Staff The Town of Fort Frances is continuing with emergency repairs following the discovery of a sinkhole late Saturday afternoon in the middle of the 200 block of Third Street East. The town initially said the road would be re-opened today, but the closure now is expected to remain in […]
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Peggy Revell Tara Grant sliced up the pizza she made yesterday afternoon as part of the culinary program being offered this week for youths aged 11-14 at the local Confederation College campus. The program is one of many camps being run by the college this summer, with space still available […]
the MNR Yesterday was a quiet day on the fire scene across Northwestern Ontario. Partly cloudy skies and scattered showers over the last 24 hours have kept the forest fire hazard at “moderate,” with a slightly higher fire hazard along the north shore of Lake Superior stretching east from Thunder […]
Staff The two Rainy River District Fastball League make-up games on tap last night both were presented by the number 10. That was the margin of victory for both the Big Grassy Lightning and the Rainy River Royals as the end of the regular season inches closer. The Lightning (11-5) […]
Dan Falloon Eight-year-old Chase Curtis showed off a couple of good-looking bass during Saturday’s weigh-in at the 10th-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament. Curtis, along with his dad, Corey, finished in eighth plce overall with a two-day haul of 21.23 pounds. The duo also took home the Wayne Beacham Memorial Award […]
Staff A week after earning his first top 10 finish on the Nationwide circuit, local driver Steve Arpin had a tough time adjusting back to the ARCA series. The 26-year-old crashed on the 54th lap of the Prairie Meadows 200 at the Iowa Speedway on Saturday, ending his day in […]
Bryce Forbes John Angus unleashed a powerful drive on the 17th hole Saturday during the Fort Frances Lakers’ fundraising golf tournament at Heron Landing. Sixteen teams came out to support the local Junior ‘A’ team in a best ball scramble format, with the day starting off with a pancake breakfast […]
Bryce Forbes Ravyn Bedard rocked the walls at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Friday evening as she held a guitar workshop entitled “The Art of Shredding.” Just under a dozen teens showed up for the event, which was geared more towards heavy metal music lovers.
Staff Town council will be looking into possibly proclaiming Thursday, Sept. 16 as “National Family Dinner Night” locally at its regular meeting tonight. Council is entertaining the request, which comes from Canadian retail chain M&M Meat Shops. “Family experts and researchers confirm that one of the most valuable gifts parents […]
Bryce Forbes For those worried about gaining the dreaded “Freshman Fifteen,” there is help for you. Presented by Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., Rylee Blasky and Rooksana Randeree are offering “Nutrition Survival 101”—billed as an educational session for new or returning post-secondary students on campus. A pair of two-day sessions […]
Staff A large sinkhole was discovered in the middle of the 200 block of Third Street East around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. The town had scheduled an emergency repair (dig) of the sanitary sewer system today once all the locates have been received, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown said […]
Dan Falloon The fishing was tough at the 10th-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake Despair Lodge over the weekend. But when bass were landed, the struggle was worth it. Jon Evans and Gus McFaddin captured this year’s edition of the tournament, setting a record weight in the process with […]
