Staff Josh Mastin dined on the carcass of a Boston Pizza defence that didn’t have the stomach to stop him Monday night at Fort High. The La Place Rendez-Vous gunner netted 39 points to lead his team to an 85-77 victory over Boston Pizza in the only match-up in the […]

Joey Payeur Zach Kellar of the Causeway Cougars was turned aside by Emo Express goalie Cohen Robinson in the first period of the opening game of the local Atom ‘A’ tournament this morning at the Ice for Kids Arena but the Cougars rolled to an 8-1 victory. Action continues all […]

Duane Hicks Curator Sherry George continued to put up the latest exhibit at the Fort Frances Museum yesterday. Following the theme “Canadian Winters,” the exhibit covers outdoor recreation while promotes local trails and the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club, as well as indoor activities, with vintage games on display. The […]

Staff The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce has set the date for the 18th-annual Rainy River District Business Awards gala, and now is asking for people to start thinking about businesses they’d like to nominate. The gala will take place Thursday, March 6 at La Place Rendez-Vous, said Samantha Manty, […]

Staff An incident involving acid getting into the mill’s treatment system has been addressed and won’t have a serious impact on operations. Xavier Van Chau, director of communications and corporate social responsibility for Resolute, said there was a procedural error Monday in which a valve for sulphuric acid was left […]

Press Release New Gold Inc. yesterday announced the results of its feasibility study for its Rainy River Project north of Barwick. Through the second half of 2013, New Gold’s development team worked with third-party consultants to complete the study. The purpose was to ensure the key inputs and assumptions used […]

Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers decided not to dwell on their first losing streak of the season. Tanner Fricke scored the shootout winner last night as the Lakers edged the Minnesota Iron Rangers 4-3 in Hoyt Lakes. The Lakers (30-5-0-2) hit the 30-win plateau while rebounding from their first […]

Heather Latter Award-winning Canadian author David Bouchard played a traditional flute yesterday evening during a presentation at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. He spoke about his books, including his newest one, “Dreamcatcher and the Seven Deceivers,” which was handed out to those on hand. The event was sponsored […]

the OPP Kenora OPP was contacted Jan. 12 regarding the discovery of sexually-explicit photographs of a 17-year-old girl on an electronic device. A subsequent investigation involving members of the Kenora OPP Crime Unit resulted in the arrest of a 16-year-old male from Kenora. An investigation revealed the male had distributed […]

Heather Latter Luc Thomson, three, pasted an orange carrot nose on his snowman while making a winter-themed craft during “Storytime” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre yesterday morning.

It was a good start to 2014 for Donald Morrison (Folkston, Ga.), who won the $2,000 up for grabs Jan. 1 in the Rainy River Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Joe Tessier (Thunder Bay) won the $100 prize for Jan. 1. Winning $30 for Jan. 1-4 were Frank […]

Duane Hicks Fort Frances Power Corp. is making the transition to “true monthly billing,” meaning that customers now will be billed for electricity used between the first and last day of every month. But before they get the first bill for 2014, FFPC customers will be getting their final bill […]