Lucas Punkari The Fort Frances Curling Club will hold its annual registration night there this Monday (Sept. 17) starting at 7 p.m. “The registration fees will be the same as they were last year, so we are encouraging everyone to come on out and register on Monday,” said Ron Silver, […]
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Duane Hicks A $32-million project to replace sanitary sewer pipes in Fort Frances in the next five years is the main recommendation in a new study town council received at its meeting Monday night. The town has been treating more water than it’s been producing at the water treatment plant […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board still is waiting to hear whether it will be chosen to merge with another nearby board, such as Keewatin-Patricia, as the provincial government considers amalgamating school boards as a cost-saving measure. Director of Education Heather Campbell updated the board at its regular […]
Duane Hicks But very few official reports Amid news reports of rats returning to Alberta, local residents also are reporting rats here in Fort Frances. Perhaps it’s a natural population cycle on an upswing or maybe there’s another reason. For now, however, the rodents’ uncommon presence here is a mystery. […]
Heather Latter Teams of riders decked out in pink cycled from Rainy River to Fort Frances yesterday to officially launch the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Together We Can” campaign to purchase a new digital mammography, as well as raise awareness about breast cancer and early detection. “I think we […]
Heather Latter While the percentage of local high school students who were successful on this year’s Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) declined by five percent from a year ago, the deferral rate—those postponing the test for another year—also decreased. Secondary Curriculum co-ordinator Char Bliss informed trustees at last week’s […]
Nicole Horn Monday marked the inaugural meeting of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) at Fort Frances High School. This is the second year the club has been around. But now sporting a new name, it is ready for a new year. The meeting was held to see which students would […]
Heather Latter The Rainy River District School Board presented its monthly “Recognition of Excellence” award to Angela Petsnick, of the Environmental Education Committee, at its regular meeting last Tuesday night. “The Environmental Education Committee has initiated several projects to engage students in their learning, especially in creating healthy, environmentally-conscious schools […]
Lucas Punkari While a seven-point loss to last year’s Andy Currie ‘A’ Division runner-ups certainly is nothing to sneeze at, Muskie football head coach Chad Canfield felt like his team had let an opportunity slip away here Friday afternoon. In what proved to be a tightly-contested affair, the Elmwood Giants […]
Lucas Punkari Although his team was on the losing end of a pair of exhibition contests against the Dryden Ice Dogs over the weekend, Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan felt the squad gained some valuable knowledge they’ll use to build towards the start of the […]
Heather Latter Riding bikes decked out in pink, a group of cyclists headed along the highway from Alberton to Fort Frances yesterday afternoon during the official launch of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s “Together We Can” campaign to purchase a new digital mammography unit for La Verendrye Hospital here.
Duane Hicks Lyle Turgeon, a graduate of the Class of ’52, looked over some of the many photos on display during Fort Frances High School’s “Reunion 60” here Saturday, pointing out a photograph of himself and his late friend, Ronny Lee, as boys. Students who attended Fort High from the […]
