Staff A Mitaanjigamiing First Nation family is in need of support after losing the contents of their home in a fire earlier this month. The fire occurred Feb. 6 around 4:30 p.m. at the home belonging to James Henderson, who lived there along with his nephew, Micah Henderson, said Chief […]
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Staff Jodi Judd will be back to defend her title at the annual ladies’ bonspiel coming up this weekend at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Organizers still were hoping to fill out the 24-team field ahead of tomorrow’s entry deadline. The first draw tentatively is scheduled to start Friday at […]
Press Release A new education bursary is being introduced to help newcomers get the local training they need to find a job in their field. The Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program will help cover the cost of short-term college and university bridge training programs that are not covered under the […]
Staff Husband-and-wife Bob and Mary-Beth Tkachuk showed they’re not just squash coaches at the Wes Derksen Open at the Memorial Sports Centre over the weekend. Bob took home the men’s ‘B’ division crown while Mary Beth conquered all comers on the ladies’ side. Bob Tkachuk reached the final by sweeping […]
Staff The Fort Frances Canadians rebounded from an opening-night loss to win three-straight at a tournament in Grand Rapids, Mn. over the weekend. The rally allowed the local Midget ‘AA’ team to capture the consolation final with a 2-1 win over the hosts. The Canadians kicked off the tournament with […]
Press Release Applications to full-time fall programs at Ontario’s colleges have increased 14 percent this year—significantly higher than the 2.7 percent increase reported by universities. “Increasing numbers of people are seeing the strong, direct link between a college education and a meaningful career,” said Linda Franklin, president and CEO of […]
Dave Ogilvie Donald Young School’s 2010 musical production will be “Beauty and the Beast.” Performances will take place Feb. 24-26 starting at 7 p.m. Tickets, which will be available at the door, cost $10 for adults and $6 for seniors (children under 12 are free). By all accounts, this year’s […]
Duane Hicks Local delegates are en route to the 2010 Bassmaster Classic Outdoors Expo, which runs this Friday to Sunday in Birmingham, Ala., to promote Fort Frances and Rainy Lake as a place not only to visit and fish smallmouth bass, but for those in the fishing industry to do […]
Peggy Revell The Good Life for Young People Foundation (Oshki-Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin) is receiving almost $300,000 in funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The three-year grant totalling $293,700 will go towards expanding the foundation—the first and only one in Ontario that focuses on supporting aboriginal youth initiatives—by helping to pay […]
Ken Johnston Even though they did earn a trip to the Tim Hortons Brier next month in Halifax, the Tim Nordin rink had a solid showing at the provincial men’s playdowns last week in Sudbury. Skip Tim Nordin, who curls out of Rainy River Curling Club, along with third Mitch […]
Peggy Revell The provincial government has thrown Family and Children’s Services here a financial lifeline following an announcement Monday of $26.9 million in one-time funding for the dozens of Children’s Aid Societies across the province that are facing funding shortfalls. “The funding we received is one-time mitigation funding, and it […]
Duane Hicks Life has gotten a little easier for Wayne Lundstrom since he met “Sammy.” Lundstrom returned to Fort Frances on Friday after graduating as valedictorian of his class at the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides training facility in Oakville, Ont., bringing with him the two-year-old black Labrador retriever […]
