After two years of pushing his private member’s motion (M-183) regarding Canadian content levels for public transportation, local MP Ken Boshcoff was pleased all parties in the House of Commons finally approved the motion last Wednesday night. “It was a very gratifying experience,” Boshcoff enthused, adding although he initiated a […]
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Short of taking home a championship trophy, you couldn’t ask for much more out of a first-year hockey team. Despite being swept by the Schreiber Diesels in the opening round of the SIJHL playoffs, the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres completed a successful inaugural season in which they won 22 games […]
FORT FRANCES—The winner of the Idea Factory Challenge in Rainy River District was announced Monday night at La Place Rendez-Vous, with Rick Pollard of Stratton taking home the $4,000 prize for his “SpeedShield” invention. Organized by the Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre in Thunder Bay, in partnership with the Rainy River […]
If you’re looking for an excellent meal and an evening of side-splitting Canadian cowboy humour, then the Rainy River District “Spring Gathering” on Saturday, April 5 at the Chapple Recreation Centre in Barwick is definitely the place to be. Tickets, which cost $10 apiece, are available from district merchants, Rainy […]
FORT FRANCES—With the building committee still aiming to see construction of the new library start this spring, town council is wrestling with how it will pay for its share of the project. During Monday’s budget meeting, it was clear that while no councillor entirely opposes the idea of a new […]
Corbin Riches received a basket of treats from the Easter Bunny, who visited the children at the Fort Frances Nursery School yesterday during their Easter party.
Students in Alexis Hill’s Grade 2 class worked on an assignment after returning back to J.W. Walker School yesterday—less than three weeks after an explosion and fire damaged the gymnasium there. Besides being unable to use the gym, it also will be a few weeks before the library is up […]
These recently-born little lambs on Mark Gerber’s farm along Highway 602 enjoyed their first trip outdoors Friday afternoon. There are about 40 new lambs on the farm just west of Fort Frances—a sure sign that spring is close at hand.
Connor Schofield, left, and Matthew Booth battled it out in a game of “Connect Four” on Friday as the school-aged childred at the Fort Frances Day Care participated in “game day” there. A wide array of games were available for the kids to play, including a ring toss and a […]
Daffni Chabot presented her registration forms for the 2008 season of Fort Frances Youth Soccer. Registration opened Monday night and will continue tonight from 6-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre.
With the town possibly having to pay anywhere from $1.1-1.8 million to see a new library built here this year, the committee of the whole of council and library building committee are going to sit down in the near future and seriously consider their options. The topic dominated yesterday’s regular […]
Students in Alexis Hill’s Grade 2 class worked on an assignment after returning back to J.W. Walker School this morning—less than three weeks after an explosion and fire damaged the gymnasium there. Besides being unable to use the gym, it also will be a few weeks before the library is […]
