Ken Johnston Rainy River High School alumnus Angela Lee of Stratton is being inducted into the Ontario College Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame today (April 29). “She is being recognized for curling,” Lee’s mother told the Rainy River Record on Monday. Lee, the daughter of Terry and Jan Lee of […]
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Staff Nine members of the local Northwest Taekwondo team had quite the medal haul at the 33rd-annual Can-Am Games in Winnipeg over the weekend. Corey Fehr (black belt) led the charge with a gold medal in the men’s full-contact heavyweight fighting division while Lindsay Bourre of Rainy River nabbed a […]
Mitch Calvert A third-straight trip to the OHL’s Eastern Conference final didn’t result in a second-straight shot at the league title for Emo native Luke Judson and the Belleville Bulls. The Bulls made another good run through the regular season and two rounds of the playoffs, but dropped a 7-4 […]
Dave Ogilvie Former Emo resident Alexa Winik has achieved the kind of success that’s only dreamed about by most young athletes. The 18-year-old freshman track star, the daughter of Joe and Tricia Winik, recently set several individual records while helping her Cedarville University track team win another National Christian College […]
Staff The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association had its year-end meeting last week, with a mix of existing and new board members taking positions for next season. Wayne Strachan will stay on as president, Milt Strachan continues as vice-president, Yvonne Noonan holds the post as secretary, and Kelly Jolicoeur remains […]
Staff The Kingston Voyageurs are off to the RBC Cup after a 4-1 win over the Fort William North Stars in the final of the Dudley-Hewitt Cup on Saturday night in Schreiber. The North Stars held destiny in their own hands—needing a win over the host Diesels in their final […]
Staff The Northwest Storm Bantam girls’ hockey team certainly made a lasting impression in its first trip to the Ontario Women’s Hockey Association Bantam ‘BB’ provincial championships. The team—made up of players from Thunder Bay to Kenora, including Jillian Langtry and Danielle Jean of Fort Frances—claimed gold after a 2-1 […]
Staff The Fort High athletic department is accepting applications for coaching positions for the next school year. “I don’t think we have to make any changes based on people wanting out or who we need to remove, but you never know if someone decides not to continue later on,” FFHS […]
Duane Hicks With council agreeing Monday night to set up a meeting with the Fort Frances Public Library board to further discuss plans for a new library and technology centre here, next Monday afternoon (May 4) has been set as the tentative date. Coun. Andrew Hallikas, who also sits on […]
Duane Hicks While an agreement officially has to be passed as a bylaw at its May 11 meeting, town council voted Monday night in favour of awarding a tender to Tom Jones Construction for $1,063,394 to complete the waterfront development, as well as relocate the Hallett and lookout tower. Couns. […]
Duane Hicks With Emergency Preparedness Week underway across Ontario next week (May 3-9), Fort Frances Fire Chief Gerry Armstrong, who also is the community emergency management co-ordinator, is urging the public to formulate their own emergency preparedness plans. “One thing we really want to emphasize in emergency preparedness is that […]
Duane Hicks With Union Gas ready to undertake a major project to replace its natural gas distribution services here starting in May, town council heard a presentation Monday night about the company’s plans. Doug Alexander, director of engineering for Union Gas, told council the $10-million project will see an estimated […]
