The Emergency Area Order (EAO) that has been in effect around Dryden fire #79 for a couple weeks was lifted Tuesday. Under the EAO, the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) had the authority to stop the movement of people into the fire area. Access on and use of Winnange Lake, […]
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Jannelle Ball, seven, her sister Jasmine, 11, and Ashley Dupuis, nine, were proud to show off the banner yesterday that they helped colour for Community Living Fort Frances and District. The image was drawn by local artist Cher Pruys and coloured in by district residents during the BIA’s “Mall Day” […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves earned a hard fought 7-2 victory over Stratton last night at VanJura Park to advance to the next round of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs. The Wolves got a dominant complete game performance from starter Harvey Flamand and some timely hitting to cement […]
A brand new hockey school put on by the Borderland Junior Thunder, aimed at boys born in 1997, is taking place at the Ice for Kids arena until Friday. The camp, which is designed for high intensity and development, is bringing together 15 skaters, two goalies and four coaches from […]
Bill Godin and Norm Lindsay were all smiles as they chatted with family, friends and fellow anglers following the 12th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this past Saturday. The duo stood beside the leaderboard, shaking hands with a large group of well-wishers, each of whom were eager to congratulate the […]
One of the toughest feats in any sport is to repeat as champions and capture back-to-back titles. In the 12 year history of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, only two teams have ever managed to repeat as champions in consecutive years. Jim Moynagh and Joe Thrun were the first […]
It’s been a year of pain and suffering for Tanner Charles McFarlane-McCormick, a Fort Frances resident who was born with an interhemispheric cyst inside his brain. After the insertion of a shunt back in February, mom Kristen McFarlane said things had been getting progressively better—that is until just a week […]
Mark Libitka and Dave Bennett took a big gamble this past weekend at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, hoping it would pay off in the long run. It did—to the tune of $50,000. Libitka, of Kenora, and Bennett, of Sioux Narrows, stumbled onto a great school of fish during […]
Local officials are expecting a higher than usual number of bears in town this year as a result of the prolonged dry spell. “We are very busy. We’ve immobilized two [bears] already,” noted Arlene Byrnes, by-law enforcement officer with the Town of Fort Frances. “This is very early for that,” […]
Although many district residents spent the past weekend under the big tent at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, hundreds of others gathered at the Both Farm in Barwick on Friday evening and Saturday for the annual Chapple Days events. “I think we had the biggest crowds we’ve ever had […]
Patience is a virtue. It also happens to be the secret to success for local anglers Morgan Cadene and Doug McBride. Cadene, of Emo, and McBride, of Devlin, credited their patience above all else with helping them finish as runners up at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this past […]
While all district farmers are praying for rain, those on hand for the Emo Agriculture Research Station’s annual open house last Tuesday evening hoped the rain would hold off just long enough to view the crops there—and it did. The tour, led by research technician Kim Jo Bliss, highlighted several […]
