Duane Hicks A total of six tenders were submitted to build the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre by yesterday’s 2 p.m. deadline. Now the bids will be reviewed prior to any decisions being made. Tom Jones Corp. submitted a bid for $5,649,500 while Whitehall Contractors offered to […]
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Duane Hicks People love to buy clothes at a bargain price and Northern Frenchy’s Quality Used Clothing, a new business catering to that market, opened its doors here Saturday morning at its 1533 King’s Highway location. Owner Karen Melanson, who moved here from the Maritimes a year-and-a-half ago with her […]
Duane Hicks As clean-up continues at the site of a CN train derailment that occurred shortly before noon on Monday at Rainy River First Nations, the accident has reinforced prior concerns about the rail line running right across the main access roads to the community. RRFN Coun. Anthony C. Bombay, […]
Duane Hicks Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) teams out of Thunder Bay and Winnipeg convened at the Fort Frances Airport on Saturday to participate in a day-long joint search-and-rescue exercise. Search-and-rescue volunteers fulfilling several roles met before 10 a.m. and were given co-ordinates and mission briefings before departing […]
Duane Hicks With the 99-year lease for Pither’s Point Park due to expire May 1, concerned citizen Andrew George wants to get a conversation going as to what area residents think about the issue? George has scheduled a public forum for Wednesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the East […]
Staff A rookie-laden contingent headed to Dryden over the weekend for the annual Sunset Country “aggregate” bowling tournament. And when the dust settled Sunday afternoon, Fort Frances just missed winning the overall banner by a measly single point. Kenora was tops with 36 total points, followed by Fort Frances (35), […]
Press Release There will be a change in how teams competing in the 2009 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will depart on Day 2. In previous years, the starting position on Day 2 was determined by the net weight ranking achieved on Day 1. In other words, the team with […]
Mitch Calvert That’s a little more like it. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres put the final nail in the coffin last night with a convincing 7-1 victory in Sioux Lookout to sweep their best-of-five quarter-final series against the Flyers. The black-and-red jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, then added […]
Peggy Revell The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association is encouraging district farmers to attend a meeting next Wednesday (March 25) to learn more about the first-annual Stratton Pre-Sort Protocol Sale. Starting at 7 p.m. at the Stratton municipal office, the meeting will feature Dr. Blair Simonson, who will discuss the vaccination […]
Peggy Revell A passion for the environment has led to district siblings Aimee and Nathan Pelletier to trade in the lakes and rivers of Northwestern Ontario for the Atlantic Ocean. The pair, who grew up just north of Stratton, currently are finding academic success and making inroads towards improving the […]
Mitch Calvert The stars of the Border Skating Club shone brightly at the Trillium STARSkate All-Ontario Championships and Trillium Cup figure skating competitions this past weekend in Waterloo, Ont. Jillian Bobczynski skated to a silver medal in the ladies’ senior bronze freeskate event while Michael Nelson turned in a bronze […]
Mitch Calvert Talk about a nail-biter. Emo native Cody Mosbeck and his Gustavus Adolphus Gusties’ teammates are off to the NCAA Division III “Frozen Four” after a thrilling 2-0 victory over UW-Superior on Saturday. Ross-Ring Jarvi gave Gustavus all the cushion they needed with a goal early in the second […]
