Some $1,910,000 in joint federal-provincial funding was announced Friday under the third year of the Strategic Tourism Development and Marketing Partnership of Northern Ontario. Building on the partnership’s impressive record of success, this funding will support a number of tourism initiatives, including the development of a new five-year Northern Ontario […]
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You may remember her as a past “Quest for the Best” winner or former Thunder Bay “Idol,” but most recently Courtney Jourdain, from Lac La Croix First Nation, captured the title of “Aboriginal Icon.” The national singing competition, which aired on the Aboriginal People’s Television Network last month, saw the […]
Dryden OPP officers were contacted Sunday to investigate mischief to a tree nursery located at 75 Pollard Dr. in Wainwright Township. The investigation revealed that between 10 a.m. on Saturday and 4 p.m. on Sunday, the culprit(s) had entered two greenhouses and sprayed the inside of both with a fire […]
Two Grade 7 students from Donald Young School approached members of the Emo recreation council last week with the idea of building a skateboard park there. Devin Meyers and Greg Maki explained they believe it would be a positive addition to the municipality. “It’s important to keep kids off the […]
The Rainy River District School Board has announced several new appointments for principals and vice-principals of its schools effective in September. Ian Simpson will replace Kendall Olsen as principal of Riverview School and McCrosson-Tovell School. Simpson began the 2006/07 school year as principal of Sturgeon Creek School and the Sturgeon […]
Organizers are encouraging participants to start rounding up pledges for the local Alzheimer Society’s fifth-annual “Walk for Memories” coming up here Sunday, May 27. Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the local Alzheimer Society, said the annual walk is a time to remember those who do have Alzheimer’s, as well as […]
The Memorial Sports Centre was a beehive of activity on Friday and Saturday for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 19th-annual home and leisure show. Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said Monday that while the attendance numbers were down slightly from last year, more than 3,000 people came through the […]
Jonathan Wood is turning the big 2-0 this Friday, but the only plans he has set in stone for that day is a job interview at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here. But while he’s looking forward to landing a summer job here at home after attending school in Sudbury, Wood may […]
The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer teams had a tough time at the St. John’s Ravenscourt tournament in Winnipeg over the weekend, dropping five of six matches collectively—all of them shutouts. “I don’t know. We had a rough weekend,” said Adam Craig, co-coach of the girls’ squad. “We didn’t have […]
Fort Frances Youth Soccer took to the pitches at the St. Francis Sportsfields on Monday evening with a record registration eclipsing the 700 mark. “It’s the biggest we’ve ever had,” past president Rick Chambers said in between juggling late registration entries. “There’s over 700 kids out there. It’s quite successful.” […]
On Saturday, five members from Northwest Tae Kwon Do clubs in Fort Frances and Stratton attended a tournament at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. The Can-Am Games tournament was hosted by Kang’s Tae Kwon Do academy of Winnipeg. There were almost 400 participants from Ontario, Manitoba, and Minnesota. Team […]
The 2007 season is fast approaching for the Borderland Racing Association, which will have lots of events lined up throughout the entire summer. A work bee has been planned for this Saturday (May 5) at 9 a.m. at the track and everyone is invited to come and help out throughout […]
