Heather Latter With reports of long line-ups at DriveTest centres in larger Ontario cities, the Fort Frances office (located at 533 Mowat Ave.) seemed to be running smoothly Monday afternoon during its first day back in operation after a four-month strike. Service resumed at 56 full-service centres across the province […]
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Duane Hicks With town council and administration poised to dig into the 2010 budget later this month, Mayor Roy Avis is confident they will find a way to minimize the impact on taxpayers. “I think the budget’s going to go quite smoothly this year. I see us not having a […]
Staff If they haven’t already, local residents can plan to put their Christmas trees out on the curb this week as the Fort Frances Fire Brigade will hold its annual pick-up this Saturday (Jan. 9). As in the past, the tree pick-up is being held on the first Saturday following […]
Duane Hicks Whether it has meant layoffs at the local mill or fewer tourists because of the lower U.S. dollar, the recession no doubt has had an impact here and elsewhere in 2009. But Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce president Cathy Emes is optimistic that 2010 will be a better […]
Staff With January being “Alzheimer Awareness Month,” the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District has plenty plans to spread awareness and raise funds. One of the biggest events is its fifth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” coming up Sunday, Jan. 24 at the Adventure Inn here. Executive director Margaret Schonewille […]
Peggy Revell New Year’s arrived with an icy splash here as dozens took a leap into Rainy Lake on Friday afternoon for the Voyageur Lions Club’s annual “Polar Plunge.” “We were down in numbers and were down in money, but were not down in spirit,” said club member Val Martindale, […]
Dan Falloon It’s a league that started out of optimism the Canadian side of the border could handle a pick-up basketball circuit. And for 10 years now, Monday nights in the dead of winter have become hoops nights at Fort Frances High School. “The men that played in this men’s […]
Dan Falloon Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Tyler Stevenson hoped to be here sooner. But now that he’s finally made it to Borderland, he’s making the most of it. The 19-year-old sits second in team scoring with 11 goals and 19 assists. Those 30 points have him tied for 12th in […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers could not pull off the upset for a second-straight time. After edging the league-leading Fort William North Stars 2-1 here Dec. 18 in their last game before the Christmas break, the local SIJHL entry failed to turn the trick twice when they opened the […]
Dan Falloon The Muskie boys’ hockey team made short work of a depleted Greenway Raiders’ roster during an exhibition game here Saturday night. The Raiders’ 10 skaters and a goalie were no match for the black-and-gold, who rolled with 16 skaters and two goalies en route to an 8-0 whitewash […]
Dan Falloon As Christin Thomson prepares to rebound from a disappointing 2009 season, she has looked to an old source to improve. Since late October, the Fort Frances native has been living in West Palm Beach, Fla. working with Pam Cunningham, who was her coach during her collegiate career at […]
Staff Snowmobiling and cross-country skiing are a couple of classic ways to enjoy the outdoors in wintertime. But the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club has added another way to get around. The club has opened a new snowshoeing trail beginning at the its ski trails at Rocky Inlet. “We have […]
