geoff Gillon, Regional Economic Developer/Manager of Client Services, said no major topics are on the agenda, but […]
the MNR Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region since the evening of July 4. One was a human-caused fire in Quetico Park in Fort Frances District and one at Sandy Lake First Nation in Red Lake District. Fort Frances Fire #8, a 1.0-hectare blaze burning on an […]
Staff Power was restored in Emo yesterday following a single-vehicle accident during the overnight hours. The OPP said a vehicle struck a hydro pole around 1:10 a.m. on Highway 11 near Kitchener Street, resulting in a loss of power within the Township of Emo. The 51-year-old female driver, two adult […]
