Melissa Fletcher Fort High students are preparing for the annual “30-Hour Famine” taking place in May. “Saving Faces,” a local group of students who band together to help people in need, already have been recruiting fellow classmates to join the cause. “[The ‘30-Hour Famine’] is when students stay overnight at […]
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Lucas Punkari There may be snow on the ground but that’s not stopping the Muskie soccer squads from getting their pre-season drills underway. Utilizing both gyms at Fort High, the boys’ and girls’ teams are entering their second week of tryouts—and both coaches are liking what they are seeing from […]
Lucas Punkari It was a busy few days for local badminton players last week. Members of the Muskie contingent took part in an exhibition tournament at Fort High last Thursday before the Fort Frances Badminton Club hosted its annual invitational tournament there from Friday to Sunday. While entries were down […]
the MNR The manager of a fishing lodge in Rainy River District has been fined a total of $2,250 for charges related to disobeying a sign and caching an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in a conservation reserve. Vincent Armstrong of Atikokan, manager of Tip Top Wilderness Lodge, a fly-in fishing resort […]
Duane Hicks It seems the Town of Fort Frances is right. Having felt for some time that it and other district municipalities have not been getting the full benefit of “uploading” by the province, town council and administration asked the province for answers—and just yesterday heard back from the Ministry […]
Dave Ogilvie It took a lot of hard work and many hours of organizing by the members of the Emo and District Lions Club. In the end, however, their inaugural “Farmers Night” dinner on Friday was deemed a huge success by both their members and most people on hand. “We’re […]
Lucas Punkari It’s been a few days since his rink captured the silver medal at the OFSAA curling championship in Thunder Bay, but the realization of what he accomplished is just starting to sink in for skip Isaac Keffer. “It’s pretty crazy, really, and we didn’t even expect to make […]
Peggy Revell Local candidates have hit the campaign trail following Friday afternoon’s historic vote that toppled the minority Conservative government. With voters heading to the polls May 2, incumbent NDP MP John Rafferty is looking to hold onto the seat he won in 2008, usurping two-time Liberal MP Ken Boshcoff, […]
Heather Latter Beth Paleczny never thought she’d see her six-year-old son, Noah, ski down a slope. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy and autism, he lacks the co-ordination and muscle control required for downhill skiing. But a new program implemented this past season at Giants Ridge Ski Resort in Biwabik, Mn. saw […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is getting ready for this year’s tournament, and so far has 81 teams registered. But FFCBC chair Gord Watson would like to see more local teams come aboard. “We still don’t have the local support we’re looking for,” Watson told council at […]
Duane Hicks Town council will stand by its decision to go with an OPP contract for 2011-16 that will reduce the number of constables here from 18 to 16. Council had agreed to ink the contract back in December, but then re-opened discussions Monday evening after receiving a presentation from […]
Duane Hicks While still faced with a decision on whether to go ahead with a proposed solar panel project here, town council got its questions about the venture answered from Corey Bolton of Solar Logix Inc. here Monday night. First and foremost, Bolton assured the mayor and council that if […]
