Lucas Punkari It has been a very long time since late-model cars have competed at the 3/8th-mile Emo Speedway. But that lengthy hiatus will come to an end this summer when the Northern Late Model Racing Association (NLRA) touring series makes a special appearance there on Sunday, June 30. “We’ve […]
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Lucas Punkari An exhibition affair at the Ice For Kids Arena here Sunday afternoon was the perfect tune-up for both the Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians and the NWO Bantam ‘AAA’ North Stars as they prepared for tournaments this coming weekend. The Canadians, who won the game 6-3, hit the […]
Lucas Punkari No matter the outcome of their regular-season finale tonight, the Fort Frances Lakers already know what lies ahead of them in the SIJHL playoffs. The Lakers, who enter tonight’s game versus the Thunder Bay North Stars at the Fort William Gardens in second place with a 35-17-1-2 record, […]
Staff The fifth-annual “A Cause for Paws” fundraiser for the Borderland Humane Society is coming up Saturday, April 13 at Lenard’s in International Falls. Running from 4:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., the event is the primary fundraiser for the BHS each year. It also will be a celebration of 40 years of […]
Heather Latter The local Voyageur Lions Club will host a “Jail or Bail” event this spring—and are looking for “convicts” to participate in the fundraiser. “Just for a fun time, we’re going to ‘arrest’ citizens in Fort Frances,” explained club member Diana Larocque. “Participants are given a pledge sheet and […]
Heather Latter Award-winning entrepreneur Zahra Al-Harazi shared her secret to success with local residents last Thursday night during an event at La Place Rendez-Vous in conjunction with International Women’s Day. “I really enjoyed it,” enthused Angela Halvorsen of the local Professional Women’s Network, which, along with funding from the province, […]
Staff The Fort Frances Community Clinic is looking to town council for tax relief at the old library building (363 Church St.) because it cannot continue to maintain it at a loss. In a letter from Marlis Bruyere, executive director for the Fort Frances Community Clinic, she explained the clinic […]
Duane Hicks Providing some family fun during a winter with no end in sight, the “Snoasis” community event proved very popular this past weekend. Not only did three local teams complete their snow sculptures, but more than 120 adults and children stopped by the East End Hall on Saturday afternoon […]
Duane Hicks Area municipalities should know exactly how much they’ll be contributing to the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board later this month. DSSAB CAO Dan McCormick said the budget is going back to the board March 21. It had been put on hold for two reasons. Firstly, the […]
Duane Hicks It appears local consumers are catching “Go Local” fever, with more than 1,000 people have picked up their customer loyalty cards since the campaign launch last week. “[The launch] went really well,” consultant Tannis Drysdale said yesterday afternoon. “The technology worked and we had really good numbers signing […]
Heather Latter It might not be an obvious problem in Rainy River District but several local agencies have indicated homelessness indeed is an issue here. “It’s definitely a problem here—it’s just not what people might think it looks like,” said Peggy Loyie of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program. […]
Lucas Punkari Although she already knew who she would be playing for in the Thunder Bay women’s curling ranks next season, Fort Frances native and former Muskie skip Tirzah Keffer had to wait until last Wednesday before she could reveal it was one of the top rinks in the province. […]
