Mineral exploration, its benefits, and the regulations surrounding mining activities will be the topic of one of the speakers scheduled to address town council at its regular meeting tonight. “The Mineral Exploration Process from Prospecting to Advanced Exploration” is the title of the presentation to be made by Peter Hinz, […]
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Andrew Easton teed off on the 10th hole yesterday as one of 42 golfers participating in the second-annual Heron Landing Men’s Open at Couchiching. Easton shot a combined two-day score of 157—good enough for seventh place in the championship flight. —Alex Cruickshank photo
More than 250 people were on hand Thursday for the grand opening of the Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye Hospital here. “It’s been a long haul, but well worth the effort and the wait,” said John McTaggart, chair of the “Care Close to Home” campaign, which was launched in […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves (9-2) continued to flex their offensive muscle in Rainy River District Fastball League play, cruising to an easy 21-3 victory over Stratton at VanJura here last night. The Wolves’ bats have caught fire again after suffering a mini-slump halfway through the season. Sight & Sound […]
As the Fun in the Sun committee works towards organizing celebrations next week, two changes of note have been made to the schedule. First of all, the teen dance organized by the Kiwanis skate park committee will take place Thursday, June 29 from 8-11:30 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion, […]
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 […]
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, […]
