Joey Payeur Emily Williams, left, Bonnie Bieber, centre, and Joe Squire from Sun Country Highway display one of the electric cars participating in “The E-Mazing Race,” which made a stop in Fort Frances yesterday. The race began Sept. 3 in Seattle and will conclude Sept. 21 in Summerside, P.E.I..
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The Canadian Press TORONTO—As a season to forget begins to wind down, R.A. Dickey achieved a small victory yesterday. The Blue Jays’ knuckleballer tossed 5 1/3 innings in Toronto’s 5-4 loss to the L.A. Angels to reach 200 innings for the third-straight year. “In the AL East, you probably won’t […]
the OPP On September 12, 2013 shortly after 9:00 am, the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a bag located behind the Northern Lights Credit Union. Officers confirmed that a threatening note was left with the bag for Credit Union staff with […]
Joey Payeur With the September sun still climbing in a lightly-clouded sky, the inaugural “Splash and Dash” aquathlon began with a wave of competitors sprinting into the surprisingly warm embrace of Rainy Lake. It ended with a series of memorable moments—and not just from the three category winners. Jennifer Hawley […]
Joey Payeur Whatever concerns the Muskies had about their offence can be shelved for at least one week. The black-and-gold scored touchdowns along the ground, through the air, and even on special teams in a 43-0 pounding of the visiting St. John’s Tigers (Winnipeg) on Friday afternoon to kick off […]
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances Lakers are slated to play the back end of a home-and-home pre-season series with the Minnesota Iron Rangers tonight in Hoyt Lakes. Forgive them if they get caught looking ahead. The team’s focus may be directed more to tomorrow night’s trip to Marathon, where they’ll […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances Sparks unit of the Girl Guides of Canada is in danger of not opening this year—unless more volunteers step up to help out. “If we don’t have leaders, we won’t be opening the unit,” stressed leader Monica Armour, noting it is just the Sparks unit […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates got a positive reception from politicians at the Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa on Aug. 18-21. But more than anything, it might be because a provincial election is forthcoming. Mayor Roy Avis, who attended the conference along with Couns. Andrew Hallikas and Paul […]
Joey Payeur The Gord Watson era at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship isn’t over after all. FFCBC director Greg Gustafson confirmed yesterday that Watson and Patti Armstrong will serve as co-chairs of the 2014 edition of the tournament. “Myself and Gord and Paul Cousineau had a meeting [Tuesday],” Gustafson […]
Joey Payeur Bill Reimer’s passion for racing made the two-and-a-half hour trip from Vermilion Bay to the Emo Speedway every weekend this summer the smallest of inconveniences. Sadly, the track where he experienced such joy turned out to be where he drew his last breath. Reimer, 67, died at the […]
Duane Hicks Thinking of Borderland and its surrounding communities and waterways as a whole is key to promoting it as a destination. That was the theme at the most recent cross-border brainstorming session held last Thursday in International Falls. Local BIA and Chamber of Commerce members, along with their counterparts […]
Duane Hicks Registered nurse Joanne Ogden and nurse practitioner Danette McIntyre are in Port au Prince, Haiti this week to volunteer their services. Ogden, who works at Fort Frances Area Tribal Health Services, and McIntyre, employed at the Gizhewaadiziwin Access Centre, had been thinking for some time about going to […]
