While most golf enthusiasts were glued to their TV sets yesterday afternoon watching as the world’s best players struggled to break par at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol, Rob Badiuk was putting on a show of his own during the annual Kitchen Creek Classic. With a log-jam of golfers all […]
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The OPP is investigating vandalism that occurred early Saturday morning at Rainy River High School. Construction workers, who had arrived at the school that morning to do some work, discovered smoke and found a fire burning in one of the school’s offices, police reported Monday morning. The fire was quickly […]
The overall fire situation in the West Fire Region remains serious but stable, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. All open burning, including campfires, is banned until further notice in areas including Thunder Bay, Armstrong, Sioux Lookout, Pickle Lake, Nakina, Geraldton, Nipigon, Beardmore, and Marathon. These restrictions apply […]
African rhythms The African Children’s Choir gave an energetic performance at Bethel Baptist Church on Friday evening. The choir is on a tour of North America to perform and raise money for various projects in Africa including schools and orphanages. The choir is made up of 24 children from Uganda, […]
Mayor Dan Onichuk introduced “Communities in Bloom” judges Marg Legris and Gail Reed yesterday at the barbecue hosted by th Fort Frances Lions Club. —Duane Hicks photo
Despite the chilly weather, Harvey Flamand turned in a 15-strikeout performance last night as Sight & Sound opened the playoffs with a 16-6 win over Big Island at VanJura Stadium. “I had that one bad inning,” said Flamand, referring to the seventh, where he surrendered a three-run homer to Randy […]
Alex Parent yesterday captured his second medal at the Canada Games in Regina, claiming bronze in the 100-m breaststroke event with a time of 1:32:07. Quebec swimmer Jean-Francois Desbiens was the fastest in the eight-person field, posting a time of 1:23:87. Parent also raced the 100-m butterfly event yesterday, placing […]
Local stakeholders are investigating the possibility of building a heliport in Fort Frances for medical transfers. Dan McCormick, health services manager for the Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board, noted Friday that a preliminary meeting was held in June to discuss the feasibility of the project. Representatives from the […]
After being denied funding for the Portage Avenue underpass project this past spring, the Town of Fort Frances will take another shot at securing funds for the $1.7-million job. Council this week approved a report from Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown to make the underpass project “the highest priority […]
Two judges from the “Communities in Bloom” organization are in Fort Frances to take a look at what the town and its residents have done to beautify the community over the past year. Gail Reed of Barrie, Ont. and Marg Legris of Bala, Ont. arrived Thursday afternoon, first visiting the […]
Following in the footsteps of its counterpart in Dryden, town council here directed administration earlier this week to undertake the planning of a “community summit” to address growing concerns about the health of the province’s forestry sector. Coun. Tannis Drysdale, who represents Fort Frances on the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association […]
Shirley Mutz of Devlin was judging the displays at the Fort Frances Horticultural Society flower and vegetable show at the Volunteer Bureau this morning. The exhibit is open to the public from 2-8 p.m. today. Admission is free. Coffee and refreshments are available and there will be door prizes as […]
