Staff A young female reported missing last week has been located. Police said Trivena Andy, 14, of Devlin was located safe and sound this morning at a youth shelter in Winnipeg. Police are being assisted by Weechi-it-te-win Family Services for her return to Rainy River District. Andy was reported missing […]
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Staff The Dryden Eagles used home court and their first-round byes to full advantage Friday—sweeping all four NorWOSSA court sport crowns. The Muskie senior and junior girls’ basketball teams trounced Kenora in the semi-finals but the long day of travel, coupled with playing against rested Eagles’ squads, cost both in […]
Mitch Calvert Fresh off a convincing 5-1 win over Schreiber here Thursday night, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres rose to the challenge against the visiting Thunder Bay Bearcats with back-to-back victories Friday and Saturday. The Sabres (10-6-1) carried the play right from the opening whistle Friday night, getting a goal […]
Duane Hicks Mayor Roy Avis will announce the “Citizen of the Year 2009” at tonight’s council meeting. The “Citizen of the Year” selection committee, consisting of Mayor Avis, Coun. Sharon Tibbs, Bill Gushulak (“Citizen of the Year 2000”), and Mark Kowalchuk (“Citizen of the Year 1994”), met last Wednesday to […]
Duane Hicks A sold-out crowd packed the upstairs of La Place Rendez-Vous on Saturday night to see district businesses honoured at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 13th-annual business awards, presented by Bell. Canadian Tire was honoured as Business of the Year (16+ employees) while M.L. Caron Electric won Business […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie boys’ hockey team battled the Shattuck-St.Mary’s ‘AAA’ team here over the weekend but came out on the short end of three-straight losses by scores of 5-3, 5-1, and 3-1. The series was a good first test for the black-and-gold as Shattuck already is 20 games into […]
Duane Hicks Kristie Steele, second from the left, of AbitibiBowater, presented Betty-Anne MacKintosh, manager of community services and quality assurance for Family & Children’s Services, FACS board member Meghan Haehn, OPP Cst. Anne McCoy, and Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition administrative co-ordinator Grace Silander (far left) with the Safety Award […]
Peggy Revell Lorine Ring placed a Maple Leaf during the annual Remembrance Day tea, hosted by the local Legion ladies’ auxilary, yesterday afternoon. For a small a donation, people could write the name of a friend or loved one who was involved with one of the wars, and have it […]
Peggy Revell Amanda Perreault, left, served up plates to guests like Trish and Ida Mainville at a fish fry fundraiser Friday evening at the “Circle of Life” building on Mowat Avenue. Money raised will go to the Zaagi-idiwin “Aboriginal Head Start” program, which helps to prepare children aged three-five before […]
Staff The Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition received its second Safe Communities Canada Award of Excellence at the Safe Communities Canada Conference in Winnipeg on Nov. 3-4. The success of the “Project Safe Hallowe’en” district “glowstick” program was the basis for the RRVSC receiving the award. The purpose of the […]
Mitch Calvert The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres are officially in the zone. Despite spotting visiting Schreiber an early 1-0 lead, the Sabres netted five unanswered goals last night to leapfrog the Diesels into third place in the SIJHL standings. The Sabres (8-6-1) now have 17 points while the Diesels (8-7) […]
Staff District businesses will be in the limelight tomorrow night (Nov. 8) at La Place Rendez-Vous for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 13th-annual business awards, presented by Bell. Chamber president Christine Denby said she‘s once again looking forward to the event. “I think the business awards are a wonderful […]
