Lucas Punkari After capturing the title of Ontario’s Strongest Man in Kitchener the previous weekend, local “strongman” Luke Skaarup continued his recent run of success this past Saturday in Thunder Bay. In his return to his hometown, Skaarup won four of the five events to capture the Thunder Bay’s Strongest […]
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Sarah Pruys After five successful years in Kenora, Dryden, and Sioux Lookout, the BizKids Camp made its inaugural appearance in Fort Frances last week to give children an opportunity to learn the skills needed to be successful in today’s economy. Run by the Northwest Business Centre, the camp for children […]
Heather Latter On the heels of returning from a volunteer trip to Ecuador, local teen Dexter Fichuk is eager to continue his efforts to help others. The Grade 12 student will remain head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers) group at Fort High this year—a group that spreads the “Me to […]
the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is pleased to announce a recruitment workshop will be held in Fort Frances designed to encourage women and aboriginal people to consider a career in policing. “Pathway to Policing” will be held Saturday, Sept. 15 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Confederation College […]
Robin McCormick The Emo Fair queen committee is looking for mini-king and queen contestants. The annual contest will take place Thursday, Aug. 16 at 6:30 p.m. and children aged four-seven are welcome. If you are interested in putting your child in this year’s mini-king and queen contest, contact Mary Croswell […]
Sarah Pruys Walking into the loft studio at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre here, you enter a different world filled with glittery and feather-filled paper cranes, massive colourful canvases, cans of paint, and shelves of supplies, along with 12 eager youngsters working hard at their own mural under the supervision […]
Duane Hicks With the province proposing to consolidate Local Distribution Companies (LDCs), the Fort Frances Power Corp. is being proactive to make sure the local utility remains as it is—highly-efficient and delivering some of the lowest rates anywhere in Ontario. At its regular meeting last week, town council authorized the […]
Dave Ogilvie Attention kids in the Emo area! The recreation committee once again is offering a wide variety of daytime activities weekdays from 2-4 p.m. for ages four and up. On Mondays, youngsters are invited to take part in a soccer program at the Emo Sports Field. On Tuesdays, on […]
Lucas Punkari The relief on the face on Mike Luhman, left, was easy to see as he and his partner, Mark Raveling, grasped hands after winning the 2012 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Saturday afternoon. See the ‘B’ section for full coverage.
Sarah Pruys Brittany Hayes sung “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn during “Quest for the Best” last Thursday night, then advanced to the final “Battle Round” against Larissa Desrosiers before winning the competition. She took home $500 for winning first place in the Round 2 and then the $1,000 grand […]
Lucas Punkari As is always the case during the final weigh-in at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, the young ones on hand immediately rushed towards the front of the crowd to snag an assortment of goodies tossed by the top 10 teams as their boats were towed into the […]
Staff Four new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening, including three in Sioux Lookout District and one in Red Lake District. But the Ministry of Natural Resources also said progress has been made on existing fires, with six declared “out” in the districts of Kenora (one), […]
