Duane Hicks As many Borderland residents complain about the seemingly never-ending cold and snow this winter, Fort Frances’ newest resident is loving it. After all, it reminds him of his homeland, Russia. Hailing from Yekaterinburg, but most recently having lived in Toronto, certified general accountant Ivan Goncharov is the newest […]
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Heather Latter As a first-year nursing student at the University of Manitoba, helping others is a focus of Jilayne Derksen’s life. But this May, the Fort Frances teen will travel to South Africa and Swaziland on a eco-mission trip to help those living in the developing country. “I was in […]
Duane Hicks The demolition of the old Rainy Lake Hotel and road reconstruction are among projects town council would like to see senior government help with. After being contacted last month by more than one government agency about possible funding for projects in light of the town’s dire economic situation, […]
Heather Latter Rainy River District School Board trustees voted unanimously to keep Crossroads, Sturgeon Creek, and Donald Young Schools open—contrary to senior administration’s recommendation to consolidate the three—at their regular board meeting last night. They also agreed to pursue building a new Donald Young School on its existing site in […]
Joey Payeur The adjustment period seems to be over for Devin Tappenden. The Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie lost three of his first four starts but is back to even after back-to-back wins here over the weekend. For his recent efforts, the 19-year-old from Markham, Ont. was named the SIJHL’s Pizza […]
Heather Latter Bruce Hamilton was among more than 130 people who stopped by New Gold’s open house last Wednesday at La Place Rendez-Vous, which was held to share the details of the Environmental Assessment report for its Rainy River Project north of Barwick. An open house also was held the […]
Heather Latter Kassidy Gurniak, left, and Isabelle Meeks were among the students in John Cousineau’s Grade 1 class and Carla Harris’ Grade 1/2 class at St. Michael’s School who celebrated the 100th day of class Monday by donning spiffy “100th day” glasses and taking part in a variety of classroom […]
Heather Latter Mary O’Connor, Client Service co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, left, along with Alzheimer volunteer Micaela Jensen (second from right) donated seven touch quilts to residents at Rainycrest, such as Esther Fedoruk (second from left), and Activation co-ordinator Heather Hudson (right) there Thursday afternoon. The […]
Joey Payeur Cody Wickstrom decided to test the glove hand of English River Miners’ goalie Greg Harney in the second period of the Lakers’ 7-3 win here Saturday night.
Heather Latter Layne Bruyere, left, and Mardina Morrison were among the students in John Cousineau’s Grade 1 class and Carla Harris’ Grade 1/2 class at St. Michael’s School who celebrated the 100th day of class yesterday by donning spiffy “100th day” glasses and taking part in a variety of classroom […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers’ place in the national spotlight is being aided by a man behind a mask. Goalie Devin Tappenden won two out of three starts to be named the SIJHL’s Pizza Hut Player-of-the-Week. The 19-year-old from Markham, Ont. is the second-straight Laker to capture the award after […]
Heather Latter Three-year-old Emma Fyfe put a sticker on her “passport,” with help from her mom, Heather Watts, while touring St. Michael’s School yesterday during the first day of JK registration. Schools across the district began accepting registrations this week, although students are welcome to register anytime.
