Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff will be hosting the second event in the “Proud to Be Canadian Community Feast” series—this time a tribute to Métis culture—on Friday, Nov. 9 at the Métis Hall here. “Last year we recognized the contribution of the Ukrainian people to our local community. This […]
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Roll out the red carpet—the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will honour some of the district’s finest this Saturday night during its 12th-annual business awards at La Place Rendez-Vous. Chamber manager Dawn Booth said she’s been hard at work planning the evening, to which she once again is looking forward. […]
Fort Frances OPP officers, assisted by the North West Regional Crime Unit, have arrested a suspect in connection with the armed robbery attempt at the Mohawk gas station here around 1:40 a.m. yesterday. The male was being held pending a bail hearing scheduled for today. The incident remains under investigation.
Some children, particularly those living in countries ravaged by war, famine, extreme poverty, or natural disaster, might never receive a Christmas gift. But with “Operation Christmas Child,” a project of Samaritan’s Purse, churches, groups, families, and people of all ages can touch the lives of boys and girls in other […]
The Fort Frances Horticultural Society ended its activities last week with a fantastic meal. The year was filled with gardening efforts at home and in the community. We worked at the Heritage Depot, Rainycrest, the library, and the petunias on Veterans Avenue. Programs were given on topics of interest to […]
Recently, 191 chess players from all over Northern Ontario converged on Thunder Bay to battle it out in the Northern Ontario Schools’ Chess Championship finals. From Iroquois Falls to Rainy River, the players came to test their skill and strategy. For some of our players, it was a new experience […]
TBayTel is pleased to be the first single-source provider in Northern Ontario to offer small- and medium-sized business customers managed information technology services. The delivery model is like nothing currently being offered. TBayTel’s new Direct IT-Managed IT Services was launched last Thursday in Thunder Bay. The utilization of Direct IT’s […]
The first-annual “Run For Recovery,” hosted by the Parents Against Illicit Narcotics and the Borderland Bicycle Club to promote the awareness of youth substance abuse issues and the need for youth treatment services locally, was a great success Sunday. “We’re really pleased with the turnout,” said lead organizer Jeff Tilbury. […]
Local swimmers headed to Dryden on the weekend to open their season at the Monster Bash Invitational meet—and scared up a collection of medals just in time for Hallowe’en. “It went really good! Really good,” enthused Aquanauts’ coach Dawnn Taylor. “Everybody ended up with best times except for one, so […]
The Fort Frances Badminton Club got its competitive season underway with four players competing at the Winnipeg City Jr. Open Badminton Championships over the weekend—with all four making at least the semi-finals. “It was great. Our players did very well and played lots of games,” noted club coach Manami Alexander, […]
The “Mitts for Kids—Helping Hands” campaign, a tradition first started here in 2000, will continue this holiday season with current organizer Melissa Gushulak at the helm for a third year. As in previous years, the public is encouraged to donate new hand-made or store-bought mitts, winter hats, and scarves to […]
FORT FRANCES—For the second year in a row, members of the Rainy River District Seniors’ Coalition were able to stage a successful lifestyle expo for area seniors on Saturday at Fort Frances High School. With numbers nearing last year’s total of 250, coalition chair David Schwartz said the event went […]
