Duane Hicks After hearing opinions from the public about the proposed re-zoning of the “Nelson Street Park” on Monday evening, council will vote next Monday (Dec. 19) whether to re-zone the property and divide it into five lots for residential development. Mayor and council received no shortage of input for […]
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Duane Hicks Continuing its strategic formation of business partnerships, Naicatchewenin Development Corp. (NDC) recently teamed up with local The UPS Store franchisee Lillian Gerley. “It’s exciting,” said Gerley, who first opened the local franchise (located on 411 Mowat Ave.) in September, 2006. She noted NDC’s investment in the franchise increases […]
Lucas Punkari For 17-year-old Lyle Dolph, qualifying for the Youth Challenge Nationals in Winnipeg in March has come with a few different feelings. “Since it will be my first nationals, I guess I’m kind of nervous going into that,” admitted Dolph, who has been bowling for 14 years. “But I […]
Heather Latter Despite the continued struggle of the economy, along with the lure of “big-city” shopping and the convenience of online buying, it seems many residents are making their Christmas purchases right here at home and supporting local businesses. Although it’s difficult to gauge just how much local shopping has […]
Staff Vigilance is being urged as ice begins to form on the Rainy River. “Parents should remind their children to stay off the ice at this time of the year,” stressed local OPP Cst. Anne McCoy. “Speak to your family about the dangers of ice,” she added. “If you see […]
Heather Latter Volunteers helping out with the local OPP’s “Stuff a Cruiser” campaign on Saturday were kept busy as community members stepped up once again, filling a total of 20 cruisers with donations of non-perishable food items. Cruisers were located at Walmart, Safeway, and The Place here in Fort Frances, […]
Staff A fundraiser dinner for local resident Samantha Pearson last Thursday at the Fort High cafeteria was a big success, drawing an estimated 500 people and raising funds to help out with expenses. “This town is amazing,” said Pearson’s mother, Ellen Gagné, who was overwhelmed by the generosity of people […]
Heather Latter With plans to have a mine and associated gold-processing plant operating by the end of 2015 at its Rainy River Gold Project north of Barwick, Rainy River Resources will be busy in the new year. Garett Macdonald, the company’s vice-president of operations, and Kyle Stanfield, director of environment […]
Peggy Revell Emo council has thrown its support behind keeping a school within its township. In a letter written to the Donald Young School Pupil Accommodation Review committee, Emo Mayor Vincent Sheppard stated Emo council shows “strong support” for rebuilding Donald Young School there. “[DYS] is a very important entity […]
Staff The annual Christmas Bird Count is set to happen this Saturday (Dec. 17). As in past years, participants will be making a “big circle” around the district and covering different sectors, counting the number of birds and bird species they can see, explained Ahlan Johanson of the Rainy River […]
Lucas Punkari Heading into last weekend’s action against the Sioux Lookout Flyers and Dryden Ice Dogs, it looked like the Fort Frances Lakers would have a great shot at gaining ground in the race for top spot in the SIJHL. With the league-leading Wisconsin Wilderness idle, the Lakers had a […]
Lucas Punkari Even though they were outnumbered by four teams from Fort Frances and Emo, a pair of Thunder Bay Midget ‘A’ squads proved to the best of the bunch during a weekend tournament here. The West End Bruins and South End Jr. Stars were the top two teams following […]
