Haley Anderson For more than 100 years, Girl Guides of Canada has been preparing young women to meet challenges head-on by teaching them resourcefulness and leadership skills. Since first joining as a Brownie years ago, Fort Frances resident Marnie Cumming has watched the organization evolve to fit the needs of […]
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Heather LatterHaley Anderson It was inevitable that three of the four candidates vying to capture the Kenora-Rainy River riding would not see the outcome they were hoping for in last Thursday’s provincial election, which saw incumbent NDP MPP Sarah Campbell re-elected handily. But while they won’t be heading to Queen’s […]
Duane HicksHaley Anderson Torrential rainfall last week has Rainy Lake at its highest level since 1950 and the Rainy River higher than it’s ever been in the past 85 years, leaving district residents and businesses dealing with rising shorelines, washed away docks, and flooded basements. But facing the crisis has […]
Duane HicksHaley Anderson While district municipalities got a brief respite from the rain these past couple of days, they remain on “high alert” as they await the full effect of the weekend’s rainfall to be felt. And brace for more rain starting tomorrow. “I would say we’re in a holding […]
Duane Hicks NDP candidate Sarah Campbell was re-elected for a second term as MPP for Kenora-Rainy River in last Thursday’s provincial election, with unofficial results showing her garnering 12,872 votes, representing 55.44 percent of the popular vote. And while Campbell was disappointed Kathleen Wynne’s Liberals secured a majority government, she […]
Joey Payeur Hailey Beaudry is far from finished and a long way from content. The Grade 11 student at Fort High capped a phenomenal year for herself personally by being named female athlete of the year at the Muskie athletic awards banquet last Wednesday. Beaudry was the only Fort High […]
Haley Anderson Sandbags have been piled up to help protect the deck at La Place Rendez-Vous but the barrier may have to be built even higher as Rainy Lake continues to rise.
David Ogilvie The Lions Park in Emo has been flooded over the past few days, with waters now into the playground area as well as covering the picnic pavilion. Downstream, the township has been sandbagging around the well that provides water to the water treatment facility and has requested that […]
Joey Payeur The ninth fairway at Kitchen Creek Golf Club looked more suitable for a regatta than golf on Monday following last week’s torrential rains caused the creek to jump its banks. The club hoped to be open again by today after being closed since last Wednesday.
Haley Anderson Ontario Clean Water Agency manager Larry Wachter provided some perspective to the height of sandbags laid down to protect the company’s equipment at the sewage treatment plant on the lower river here.
Staff A pattern is starting to develop for the Borderland Soccer League—and it’s not a good one. Both games on yesterday’s schedule had to be postponed due to the Struchan Gilson Memorial soccer fields still being drenched from last week’s torrential rains. A make-up date has yet to be determined. […]
Staff Northwest Bay snapped a 7-7 tie with two runs in the top of the seventh, then survived a none-out, bases-loaded jam in the bottom half to eke out a 9-8 win over the Fort Frances Herricanes in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action last night. The Herricanes were […]
