Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum has been having a good year so far, with some locally-focused exhibits proving to be popular draws. Museum curator Sherry George said traffic has been above average for most of the year, only dipping slightly in May and June before rebounding in July. For […]
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Lucas Punkari The Sight & Sound Wolves will have to navigate through the losers’ ‘A’ bracket if they want to come away with any hardware from the NAFA World Series in Topeka, Kan. After winning their opening game 8-1 yesterday, the Fort Frances-based squad fell 12-4 this morning in a […]
Sarah Pruys Hunter Wagner, 10, tossed a bocce ball yesterday at the United Native Friendship Centre’s “Cultural Camp” at Sunny Cove while his friends waited for their turns. The three-day family camp saw about 70 people spending time together, playing games, and learning traditional teachings from Tuesday until today.
Staff U.S. co-chair Jeff Stoner said the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board has been busy with a slew of projects during the annual joint public meeting on the regulation of Rainy and Namakan lakes and the Rainy River held Tuesday at La Place Rendez-Vous here. While it’s been a […]
Sarah Pruys With 6,500 cubic metres of soil now removed from Highway 602 just before Bone Road, T&K Sharp Construction is ready to begin removing the 48-metre concrete culvert that a creek, known as the Rainy River tributary, runs through. Once the culvert is removed, an almost 49-metre bridge will […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers will have a chance to fine-tune their systems before kicking off the 2012/13 SIJHL regular season on Sept. 26. The local Junior ‘A’ squad will hit the ice for four exhibition games, starting on Friday, Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. when the Dryden Ice Dogs […]
Staff Although their quest for a third-straight Rainy River District Fastball League title came to an abrupt end Aug. 2, the Sight & Sound Wolves still have a chance to salvage something from their season. The Fort Frances-based squad is competing in the ‘A’ bracket at the NAFA World Series […]
Staff Just one new fire was confirmed yesterday in the Northwest Region—Thunder Bay Fire #56. The 0.1-hectare blaze, the cause of which remains unknown, was classified as “not under control” as of this morning. As widespread rain moved into the region late yesterday, the fire situation was expected to become […]
Staff An outdoor shelter and its contents were lost in a fire yesterday at a residence on the 1300 block of Minnie Avenue. The Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service responded shortly after noon to a neighbour’s report that a roofed open storage area on nearby residential property was on […]
Lucas Punkari After running roughshod through the Borderland Soccer League women’s division during the regular season, Boston Pizza saved their best effort for the playoffs. Following a 9-0 demolition of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs in the semi-finals, the squad put the wraps on a perfect season last Thursday evening […]
Lucas Punkari With neither team giving an inch on the pitch, it looked as if it would come down to one shot to separate Manitou Forest Products and International Travel Services in the Borderland Soccer League men’s final last Thursday evening at St. Francis Field. In the end, it was […]
Lucas Punkari As the laps wound down on the WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature race Saturday night at the Emo Speedway, it looked liked John Hettinga would have to settle for a third-place finish at best as he was locked in a tight battle with Brady Caul. But when Chuck Lambert […]
