FORT FRANCES—While it probably won’t happen until next spring, the town will be installing buoys and ladders at the dock at the end of First Street East in an effort to give swimmers a safer place to be. But the move doesn’t mean the town necessarily supports people swimming in […]
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Reigning Emo Fair queen Kayla Lauzon will pass along her crown tomorrow night to one of this year’s contestants—Brittany Galusha, Ashley Jewett, Samantha Loveday, or Alyssa Vanderaa. The crowning will follow the entertainment portion of the pageant, which gets underway at 7 p.m. upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. […]
BARWICK—After more than three months of research and fact-finding by the board of directors of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir, the results were presented to members last Thursday night at the Barwick Community Centre. And with 34 votes cast, there was a unanimous decision to continue with the next […]
The Muskie football team will open the 2006 Winnipeg High School Football League on home turf on Friday, Sept. 8 against Kildonan East. Kick-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Muskie Field. The black-and-gold then will go on the road for a pair of games—facing Sturgeon Creek on Thursday, Sept. […]
FORT FRANCES—“Docktalk,” a program aimed at helping shoreline property owners become environmental stewards, was presented Monday afternoon by co-ordinator Kelli Saunders at the cottage of Paul and Kay Larsen on Rainy Lake. The workshop was made possible by the Rainy Lake Conservancy and several members of its board were on […]
FORT FRANCES—A suggestion to institute docking fees for outfitters and other day users of the waterfront here was turned down by town council Monday night on account that doing so would not be economically feasible. “One of the primary reasons for development of the waterfront was to encourage boaters and […]
Having organized the “Fly-in Drive-in BBQ” at the Fort Frances Airport for seven years now, Bruce Caldwell is well aware that the success of the event all depends on one major factor. “I just wish for good weather,” he said Monday, noting the date for this year’s event is Saturday, […]
FORT FRANCES—Fort Frances swimmer Alex Parent has made the Canadian national swim team and will compete at a world competition in South Africa later this year, bringing the 17-year-old one step closer to his dream of competing at the Paralympics in Beijing, China in 2008. “I was pretty shocked. I […]
Rob Badiuk held on to his title as Kitchen Creek Classic champion over the weekend. “Being defending champion, you kind of put a lot of pressure on yourself to do well,” Badiuk said. “To be able to actually repeat makes you feel really good.” Badiuk, who lives over in International […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Museum has been seeking feedback over the past month from residents and visitors to the area about what themes and artifacts they want to see included in a new exhibit there next year. But since the number of responses so far hasn’t been as high as […]
BARWICK—With many farmers on hand for the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir meeting in Barwick last week, the presidents of two local agriculture associations took the opportunity to speak to the group about the dry season. “We are looking for support to deem this an area of disaster based on […]
EMO—After an impressive showing at last year’s loggers’ competition, Gaston Godbout, at the age of 76, had hoped to return to the annual event at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo this year. But while he won’t be there in person, his spirit will live on […]
