Joey Payeur Travel can be a killer in the latter stages of a physically-demanding season. That’s why a last-minute switch in transportation from land to air might be the ‘X’ factor that propels the Muskie boys’ hockey team to greater heights. With the originally-planned coach bus unavailable for service, Fort […]
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Duane Hicks Combining the mythological and contemporary, the visions of Bergland artist Tony Sepers are hanging larger than life on the walls of the Fort Frances Museum. Taking a few moments to speak as he put up his new exhibit this past Friday, Sepers said his work incorporates letters and […]
Heather Latter Mira Donaldson said she “couldn’t really believe it” when she was notified in January that she had been selected to serve as a page at Queen’s Park in Toronto. “I was really excited,” enthused the Grade 7 student from Robert Moore School here. “I wanted a challenge and […]
Joey Payeur The way Saturday unfolded had John Homer feeling a little nostalgic. Homer was one of the organizers of the Borderland Snowmobile Club’s poker run, which saw 50 riders from as far away as Atikokan and Rainy River make the trek from La Place Rendez-Vous to Emo and back. […]
Heather Latter Despite February temperatures that plummeted well below average here in Rainy River District, temperatures were much colder north of the Arctic Circle. That’s where Bombardier Micha Gerber, of the 116 Independent Field Battery, RCA in Kenora, was deployed for 10 days last month for training exercises. “We had […]
Duane Hicks “We can do better.” It was the slogan of Sara Mainville’s election campaign—and a belief she’s holding high after being elected the new chief of Couchiching First Nation last Thursday. The 44-year-old lawyer is no newcomer to First Nations’ politics. She was a Couchiching councillor from 1998-2000 and […]
Joey Payeur Fort Frances’ attempt to be named Kraft Hockeyville 2014 now has entered wait-’til-next-year territory. When the top 16 communities to qualify for the next round of the competition were announced during “Hockey Night in Canada” on Saturday, local supporters found themselves on the outside looking in less than […]
Duane Hicks The “Go Local” program here is celebrating its first birthday this month. In the past 12 months, the customer loyalty program seen a good deal of growth and success—and even caught the attention of communities that want to start up a similar one. Consultant Tannis Drysdale said that […]
Duane Hicks District businesses got their share of the limelight last Thursday during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 18th-annual Tbaytel business awards gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. Betty’s of Fort Frances was named Business of the Year—the second time the business has been so honoured in recent years as […]
Duane Hicks The Rainy River Future Development Corp. has reviewed the final environmental assessment for the proposed New Gold project near Barwick and now is in the process of developing a positive response. The RRFDC has requested the company provide incentives and assistance to encourage local procurement (i.e., shopping locally), […]
Duane Hicks While no details are being discussed openly at this juncture, the Town of Fort Frances has presented Northern Development and Mines minister Michael Gravelle with a priorized list of “shelf-ready” projects to help out the municipality in this time of need. Gravelle met with mayor and council, as […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances will be a happening place this summer with not one but two big events under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. In addition to the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship running July 24-26, a new event called the “Harmony of Nations Music Festival and […]
