Bow hunters from Fort Frances and International Falls participated in a 3-D shoot on Sunday, Aug. 24, hosted by the Fort Frances Archers. This competition was designed to give locals an opportunity to test their skills after a summer of practising. Thirty-nine targets, which are three-dimensional life-like animals, were placed […]
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Mini-Queen Allison King and Mini-King Brett Schram posed with 2008 Emo Fair Queen Ashlee Nordstrom following their crowning during the annual fall fair on the small stage at the fairgrounds earlier this month. Four boys and three girls took part in this year’s competition.
The board of directors for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Patricia Region regrets to inform the public that the agency will be closing its doors at the end of September. “The decision was no doubt a difficult one for the board to make and one that we have […]
The new staff quarters at the Pickle Lake aviation and forest fire attack base are now open. The $4.5-million facility replaces a 60-year-old one that was deteriorating and outdated. This is the final step in the modernization and upgrading of the Pickle Lake complex. An enlarged and relocated main building […]
Mud Lake City, “The Biggest Little City in the Rainy River Valley,” held its 10th-annual music fest on Sunday, and owners Betty and Wayne Salchert went all out to make this year’s celebration the best ever. Situated south of Devlin, the recreated village was ready and waiting to receive it […]
All LCBO stores will be closed on Labour Day, (Monday, Sept. 1) and resume business on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Many LCBO stores in cottage and resort areas will stay open until 9 p.m. on Friday. All LCBO stores will observe their normal business hours on Saturday and Sunday. LCBO agency […]
Percy Champagne, of Barwick, Ont., is NOVA’s “can do . . . has done” man on the ground in Nortwestern Ontario. NOVA is hosting seminars locally and across Northern Ontario to help local entrepreneurs identify, explore, and capitalize on opportunities in the “value-added” forestry sector.
People in the North will have better access to care with a new investment that will allow more medical students to train in northern communities. The Ontario government is expanding in-the-field training at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (http://www.normed.ca/). The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is providing $3.3 million to […]
Molly Carlson, centre left, posed with teammate Rylee Mose, centre right, and Canadian Olympians Arturo Miranda, Alexander Despatie, and Jennifer Abel (left to right) during the Speedo Junior National Diving Championships in Thunder Bay last month.
Molly Carlson might just be the next Canadian in a growing list of successful Olympic divers trained in this country. The nine-year-old picked up diving last September and already has a national bronze medal to show for her efforts after representing the Thunder Bay Diving Club at the Speedo Junior […]
The Fort Frances High School Muskies continue to prep for their upcoming Winnipeg High School Football League season—with a final scrimmage tentatively set for Friday against the International Falls Broncos. Camp continues every evening this week leading into the game, and the squad got a sneak peak at their competition […]
Sabres’ camp prospect Taylor Jorgenson won the draw for Team White back to linemate Zach McCool during Sabres’ tryouts on Saturday. Jorgenson, from Fort Frances, showed enough to get offered a spot with the team for the 2008-09 SIJHL season.
