Staff The Rainy River Community College Voyageurs women’s hockey team remains in second spot in the latest ACHA rankings, which were released over the weekend. The defending ACHA national champs, who are 5-0-1 in ACHA play so far this season, garnered 53 votes in the latest rankings. They trail the […]
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Duane Hicks Some local residents plan to appeal the re-zoning of the “Nelson Street Park” to the Ontario Municipal Board after council voted 6-1 on Monday night in favour of amending the zoning bylaw to re-zone the property for residential development. Council also passed a bylaw to re-zone the property […]
Staff Sunday Wilde, a blues singer from Atikokan, has received her second international nomination—this time in Germany for Best Acoustic Blues Album of the Year. “This has been one crazy, exciting year for me,” enthused Wilde, noting she’s been nominated among great artists such as Rory Block and Ray Bonneville. […]
Lucas Punkari What a difference a week has made for the Fort Frances Lakers. After a pair of dismal losses to the Sioux Lookout Flyers and Dryden Ice Dogs, the Lakers head into the Christmas break basking in the glow of a three-game winning streak. Their latest victory was a […]
Peggy Revell Changes to policies and procedures over the handling of funds will ensure that nothing like the theft of more than $300,000 from Fort High should occur again, the Rainy River District School Board said following the sentencing last Thursday of former FFHS secretary Fawn Lindberg. “Obviously, there were […]
Heather Latter Laura and Barb Godbout, along with several helpers, have been providing free faith-based lunches for Fort Frances High School students at the Evangelical Covenant Church each Monday since January—and are pleased by the response. “We’re averaging about 50 kids each week,” noted Barb, saying they call the lunches […]
Duane Hicks A new report received by town council recommends water and wastewater rates be increased five percent each year over the next six years. At its regular meeting Monday night, council accepted financial plans for the water and wastewater systems as prepared by BMA Management Consultants. The plan indicates […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be talking to Shaw about possible television coverage of the 2012 tournament. Shaw provided coverage of the Kenora and Dryden tournaments last year, but not here. In response to a question at Monday night’s council meeting, tournament chair Gord Watson said […]
Heather Latter Student team starts up at FFHS Drawing students from all aspects of the school, a student leadership team is starting up at Fort Frances High School as a way to co-ordinate the many groups and clubs there. “We’ll be like a collective hub for everybody and we’ll be […]
Peggy Revell Former FFHS secretary Fawn Lindberg was handed an 18-month conditional sentence here last Thursday for stealing more than $300,000 from the high school to feed a gambling addiction. “My assessment of [Lindberg] is that she is a good woman who lost her way for a time and due […]
Duane Hicks The Business Improvement Association will work with local artist Lindsay Hamilton to help freshen up the downtown decor with some new banners next year. BIA chair Connie Cuthbertson said last week that it has retained Hamilton to work on designs for new, metal banners to replace the current […]
Staff For Rene Boivin, sister of injured local snowmobile racer Curtis Boivin, the amount of support that has come from the community and elsewhere since her brother was injured in an accident earlier this month has left her speechless. “There are no words that can express our family’s thanks,” Boivin […]
