Muskie Anikka McTavish’s defence got spirited against her team’s rematch with the Broncos on Saturday morning. The girls had a tough time with the visitors from Kenora, managing only a goal from forward Sandi Elliott in the back-to-back games. —Justin Holmes photo
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Sharon Hagerty, right, co-ordinator for the Northwestern Ontario End-of-Life Care Network, presented Juliana Sprovieri with 15 palliative care books that will be added to the Fort Frances Public Library’s shelves to help adults, teens, and children develop coping strategies in the last stages of life. The network made similar donations […]
Mark Vancook cleared a propane tank and some old paint cans from the back of a truck Saturday morning during the seventh-annual Household Hazardous Waste Day here. The event, organized by the Rainy River Watershed Program, saw about 260 district residents drop off their harmful waste. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Donna Lowey, seen here in one of the temporary greenhouses, is looking forward to the opening of the new state-of-the-art garden centre now being built at the Lowey’s property on Highway 602. —Amanda Roy photo
Dan Loney stocked the shelves at Cloverleaf Shop Easy with Ritz Crackers—just one of the many grocery items at the store marked with signs comparing Cloverleaf’s prices to those of Wal-Mart. But this advertising has gotten the Loneys into a legal battle with the mega-company. —Duane Hicks photo
Just as predicted by one local flying service last week, “ice-out” was declared on the North Arm of Rainy Lake by last Friday (May 4). “It was all out Friday,” said Gord Melville of Melaire Ltd. “Manitou’s out, everything. It was out before Rainy.” Melville noted “ice-out” was a little […]
Students in Solange Busch’s Grade 4/5 French Immersion class showed off their handiwork in history class last Friday. The Grade 4 students, pictured here, made medieval castles while those in Grade 5 made Egyptian sanctuaries. —Melanie Béchard photo
A crew from George Armstrong Ltd unloaded pilings near Seven Oaks yesterday in anticipation of work the contractor expects to doing later this month. The pilings will be put in at all the town docks along the riverfront to help stabilize them. These will be installed using a crane floating […]
A total of 21 new fires were reported in the Northwest Fire Region over the weekend, including 10 on Saturday and 11 more yesterday. Very high winds and extremely dry forest fuels resulted in all of Northwestern Ontario experiencing an “extreme” forest fire hazard over the weekend. All new fire […]
With spring in full swing, the local Chamber of Commerce will launch its annual beautification program, “Project Petunia,” this coming Friday. Local residents and business owners are encouraged to drop by Robin’s Donuts at 2 p.m. to learn more about how to become a sponsor and sign up to be […]
While Fort Frances High School’s OFSAA badminton hopes were dashed over the weekend, Rainy River High School had a semi-finalist to cheer for in Waterloo. The Muskie boys’ doubles team of Jamie Jensen and Tim Desjardins wound up with a 1-3 record—being eliminated by the duo that later advanced to […]
Katelyn Shortreed was one of the entertainers at the Fine Line Art Gallery’s “Music in the Gallery” event Friday night. The 13-year-old sang two songs from the musical “Wicked.” The event was to close the gallery’s spring exhibit, “Abracadabra.” Other entertainers included Ruth Caldwell, John Rafferty, and Diane Maxey. —Melanie […]
