Dear editor: Canada Day certainly ended in a blaze of glory! That is, if you were watching the fireworks display from any of the amazing vantage points along the riverbank near the Harbourage in Fort Frances. It was an absolutely breathtaking event! I am continually amazed by the effort put […]
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The Sight & Sound Wolves returned to their regular schedule in Rainy River District Fastball League action here last Thursday night, squaring off against the Big Grassy Lightning and hammering out a narrow 9-7 win. “They gave us all we could handle all game,” Wolves’ manager Derek McKinnon said […]
With two excellent events behind them, organizers of the third-annual Treaty #3 Bicycle Rodeo wanted to ensure this year’s event was just as good—if not better. And despite Saturday’s hot, sticky temperatures, they got their wish. “It was the best yet—even better then last year,” noted Treaty #3 Police […]
Co-ordinator April Simmons and assistant Bobbi Wyder have been seeing many new faces at the Emo Toy Library/Ontario Early Years Centre in the last few months. And they’re thrilled with the increasing numbers. “The regulars are still coming, of course, but there have been some new people coming out. […]
Former federal NDP candidate John Rafferty is switching gears to provincial politics because he feels it is time Northwestern Ontario has a voice that’s heard. “Northwestern Ontario needs a voice now, rather than later,” said the Fort Frances resident, who expects to capture the NDP nomination for the Thunder Bay-Atikokan […]
The Town of Fort Frances is on the prowl for 50 he-men and women after accepting a challenge from International Falls Mayor Shawn Mason for a cross-border tug-of-war rematch. Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft, who is organizing the event on this side of the border with the town’s physical education director, Megan […]
While giving a report on Operations and Facilities division activities Monday night, Coun. Rick Wiedenhoeft urged residents with sump pumps to make sure they’ve been switched over to “summer mode.” Coun. Wiedenhoeft noted residents with sump pumps should check to see that they’re not discharging directly into the sanitary […]
Father-and-son team LeRoy and Mike Wilson thought the final tally would be close despite leading the “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament with a 15-pound total on Friday. Luckily for them, it wasn’t. The Wilsons brought in 27.12 pounds between the two days—enough to hold off Pat Steele and Ralph […]
Following a public meeting Monday evening, town council passed a bylaw to assume, dedicate as a public thoroughfare, stop up, close, and sell a part of Sinclair Street and a part of Portage Avenue. These closures specifically pertain to the stretch of Sinclair from Victoria Avenue to Portage, and the […]
This past Saturday, the calendar read 07/07/07—a date that’s been hyped up for months by superstitious believers as the luckiest day of the year and the best to head to the altar on. As many others hoped to capitalize on the speculated good fortunes, the local branch of the […]
Given the rising illicit narcotic and prescription drug use in Rainy River District, a small group of parents and community members have come together with a petition to act on the problem by establishing youth addiction services and increased drug enforcement in the area. The petition is being circulated throughout […]
The Town of Fort Frances is giving the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship a one-time operational grant for $7,500 for policing services at this year’s tourney coming up July 22-28. Council agreed to this Monday night upon recommendation from the Administration and Finance executive committee, who had met with […]
