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It was a quiet night in the Rainy River District Fastball League yesterday, with the only game on the schedule a make-up one between International Falls and Sabaskong originally scheduled for May 18. International Falls (3-3) scored early and often against last-place Sabaskong (1-6) en route to a convincing 18-3 […]
The Town of Fort Frances held a public meeting at the Civic Centre on Thursday night to inform residents about the use and control of pesticides here. Don Mitchell, a regional pesticides specialist with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, explained how pesticides are regulated, classified, and controlled in the […]
Steve Latimer took some time on Thursday morning to read to a group of Senior Kindergarten students from Robert Moore school and Donald Young school. As retired police officer as well as being involved with the United Native Friendship Centre and the NCDS, Latimer is helping out by being a […]
A public meeting on a community trail network for biking and walking here was attended by a small but vocal group Wednesday night. About a dozen local residents came out to the meeting at the East End Hall to discuss what the town should be looking at in terms of […]
Rain has eased the fire hazard slightly after 11 fires were reported in Fort Frances District over the weekend. There have been no new fires here since Monday. The fire hazard in most areas has been downgraded from “extreme” to “high,” with the exception of a pocket near Morson and […]
Lily Matthews received her graduation hat and diploma on Wednesday morning from her teacher Angela Gibson. Matthews was one of over 40 kids who graduated from Fort Frances Nursery school. The event took place at the Legion Park. It began with a barbecue, following by the graduation presentation and a […]
The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada is planning a campaign to call for a regional energy pricing system in Ontario to help the struggling forest industry. “This province should adopt regional power authorities. Where it makes the most sense is in Northwestern Ontario,” said Cecil Makowski, vice-president of […]
The Lac La Croix Indian pony—which is native to Northwestern Ontario and northeastern Manitoba—was once nearly extinct, but now is making a comeback here in Rainy River District. Kim and Rhonda Shoemaker, owners of Running Horse Ranch in Miscampbell, were pleased to welcome a new Lac La Croix pony to […]
The Muskie boys’ soccer team experienced a familiar problem earlier this week at the all-Ontarios in St. Catharines—putting the ball in the net. The black-and-gold managed just two goals in their four round-robin games (two games per day on both Monday and Tuesday) enroute to a 0-3-1 record that left […]
The Fort Frances Lions Club delivered the final cheque in its $50,000 pledge to local health care during the club’s annual dinner here Friday. “We realize how much $50,000 is. We do appreciate it. We do thank you,” said Larry Cousineau, chair of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care, who […]
