The Pictograph Gallery in Atikokan presents “The Gentle Side of Nature,” a watercolours exhibit by Thunder Bay artist Lee Fidler. This exhibition runs Aug. 5-26 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (CDT), with the artist’s reception slated for the opening day. The gallery is located downstairs in the Voyageur Mall. Admission is […]
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Effective at midnight last night, the Ministry of Natural Resources has lifted the Restricted Fire Zone previously imposed in the far northern sections of Red Lake and Sioux Lookout districts of Northwestern Ontario. But the fire ban remains in effect in the territorial districts of Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden, and […]
With research underway and ideas for a new exhibit beginning to develop, the Fort Frances Museum is seeking feedback from residents and visitors to the area about what themes and artifacts they want to see included in it. So starting this week, a new survey is being made available on […]
The Superior International Junior Hockey League is back in full swing for the 2006/07 Junior ‘A’ season with some exciting announcements. SIJHL president and commissioner Ron Whitehead announced earlier this month that the league will consist of six teams. “We are thrilled to announce the addition of the Marathon Renegades […]
FORT FRANCES—A group of 60 mayors and officials from both side of the border, including Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk, gathered in Windsor last Thursday to come up with an alternative to the controversial U.S. passport requirement. The mayors met to draft a solution to satisfy the needs of cities […]
Laura Mills, the superintendent of business for the Rainy River District School Board, will be leaving her position at the end of August to accept the position as superintendent of corporate services with the Lakehead District School Board in Thunder Bay. Mills came to Fort Frances in June, 1999 from […]
For Katie Weatherston, running a hockey school means more than just teaching the basics of the sport. The Thunder Bay resident, who won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy back in February as a member of Canada’s women’s hockey team, has brought her girls’ hockey school […]
EMO—Although he wouldn’t call himself an avid cyclist, one of Emo’s former ministers is spending the summer cycling across the country with about 60 others from the Canadian Bible Society (CBS). Wib Dawson, who was the minister at Knox United Church there from 1972-75, and the group of cyclists set […]
Katie Weatherston watched as Kennadi Herbert practised her passing yesterday morning at the Ice for Kids Arena. The Thunder Bay resident, who won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy back in February as a member of Canada’s women’s hockey team, has brought her girls’ hockey school […]
Mark Kowalchuk, who along with Winnipeggers Al Andrusco and Don Milne comprise the “Heroes of Folk,” entertained an audience Sunday afternoon under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, performing many old-time favourites during two sets. The free concert, along with the “Kid Pro” fishing tourney and MuchMusic Video […]
Jolene Stahn, a member of the Junior Beef Club, groomed her steer last week at Willow-Mor Farms, making sure the animal will look its best at the annual 4-H beef show and market steer auction during the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair next month. —Heather Ogilvie photo
Champion fish Angel Nixon, 11, posed for a picture with professional angler Luc Levesque on Sunday after catching this 19-inch bass during the ninth-annual “Kid Pro” tournament. She went on to win the title with a three-fish combined weight of 12.23 pounds. —Submitted Photo
