FORT FRANCES—Irish eyes will be smiling at this Little Beaver Snow Park this Saturday (Nov. 10) when the Fort Frances Public Library’s “Building for the Future” campaign holds its “Celtic Connection” fundraiser. Starting at 6:30 p.m., the event promises to be an evening filled with food, fun, and Celtic tunes […]
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The Fort Frances Lions Club is continuing to raise money to build a walkway for the disabled at the Lions Millennium Park here, nearing the halfway mark following a successful fundraiser held Oct. 26. Lions Park committee chair Luke Schill said the dinner, held at La Place Rendez-Vous, netted about […]
The annual VALA show will be hitting the Townshend Theatre stage again this February and tickets for the fabulous event are going on sale this weekend. They will be available at Betty’s, with tickets for the evening shows costing $16 each while those for the matinee are $13 (students and […]
Both founding and current board members, along with more than 100 district supporters, came together Saturday night at the Emo Legion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care—and look forward to many more years to come. “It’s such a pleasure to be here tonight. It’s […]
Several district businesses and individuals were recognized for their outstanding achievement Saturday night during the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 12th-annual business awards gala at La Place Rendez-Vous. “We’re all here to embrace excellence in the Rainy River District,” said Chamber president Christine Denby as she emceed the evening along […]
Jasmyn Morrison, left, Reggie Jewell, and Maria Henzmann, in Marnie Dutton’s Grade 1 class at J. W. Walker School, showed how they’ve been getting ready for Remembrance Day. The students have been busy making crafts, singing songs, and reading stories to remember the fallen soldiers. Many schools in the area […]
VANCOUVER—Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. said its third-quarter loss shrank compared to last year after production curtailments and thanks to a significant foreign exchange gain. The Vancouver-based firm reported a third-quarter loss of $37.2 million, or $2.54 per share, compared to a loss of $77.5 million, or $5.29 per share, for […]
MONTREAL—AbitibiBowater Inc. is launching a 30-day review of operations following the combination of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. and Bowater Inc., completed Oct. 29. Abitibi-Consolidated separately said today it earned third-quarter net income of $54 million, 12 cents a share, compared with a year-earlier loss of $48 million, 11 cents per share. However, […]
Canada Safeway is on the lookout for applicants to help with its next “We Care” campaign, with today being the last day to accept nominations. Applications forms are available at customer service, and must be returned there before the store closes at 11 p.m. tonight. Canada Safeway employee Vilma Valenzuela, […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team’s first games of the season are two they’d likely rather forget after losing to the visiting Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres by identical 4-2 scores over the weekend. While the exhibition losses weren’t easy to take, they were easy to believe coming against a tough ‘AAA’ […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres were throttled with three-straight losses over the weekend—the first two at the hands of the Schreiber Diesels and last night to the Thunder Bay Bearcats. The Sabres lost by a pair of 7-5 margins to the Diesels, then fell 3-2 in overtime in Thunder Bay […]
In their first road trip of the season, the Muskie girls’ hockey team fought but came up short of a medal, finishing fourth at the Sturgeon Heights Huskies 2007 Female Invitational Hockey Classic in Winnipeg. The Muskies topped the Sanford Sabres 3-1 on Friday night, then tied the Dryden Eagles […]
