Duane Hicks Organizers looking ahead to next year With this year’s Canada Day activities proving to be a hit, the local Canada Day Celebrations Committee is not resting on its laurels and already is eyeing what to do next year. Committee chair Randy Thoms said the group will be meeting […]
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Heather Latter The coveted trophy from the International Tug-of-War, dubbed “Pulling for Peace,” returned to Fort Frances on Saturday after the local community team beat the squad from International Falls. “It was awesome. We got them right off the hop,” enthused Mike Gurski, who had hand-picked the members of our […]
Zoey Duncan Halfway through a 130-day journey across the country by canoe, four paddlers are finding inspiring support from all the Canadians they encounter—even the insects who call this part of the world home. “I’ve worked 10 years seasonally in the bush in the summer and I haven’t had anything […]
Heather Latter After serving as chair or vice-chair of the North West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) for the past six years, Fort Frances resident Janice (Jan) Beazley will be stepping away once her term ends next month. “You can only serve two terms and I’m coming to the end […]
Zoey Duncan Bill Low, a local genealogy enthusiast, has developed four courses on genealogy that he will teach at Confederation College this fall. His passion for genealogy grew out of a conversation he had with his mother 10 years ago, when she mentioned she didn’t know anything about her grandmother. […]
Duane Hicks After spending the last 27 years as proprietor of Fort Frances General Supply, Bill Gushulak officially retired Thursday. But the Mowat Avenue business will remain in the family as son, Steve, has taken over as boss. “It’s always been in the cards,” Bill Gushulak said during an interview […]
Peggy Revell A day camp to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs will be coming to Fort Frances after finding success in Kenora and Dryden. “‘BizKids’ is an initiative that is for nine- to 12-year-olds to learn about small business,” explained Stefanie Armstrong, a small business advisor with the Northwest […]
Lucas Punkari The importance of Bob Mainville to the Fort Frances Lakers’ organization is one that never will be forgotten. The Lakers will be making sure his memory stays alive with the first-annual Bobby Mainville Memorial golf tournament, which is set for this Saturday (July 9) at Heron Landing on […]
Lucas Punkari Although the experience was one to remember, the end result for local bowlers at the 2011 Masters national five-pin bowling championships in Gatineau, Que. was one to forget. Jeff Watts, Bob Petawanaqueb, and Rick and Carolyn Stamarski all took part in the event last week but were unable […]
Lucas Punkari A few drops of rain during hot laps couldn’t stop the action at the Emo Speedway on Canada Day as all three classes had very competitive races during the course of Friday night. In the WISSOTA Modifieds, Gavin Paull made it four-for-four in feature races so far this […]
Lucas Punkari When golfers arrive at the 160-yard, par-three fifth hole at Kitchen Creek, they’ll notice a much more level and improved area to tee off from. For the first time since the course opened for business back in 1976, the fifth tee box was completely redone this past month, […]
Lucas Punkari For the 11th-straight year, anglers will be hitting Lake Despair for the “Castin’ for Cash” tournament set for this Friday and Saturday (July 8-9). After Gus McFaddin and Jon Evans captured the top prize a year ago with a record two-day total of 29.35 pounds, event organizer Bill […]
