Kevin Empey was one of three students who received a Gold Clock from James McMaster, Director of Education for the Rainy River District School Board yesterday at the Fort Frances High School Graduation Ceremony. Gold Clocks are given to students who receive at least three Certificates of Merit. —Crystal Green […]
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With the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship coming up July 23-29, organizers are looking for more volunteers to sign up to help with this year’s event. “We can always use more volunteers. There’s no shortage of things for volunteers to do,” Tara Albanese, director of volunteers for the FFCBC board, […]
Sight & Sound (8-2) will look to maintain their share of first place when they face Stratton (5-5) at VanJura Stadium here tonight at 8 p.m. The Fort Frances-based squad currently is deadlocked with Rainy River (8-2) atop the Rainy River District Fastball League standings after both teams picked up […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources reported one new fire in the region yesterday—Nipigon #25, located northwest of the community of Eabametoong. There are no problems anticipated with this fire, with two crews on site and heli-bucketing support. Meanwhile, Red Lake #14 was declared “under control” yesterday. Crews will use infrared […]
The mayors of Fort Frances and International Falls had their trip to Washington, D.C. scrubbed Wednesday morning due to mechanical problems with their flight out of the Falls. Mayor Onichuk said Thursday morning he was disappointed he and Falls Mayor Shawn Mason couldn’t make the trip in order to speak […]
Students from JW Walker’s Builders club spent Wednesday building a garden in front of their school. This was the club’s first project and it was sponsored by Kiwanis. The Builders club was formed earlier this year for grade 6, 7 and 8 students to teach them community service and leadership […]
While the numbers aren’t finalized yet, this year’s “Relay for Life” already has brought in $73,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society—with some pledges still to be counted. “We feel it was a success,” said Louise Kahler, co-chair of the organizing committee. The last “Relay for Life” here, held in June, […]
Russ Fortier stepped down from his post as reeve of the Township of Emo last week, citing “personal reasons” for the sudden departure. “I’m tired, worn out,” he said Friday morning. “It’s time to take care of myself.” He said although it was a difficult decision, he gave notice to […]
After a successful season with the Muskie girls’ hockey team, 15-year-old Nina Bird of Fort Frances is moving to Thunder Bay to play for the ‘AAA’ Queens. Bird was selected to play on the team after an intense three-day tryout in late May. “I didn’t [expect to make it]. I […]
While most students were eagerly awaiting the last day of school, Fort Frances High School student Rylee Nixon was making plans to attend a week-long computer science seminar at the University of Waterloo. The Computer Science Seminar for Young Women, sponsored by Imperial Oil, is a unique opportunity for selected […]
The local Salvation Army ended its “Red Shield Appeal” in May almost $10,000 below its fundraising goal—and will have to cut programs as a result. “It’s a heart-breaking situation,” said Capt. Angel Sandoval. “We’ll have to close the small programs and try to juggle the budget.” The Red Shield campaign […]
It was an emotional evening for the graduates of Seven Generations Education Institute last Thursday as the school gave a special award to a recently-deceased student—and created a memorial bursary in her honour. Sandra Kakeeway was killed in a car accident in Thunder Bay last month. She had been employed […]
