FORT FRANCES—Local residents have come to recognize the big tent with white and yellow stripes at the Sorting Gap Marina each July as a sure-fire sign that the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is underway. But while it may look this year to be the same tent as the one […]
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The Rainy River District Fastball League features several interesting matchups tonight—the outcomes of which could have a big impact on the standings. The first-place Sight & Sound Wolves (11-2) are at home to face Barwick (8-5), who currently occupy third place in the standings. First pitch is scheduled for 8 […]
Abby McLeod, left, and Heidi Putzer, both six, showed off the masks they designed themselves during “Wacky Wednesday” yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library kicked off its summer programming this week, which includes a weekly chess club, story corner, toddler time, and “Mixed Up Mondays.” Some programs […]
As a result of recent changes to provincial funding for education, the Northwest Catholic District School Board will face a shortfall for the coming school year—and likely much larger than the $1-million deficit the Rainy River District School Board has to deal with. “It’s a little bit disheartening for us,” […]
Attracting more than 30 racers from across Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba, the first race day at the Tamrack International Motocross track on Sunday was a success. “It went like clockwork,” enthused Mike Scheibler, owner of the track located north of Emo. “I knew it would do well, but what surprised […]
Of the 12,715 runners who took part in the Manitoba Marathon two weekends ago, it is extremely unlikely that anyone had a more remarkable run than Fort Frances resident Lorne Ricard. Ricard’s performance that weekend can only be described as amazing. His time of 3:03:29 in the full marathon, a […]
What is the primary heating system in your house? What type of water heater do you have? What type of air conditioning do you have and how old is it? These are just a few of the questions the Fort Frances Power Corp. wants its customers to answer during a […]
Many youths, parents, and community members attended a presentation at the Sunset Country Métis Hall here Thursday afternoon by Dawna Speers on making positive choices for healthy youth relationships. Speers shared the personal experience of losing her daughter, Monica, who was murdered by her boyfriend when she was 19 years […]
Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc.’s board of directors saw two new members join—and three step down—at its annual general meeting last Thursday in Rainy River. After five years on the board, former vice-chair Brigitta McGreevy left and was replaced in that role by Wendy Judson, who now is serving her […]
The sixth-annual “Castin’ for Cash” live release bass tournament is slated for this Friday and Saturday (July 7-8) on Lake Despair north of Devlin. Sixty teams will compete in the hopes of netting the heaviest two-day total weight—and the $5,000 cheque awarded to the first-place team. Tournament organizer Bill Godin […]
The walls in his mauve-coloured office were nearly bare last Wednesday, with just a few documents left tacked to the bulletin board by his desk, as Treaty #3’s deputy chief prepared to leave his long life of police enforcement on June 30. But as much as he enjoyed his career, […]
If you happen to hear a bugle-like call on area lakes this summer, take note. Trumpeter swans are the likely source—and their presence in the Fort Frances area is a big deal. The trumpeter was hunted nearly to extinction early in the 20th century and, until the 1980s, hadn’t been […]
