Duane Hicks A decision on the “two-chain shore allowance” came down late yesterday afternoon, with Justice J.S. Fregeau ruling in favour of the Town of Fort Frances. Justice Fregeau ruled that the strip of land—two chains in width—along the shore of Rainy Lake from just before the Ranier bridge to […]
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Staff Those interested in participating in the 74th-annual Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts just have until tomorrow to submit their entry forms. “There has been a bit of confusion with the deadline date but it is tomorrow,” said Festival committee chair Joleen Beninger. She noted some entry […]
Joey Payeur Mason Meyer knew he was going to have a tough time repeating his most recent achievement, but he gave it his best shot. The Fort Frances Lakers’ forward and reigning Pizza Hut Player-of-the-Week had a goal and two assists last night to lead the Lakers (41-6-2-2) to a […]
Joey Payeur Enough of the dress rehearsals. Let’s get on with the big show. The Muskie boys’ and girls’ hockey teams are anxious to begin what they hope will be championship runs as the NorWOSSA playoffs get underway this week. On the girls’ side, the black-and-gold capped their regular season […]
Joey Payeur Necessity has forced Fort Frances Youth Soccer to turn back the clock. At its annual general meeting earlier this month, the FFYS decided the number of players accepted to play this season in each of the six age divisions will be in direct correlation to the number of […]
Joey Payeur If the eyes are the window to the soul, a look into Maryam Seid’s tear-stained face would have given a stark view of the painful reality of opportunity lost. Seid was one of five Grade 12 Muskies who played their final high school volleyball match here last Thursday—a […]
Joey Payeur It was every coach’s dream come to life. Matt Swing had a team-high 14 points but there was nary a player in a black-and-gold jersey who didn’t contribute something positive to the Muskies’ 63-34 romp over the Kenora Broncos in the NorWOSSA junior boys’ basketball final here Thursday. […]
Duane Hicks The Charles J. Watt Fiction Collection is one of the recent examples of the public’s generous support of the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Library CEO Alicia Subnaik Kilgour said Watt’s son, Jeffrey, contacted the library last year in wanting to make a donation in memory of […]
Heather Latter It might not be long before you see Erika Kozar’s name among the likes of Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, or Coco Chanel. The Fort Frances native, in her second year studying fashion design at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., recently was recruited to design a dress for Heidi […]
Heather Latter The Adventure Inn here will re-open as the Copper River Inn and Conference Centre next month after recently being purchased by Bryce Campbell and his mom, Sheila, of Reston, Man. And the new owners are in the midst of giving the facility a complete face-lift. “We want to […]
Duane Hicks A two-day open house here to recruit employees for AV Terrace Bay more than 100 people last week, including many former Resolute workers. AV Terrace Bay, which is part of the Aditya Birla Group, India’s first global corporation, is focused on producing pulp products, with the intention of […]
Joey Payeur Those spearheading the charge to have Fort Frances crowned as Kraft “Hockeyville” 2014 won’t be caught unprepared should the community make it to the next round of the nation-wide competition. A meeting was held Saturday night at the Memorial Sports Centre to come up with a plan on […]
