Duane Hicks As efforts continue to acquire the shuttered Ontario Tourist Information Centre here, the use of students to deliver information sheets to tourists crossing the border this summer saw positive results. The students began in the first part of June and worked through the first half of August, noted […]
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Duane Hicks The overpass on Colonization Road East will be closed to vehicular traffic starting at 9 a.m. next Tuesday (Sept. 4) so needed repairs can be done to the south-side expansion joint. To repair it, workers must drill holes in the angle iron, put in grease nipple jerks, and […]
Heather Latter Months of fundraising and grant writing by the Fort Frances High School First Responders has been successful, with the group nearly ready to purchase “METIman,” a $60,000 technologically-advanced simulator mannequin, to use for a variety of training purposes. Program co-ordinator and local paramedic John Beaton indicated the funds […]
Staff Plans for the Town of Fort Frances and the local Kiwanis Club to partner on an off-leash dog park here are moving forward now that a steering committee has been established. The ad hoc advisory committee held its first meeting yesterday to review terms of reference, which now will […]
Heather Latter Six acts slated for new season After a great season last year, “Tour de Fort” is hoping to keep the momentum going. But to do that, they need to sell more passports. “We were in trouble the year before but it turned around last year,” noted “Tour de […]
Ken Johnston The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association held its annual yearling sale on Saturday, with 1,001 animals being sold at the Stratton sales barn. “It is a feeder sale but sort of known as our yearling sale,” noted Kim Jo Bliss of the RRCA. There were 878 yearlings, 100 cull […]
Lucas Punkari With a year’s experience under his belt behind the bench of the Muskie girls’ hockey team, head coach Scott Clendenning is fired up about getting another season underway. “I think it’s going to be a really exciting year,” he enthused. “We have a full slate of games and […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances driver Libby Wilson, the 2012 season at the Emo Speedway is one she’ll remember for many years to come. Not only did she pick up her first career feature victory on Aug. 4, the Street Stock driver also become the first female to win an […]
Duane Hicks Evan Strain, a Grade 2 student at St. Michael’s School, and his mom, Charlene, made sure he had everything in his backpack he would need for the first day back at school yesterday morning. Children across Rainy River District returned to classes for a new year.
Heather Latter About 20 motorcycles departed from The Harbourage here Saturday morning for the local Alzheimer Society’s 10th-annual “Ride for Memories.” With start locations also in Kenora, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout, the event ended in Sioux Lookout. The 165 riders brought in a total of $40,026.
Duane Hicks The new bridge on Highway 602, just before Bone Road, was close to spanning the creek as of Friday. Work by T&K Sharp Construction, including paving, is on schedule to be done by the end of the day tomorrow (Aug. 30) and the highway should be re-opened to […]
Lucas Punkari Luc Desserre of the Stratton Eagles slid hard into third base to beat the tag by Jeremiah Windigo of Beef’s Warriors during the Rainy River District Fastball League semi-final last Thursday evening at Couchiching. The Eagles won 9-4 to advance to the final against the Big Grassy Braves, […]
