Staff A Minnesota angler who caught a potential world-record trout while ice fishing pleaded guilty in court March 28. Rob Scott of Crane Lake was fined $400 and had to forfeit his trout—a 52-pound, three-oz. whopper that measured 45 inches in length and had a 32-inch girth. Scott had caught […]
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Joey Payeur It’s like he was Taylor-made to return. The Muskies badminton team will only have one representative at today’s NWOSSAA championships in Wawa. But the one is an awfully good one in the form of Taylor Whitehead, only in Grade 10, but now the owner of back-to-back NorWOSSA senior […]
Staff The gauntlet has been thrown down! Tyler Cousineau of Gillons’ Insurance, the “top convict” for raising $670 in last year’s Voyageur Lions Club’s “Jail or Bail,” has sent out a challenge for others to raise more bail than he does this time around. Will Cousineau beat his own record […]
Heather Latter Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell is aware of concerns locally—from both parents and child-care providers—about Bill 143 (the Child Care Modernization Act), which currently is in second reading. “I’m listening to a lot of parents,” noted Campbell. “But I’m also hearing from child-care providers from Kenora-Rainy River, and […]
Staff Some people have a song in them just waiting to get out? Well, wait no more. The “Friends of the Fort Frances Museum,” along with local musicians Shannon Darby and Kenneth Kellar, will host a youth song-writing workshop on Saturday, May 10. They’re looking for individuals aged 13 and […]
Staff Local voters will once again be able to vote by mail in this fall’s municipal election. Council passed a bylaw Monday evening which will provide for the vote-by-mail system to used in the Oct. 27 election. In a written report received by council, town clerk Glenn Treftlin noted that […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis is positive that the town’s new brand, Fort Frances Boundless, marks the start of a new era for the community. “The identity we adopt today is not just a new logo; it is the promise of a renewed spirit in our community,” Mayor Avis said […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances has adopted a new brand which knows no limits. “Fort Frances Boundless” is not just a logo and slogan but a state of mind to strengthen the town’s position as industrial capital of Northwestern Ontario, explained Chris Fields, senior brand strategist with Twist […]
Heather Latter Though her commute to work on Monday was comparable to when she was living in Southern Ontario, Dr. Kit Young-Hoon is pleased that generally she will only be travelling about 10 minutes to her new position as the Medical Officer of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit (NHU). […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers have been pretty good road warriors all season long. If they want to make it to the Dudley-Hewitt Cup, they will have to continue that trend for at least one more game. The Lakers lost home-ice advantage in the SIJHL’s best-of-seven Bill Salonen Cup […]
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Heather Latter Ashlee Grimard, left, and Tina Arnold, both of the FASD Community Partners of Rainy River District team showed off the pregnancy test dispenser, which will be installed in the women’s washroom at La Place Rendez-Vous. Provided by “Healthy Brains for Children,” the dispenser urges women to take a […]
