Press Release Young people all over the Kenora-Rainy River districts soon could find themselves getting ticketed for their behaviour. But there’s no crime wave—just a widespread effort to catch kids doing great things in their community. The Northwestern Health Unit has teamed up with numerous community partners across the region, […]
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Press Release The search has begun for exceptional Ontario employers who are helping to build tomorrow’s skilled workforce by training new apprentices. Each year, the Minister’s Awards for Apprenticeship Training honours employers for their commitment to training apprentices. The awards celebrate those who support the apprenticeship training system, show leadership […]
Press Release Vancouver, B.C.-based Canterra Minerals Corp. has staked 35 unpatented mineral claims, covering 8,256 hectares, within the Kenora and Thunder Bay Mining Divisions of Ontario. These claims, located about 75 km southeast of Dryden and 120 km northeast of Fort Frances, create five new gold prospects for the company […]
Staff For the second year in a row, the Sunset Country contingent captured the aggregate banner at the P.O.A. (pins over average) provincial roll-offs held over the weekend in Thunder Bay. “We’re looking for a ‘three-peat’ now in Timmins next year,” said team manager Shirley Jensson of Fort Frances. No […]
the OPP A Pickle Lake man has been fined a total of $950 for angling-related offences. Gregory Pickett was fined $750 for obstructing a Ministry of Natural Resources’ conservation officer and $200 for fishing without a licence. Court heard that on May 23, a conservation officer contacted Pickett as he […]
Staff The Fort Frances Gillons’ Sharks Atom hockey team travelled to Kenora for a 13-team tournament on the weekend, where they advanced to the final before falling 6-5 in a shootout to the TJ Tigers (Red Lake) on Sunday. Annalise Hayes and Daymond Morrisseau led the Sharks with a pair […]
Joey Payeur Those who love the “beautiful game” know it can be far from beautiful around these parts weather-wise even in late April and early May. With that in mind, the board of directors for Fort Frances Youth Soccer has instituted a pair of significant changes to this season’s schedule […]
Staff Four members of the local Sunset Country Squash Club represented Northwestern Ontario at the Ontario Junior Squash team championships in Niagara-on-the-Lake over the weekend, helped their team to a fifth-place showing. That was one better than their result from a year ago. Anniss Seid (U19), Shawn Brady (U15), Anika […]
Duane Hicks The Town of Fort Frances is considering putting solar panels atop several buildings to generate electricity to sell back to the grid, but several members of council are voicing concerns about the proposed venture. At a budget meeting Monday afternoon, council received a report from sustainability co-ordinator Travis […]
Heather Latter The 29th-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival went off without a hitch last weekend, offering plenty of activities, entertainment, prizes, and fun for the whole family. “It went really smoothly and we had good weather,” said Howard Dodd, a member of the Nestor Falls recreation committee which stages the […]
Lucas Punkari It may have seemed like the same old, same old in the NorWOSSA boys’ hockey loop this season as the Muskies captured yet another league title with a sweep of the Kenora Broncos in the best-of-three final. But according to Muskie head coach Shawn Jourdain, it was far […]
Peggy Revell Updates to the Rainy River District School Board’s transportation policy are on their way but whether they’re the solution parents are looking for remains up in the air. The school board moved to send proposed changes to Transportation Policy 7.1 for stakeholder consultation at last week’s meeting—a step […]
