Lucas Punkari Even though the annual Safeway KidPro tournament is not taking place ahead of this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, local youngsters still are having a chance to learn about fishing from the pros. In the lead-up to this year’s tournament, which gets underway next Thursday (July 25), […]
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the MNR Three new fires were confirmed in the Northwest Region yesterday. The Kenora, Red Lake, and Nipigon districts all recorded new fires, but these were all small and manageable, with no problems anticipated. Fire activity in Northwestern Ontario continues at a steady pace. There are no problems anticipated with […]
the OPP An arrest has been made in connection to the death of Christopher Lee Jack, 38, of the Ojibways of Onigaming First Nation that occurred there July 10. Micheline Nicole Chiefson, 24, of Naicatchewenin First Nation was arrested July 16 and charged with second-degree murder. The accused was scheduled […]
Sarah Pruys The big tent with its yellow and white stripes once again will host the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship down at the Sorting Gap Marina. Now in its 19th year, the tournament had spent the past three years at the Memorial Sports Centre. But it’s now returning to […]
Lucas Punkari The Superior International Junior Hockey League is heading back to Spooner, Wis. this season with a new-look Wisconsin Wilderness. “We don’t normally deal in franchises per se but to keep it simple, once it was announced that there would be a NAHL team moving into Cloquet, Mn., the […]
Dave Ogilvie After 44 years in the business, “Mel’s Well Drilling” is changing hands and owner/operator Mel Jack is retiring. Last Thursday, family and friends from across the district gathered at Mel’s shop for a barbecue to congratulate him on his retirement and to meet the new owners of the […]
Sarah Pruys On June 27, Lt.-Col. Daniel Blanc accepted his new post as the commanding officer (CO) of 2 Area Support Group (ASG) Personnel Services in Petawawa, Ont. The son of Fort Frances residents George and Linda Blanc, he has spent the past 27 years in uniform and has travelled […]
Heather Latter Rainy River Resources once again is sponsoring the free seminar next month for youths and adults interested in learning more about mining and geology. This year, however, it will be held at the Barwick Hall, along with an open house there. Kyle Stanfield, the company’s vice-president of environment […]
Sarah Pruys The Fort Frances Museum’s latest exhibit—“Bone China: Gone with the Hope Chest?”—goes back in time when fine china was used frequently, filling the main floor gallery with elegant place settings for visitors to admire. “What we’re finding are a lot of our women past a certain age do […]
Sarah Pruys The Fort Frances OPP’s high school summer students just started their jobs at the beginning of July but they’ve already been quite busy. Sierra Cousineau and Jessica Coran, both 16, are enjoying their eight-week long contract so far. The pair took a few minutes Monday to talk about […]
Heather Latter With a modernized, inclusive forest tenure model in the works, the process is continuing along at the pre-engagement stage. “I’m still trying to reach out to groups to talk about forest tenure,” noted Jeff Wiume of the Forest Tenure Implementation Team for the Northwest Region. “The first time […]
Heather Latter Darryl Galusha is thrilled to be doing what he loves, which is helping people, and doing it in a place he loves—his hometown of Fort Frances. Galusha and his family recently relocated to Fort Frances from Kenora after he accepted the position as the new administrator of Rainycrest […]
