Angel Nixon, 11, set out for a day of fishing with pros Luc Levesque and Marcel Meloche during the ninth-annual Kid Pro Tournament held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Nixon’s team went on to win the event with a three-fish total weight of 12.23 pounds. —Staff […]
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While 70 fires remain active across Northwestern Ontario, the number of new starts took a dip over the weekend with the Ministry of Natural Resources reporting only six. Two of these were in Fort Frances District while one was reported in Dryden District, another in Kenora District, and the remaining […]
Angel Nixon, 11, won the ninth-annual Kid Pro Tournament yesterday to officially kick off the festivities at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Nixon, fishing with FFCBC veterans Luc Levesque and Marcel Meloche, bested 26 other teams to capture the title with a three-fish total weight of 12.23 pounds. “I […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves finished regular-season play in the Rainy River District Fastball League the same way they began it—atop the standings. The Wolves (14-2) clinched first place and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs last night at VanJura courtesy a 17-10 trouncing of third-place Barwick (9-7). The stakes were […]
Inspired by tales of fur traders and explorers who came to this area long ago, as well as old photos and artifacts, Kaitlyn Baldwin, left, and her cousin, Cody Veitch, made personalized diaries yesterday during museum activities at the Legion Park. As part of a continuing series of summer workshops, […]
The forest fire situation continues to be hectic, with 24 new blazes reported by the end of the day yesterday across Northwestern Ontario. This brings the number of active fires to 127, covering a total of 11,108.7 hectares. There has been a total of 624 fires to date, having consumed […]
FORT FRANCES—The low U.S. dollar has had an impact on traffic at the Fort Frances port of entry, with Canada Customs seeing more Canadians—and slightly fewer American visitors—crossing in the past three months. Greg Mercure, chief of operations for the Canada Border Services Agency, said Thursday afternoon that border crossing […]
FORT FRANCES—With a total of 146 active fires on their hands, including 69 reported on Wednesday alone, the Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire management division has crews working across the region. It also has put out a call for more assistance from out-of-province. “The Ministry of Natural Resources has seen […]
Residents of Kenora-Rainy River will have a chance to get more active through the McGuinty government’s investment of $132,314 to 13 organizations under the Communities In Action Fund, Health Promotion minister Jim Watson announced Tuesday. This includes a $16,000 grant to the Town of Fort Frances to develop an active […]
FORT FRANCES—Hydro One has declared an emergency power outage for the entire Town of Fort Frances this Sunday (July 23) from 4-10 a.m. Fort Frances Power Corp. CEO Jim Kibiuk said he was contacted just Thursday morning with news that Hydro One required an emergency power outage in order to […]
A group of 60 mayors and officials from Canada and the United States were preparing for a meeting in Windsor today to see if they can brainstorm an alternative to the controversial passport requirement. Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis will be joined by the likes of Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly, Toronto […]
Monarch butterflies have been hatching here in recent weeks, and can be seen in increasing numbers in the area. The butterflies feed on milkweed, which some local residents purposely plant to attract the beautiful insects. —Duane Hicks photo
