The Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy’s Springfest 2007 Invitational Inter-Club meet is an annual competition, but Saturday’s event held special meaning for two local coaches. It was Mirel and Mirela Bica’s last competition at the club as the couple is moving to Saskatoon. “We were very sad that it was our […]
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A squad of Bantam ‘A’ players from various local teams came out on top of their division at a 3-on-3 hockey tourney in Thunder Bay over the weekend. The team lost its first game 8-4 to the Kenora Crush but then rebounded to win its next five, including getting revenge […]
Nine members of the Sunset Country Squash Club, including eight juniors and one adult, travelled to Thunder Bay last weekend to participate in the Thunder Bay Charity Classic in support of the Canadian Diabetes Association. In the men’s ‘B’ division, Chad Faragher emerged as the consolation champ with three wins […]
The Muskie badminton program were well-represented at the NWOSSAA finals today (April 18) in Atikokan. The senior boys’ doubles team of Tim Desjardins and Jamie Jensen continued their romp through the league this season—winning all five of their matches at the NorWOSSA championships last Wednesday in Kenora. The pair have […]
The last of the flames died down in the large field north of Williams Avenue late yesterday afternoon as Fort Frances Fire & Rescue Services wrapped up its first day of prescribed burning in town. Firefighters are expected to continue burning operations this week at Flinders Place, near Riverview Cemetery, […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will vote on its draft Accommodation Review Procedure (ARP) tonight, which outlines the process for how the board decides on school closures. Last year, the Ministry of Education set out new guidelines regarding school closure policy to ensure thorough public consultation. Boards across the […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual Home & Leisure Show is coming up April 27-28 at the Memorial Sports Centre and organizers are looking for volunteers to lend a helping hand. “Volunteers are a very important part of it. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do half the […]
Here are the results from the Piano division of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts from Monday, April 16: •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Introductory—1. Jordan Bruyere 2. Savannah Sage Woods; •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, 20th Century, Grade 1—1. Raymond Polz 2. Jordan Bruyere; •Piano Solo, Examination Courses, […]
KENORA, Ont. —A Winnipeg businessman has applied to build a six- to eight-storey condominium development on the Lake of the Woods waterfront in Kenora, but will have to convince the city to ease a height restriction. Morris Chia, president and CEO of Travel Professionals International, has submitted his building plan […]
KENORA, Ont. —That’s one grumpy old man. An OPP officer got more than he bargained for when he pulled over an 85-year-old driver on the weekend. Police say they were on the lookout for a vehicle with expired plates when they spotted it on Highway 17 east of Kenora. When […]
The 2006-07 season marks Jason Caslor’s second as resident conductor with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, Caslor became the first-ever resident conductor with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet—a position supported by the Saskatchewan Arts Board, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music. […]
Sean and Megan Murray swept hard during the Fort Frances Curling Club’s mixed open bonspiel Saturday afternoon. —Melanie Béchard photo
