Lucas Punkari It’s not often that members of the Fort Frances Aquanauts are able to take part in a provincial team championship, but they will be getting the chance to do just that this weekend in Thunder Bay. Fifteen members will take part in the Division III meet, which will […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Thunderhawks completed their round-robin schedule at the Allan Cup in Kenora yesterday afternoon with an 0-2 mark after dropping a 3-1 decision to the Clarenville Caribous (Newfoundland). The loss means the T’hawks will finish at the bottom of the Division I standings, which sets them up […]
Lucas Punkari Six members of the Muskie badminton team are hoping to earn a trip to the all-Ontarios in Aurora next month. The first obstacle is doing well at the NorWOSSA finals today in Dryden. Among the black-and-gold taking part is senior boys’ singles competitor Rory Bagacki, who placed first […]
Duane Hicks While the International Early Iron Car Club won’t be holding a “Scott Street Show ’n Shine” this summer, Fort Frances council said Monday night it would like to work more closely with the club to bring the event back in the future. Last month, in a letter to […]
Peggy Revell Students at Lac La Croix School have their sights set on the big stage in Toronto. With teamwork and dedication, students have been training in dance since January as part of the “Outside Looking In” program—the brainchild of professional dancer Tracee Smith to give aboriginal youth in Canada […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been a few days since Joe Basaraba and the rest of the University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs captured the NCAA’s men’s hockey national championship in St.. Paul, but only now is the realization of what the 19-year-old Fort Frances native has accomplished is starting to set in. “When […]
Duane Hicks Ontario is now allowing accredited optometrists to prescribe drugs for the treatment of several eye conditions and diseases, including glaucoma and infections. The change in rules took effect last Thursday, and is being hailed by local optometrists as something that will reduce duplication in the health-care system while […]
Staff Candidates aiming to win the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding on May 2 will be facing off against each other in locals debate next Tuesday and Wednesday. All four candidates—incumbent John Rafferty (NDP), Ken Boshcoff (Liberal), Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann (Conservative), and Ed Shields (Green)—have been confirmed for both debates. The first […]
Peggy Revell But some still skeptical With families across the district concerned about the Rainy River District School Board’s busing policy’s ability to meet their needs, trustees approved revisions to it at last week’s meeting. “I’d like to express my appreciation to everyone who had a hand in reviewing and […]
Duane Hicks An excessive amount of groundwater on Sunday evening required the town’s sewage treatment plant to go into bypass mode and discharge chlorinated waste water into the Rainy River to relieve stress on its system. While 33 mm of steady rain was to blame, the fact some residents still […]
Staff The town will have to get more information before agreeing to erect a Bell Mobility telecommunications tower at the Memorial Sports Centre. As previously reported, Medallion Land Services, acting for Bell Mobility, asked the town if it can erect telecommunications towers at Sunny Cove Camp and in the southwest […]
Staff The Economic Development Advisory Committee is recommending the town help out the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this year. At Monday night’s meeting, council referred two resolutions passed April 4 by EDAC to the Administration and Finance executive committee for its recommendation. The first resolution recommends the town waive […]
