the OPP Kenora OPP received a call Sunday from Totem Lodge in Sioux Narrows reporting that one of its employees had not shown up for work. He could not be located and was reported as missing. Kenora OPP officers and the Emergency Response Team responded and began a search of […]
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Press Release The Fort Frances Service Canada Centre for Youth is hosting an information session on the Canada Student Loans Program and the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant next Tuesday (July 14) from 11 a.m.-noon and again from 1-2 p.m. The local SCCY office is located at 301 Scott St. (the post […]
Press Release As the last weekend in July approaches, residents of the Bigfork Valley are gearing up for the annual North Star Stampede. Running July 24-26 in Effie, Mn., the Friday evening performance starts the weekend at 5 p.m., with the Saturday and Sunday shows starting at 2 p.m. The […]
Dave Ogilvie The almost summer-like weather attracted a large crowd to this year’s Canada Day celebrations in Chapple last Wednesday. Roughly 30 youngsters participated in the “children’s parade,” with Janissa Judson winning the bicycle and helmet supplied by Barwick Service. The kiddies’ picnic table, donated by Barwick Village Restaurant, was […]
Staff With some choppy waves to ride on this year, it was Curtis Boivin who came out on top at the annual bathtub races held at Pither’s Point Park in conjunction with Canada Day activities. With a quick start from the beach, Boivin—now the winner for three years in a […]
Staff Alex McDonald of Devlin tied for fifth place in the boys’ 17 and up division at the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour’s Manitoba Series held July 2-3 at the Selkirk Golf Club. McDonald, 17, who golfs out of the Heron Landing course at Couchiching, carded rounds of 83 and […]
Staff Area residents came out to toss their luck around in the annual mixed horseshoe tournament held as part of Canada Day celebrations at Pither’s Point Park. With 18 players testing their skills, coming out on top was the team of Ray Smith (North West Bay) and Darwin Johnson (International […]
Anthony Leek After a one-week hiatus due to inclement weather, stock car racing action resumed Saturday night at the Emo Speedway for Amsoil Dirt Track Series action in three classes. The Township of Emo also had its Canada Day cake on hand during the program and a fireworks display followed […]
Peggy Revell With their sights set on kicking off construction of the new Robert Moore School here soon, Rainy River District School Board trustees passed a series of resolutions to solidify a site management plan during a special board meeting Monday morning. This is the first time the Town of […]
Staff Detainees are now back at the Ge-Da-Gi-Binez Youth Centre here, the Ministry of Children and Youth Services revealed yesterday. As previously reported, ministry staff had been working with Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Ne-Yaa-Zhing Advisory Services to develop a plan to return youth to the facility, with operations resumed there last week. “As […]
Duane Hicks Much-anticipated work at the site of the future Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre started this week, with construction scheduled to continue for the next seven-eight months for an opening early next spring. Chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick, who was on site yesterday to take a few photos […]
Peggy Revell Following a long line of entrepreneurial students, local resident Laura Chabot has launched her own summer day camp this year with help from the province’s “Summer Company” program. “I know it’s hard to find reliable child care anywhere really, and I wanted my own kids to have the […]
