Staff This poster, made by Cassidy McKinnon of Crossroads School, was one of the four local winners in the Fort Frances Lions Clubs’s annual peace poster contest. The other winners were Callahan Wiedenhoeft (J.W. Walker), Maggie LeMesurier (Robert Moore), and Abby Sanders (St. Francis). The four posters have moved on […]
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Duane Hicks BDO Canada dropped by the United Native Friendship Centre yesterday to donate food collected during its recent “Drive Away Hunger” campaign. BDO staff gathered 2,100 pounds of food—half of which was donated to the UNFC food bank and half of which will go to the Atikokan Native Friendship […]
Staff A pair of district curling products are fighting their way towards a possible winter excursion overseas to be part of the world’s largest international sporting event. Devlin native Jenna Enge, playing second for Sudbury’s Tracy Horgan, and Tirzah Keffer of Fort Frances, the fifth for Thunder Bay’s Krista McCarville, […]
Joey Payeur Jason Gervais of Fort Frances literally was on his game Sunday as he raised $1,060 for the Children’s Miracle Network after completing a 24-hour Xbox marathon at his home. Gervais bettered his own world record of 13,290 gamer points with a total of 18,085, which he soon will […]
Staff Highway 17 is expected to be closed for most of the day due to a multi-vehicle collision between Vermilion Bay and Kenora. This means Rainy River District can expect to see higher-than-normal traffic volumes from the Trans-Canada traffic being re-routed via Highway 11, Fort Frances OPP Cst. Anne McCoy […]
Joey Payeur The SIJHL had its own “David and Goliath” story Tuesday night. Except in this one, the big guy dodged the rock and then tied the underdog in knots with his own slingshot. Down 4-1 midway through the game, the Fort Frances Lakers roared back with six unanswered goals […]
Duane Hicks The town is on the right path to fixing the issue of the blinking LED lights along the riverfront walkway. Travis Rob, the town’s facility/special project co-ordinator, said he was contacted by the manufacturer yesterday afternoon and told the problem has been pinpointed. He hopes the lights will […]
Staff Highway 17 is expected to be closed for most of the day due to a multi-vehicle collision between Vermillion Bay and Kenora. This means Rainy River District can expect higher than normal traffic volumes from the Trans Canada highway traffic being re-routed via Hwy 11, said OPP Cst. Anne […]
Joey Payeur If this edition of the Muskie girls’ hockey team ever wants to get into business putting on defensive clinics, they probably won’t have to worry about any other fundraising ventures the rest of the season. The black-and-gold showcased their shutdown skills in championship fashion for the second-straight week, […]
Joey Payeur Before three weeks ago, Grant Perreault’s world revolved around First Nations’ youth reaching their goals and the hockey team he works for scoring and preventing goals. Now he has a much more important goal—conquering his own life-threatening illness. The assistant coach, assistant general manager, and director of scouting […]
Heather Latter Looking to start up a company to fill their spare time, friends Nicke Baird, Heather Bridgeman, and Chelsey Simpson recently created a business selling loose leaf tea, called “Smashing Tea,” that officially will launch this weekend. “We wanted to do a company that brings wellness to people,” said […]
Joey Payeur Ethan Armit wants to strike a chord with hockey and music fans alike across Canada. The Fort Frances native, who now calls Dryden home, recently teamed up with current town residents Eric Carpenter and Jordan Fournier in a group called the Ethan Armit Project. The catalyst for the […]
