Duane Hicks Diane Maxey directed the Rainy Lake Ringers as they performed a trio of songs during the local Kiwanis Club’s annual Good Friday breakfast at La Place Rendez-Vous. Fr. Wayne McIntosh was the guest speaker at the event, which drew more than 200 people this year. The club holds […]
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Mitch Calvert Those looking to make the Muskie boys’ soccer team hit the outdoor pitch for the first time on Thursday, with tryouts continuing all this week at Fort High.
Staff With the 99-year lease for Pither’s Point Park set to expire at the end of this month, the Town of Fort Frances is asking the court to allow it to operate the park until a long-term resolution is found. A notice of motion was filed in court last week. […]
Duane Hicks Hallett, tower also on agenda Whether or not the new Fort Frances Public Library Centre and Technology Centre goes ahead will be decided at tonight’s town council meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m. at the Civic Centre. As reported last week, the library board recommended […]
Duane Hicks With town council expected to make a decision Monday night whether to help pay for a new library and technology centre here, Coun, Ken Perry said this morning that council is not “wavering” over the issue, as indicated in a headline in yesterday’s Times, but for the most […]
Duane Hicks Pharmacist Renate Winkler, centre, presented Fort Frances bylaw enforcement officers Arlene Byrnes and Patrick Briere with a donation of Orijen dog food for the town’s dog pound on Friday at Pharmasave. The all-natural dog food is high-protein, low-carbohydrate, and grain-free, and is beneficial for all pets, especially those […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team capped off its season with the annual awards banquet Tuesday night at the Adventure Inn. Family, friends, and representatives from the Blueline Club gathered to honour a season that started with an opening loss to Dryden and ended with a round-robin exit at the […]
Staff Land ambulance, along with possible provincial funding for more social housing projects, are on the agenda when the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board meets here tonight. On tap is a presentation from Health Services manager Dan McCormick, who will be giving the board an overview about data […]
Duane Hicks Slated here April 22-23 The Canadian Blood Services (CBS) is on the lookout for new faces—and arms—to come out to its spring donor clinic coming up April 22-23 at Fort Frances High School. It will run from 4:30-8:30 p.m. on the Wednesday and again from noon-3 p.m. and […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Shalini Rajeshwaran laughs when she remembers her friends’ reactions when she told them a few months ago about moving to Saskatchewan—a province often characterized as a flat, boring place with endless wheat fields and bone-chillingly cold. “Oh my God, you’re crazy,” the 23-year-old mechanical engineer from Toronto […]
Submitted Everyone broke out their Easter Bunny ears yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library when singer-guitarist John Reader stopped by to entertain the kids and parents during “Storytime.”
Mitch Calvert Graduating forward Taylor Jorgenson received the Mrs. Bert Egan Memorial Trophy for outstanding contribution to Muskie hockey from head coach Shawn Jourdain at Tuesday night’s awards banquet at the Adventure Inn.
