The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is looking to fill a vacancy on its board of directors after two members stepped down in the past month. “Dave Ashworth stepped down due to time constraints, and then Tannis Drysdale stepped down due to time constraints,” Chamber manager Dawn Booth noted Wednesday. […]
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Possible changes to refereeing dominated an executive meeting of the Borderland Soccer League last night at Fort Frances High School. The issue arose after league president Shane Beckett and a few others from the executive went to the annual general meeting for Soccer Northwest back in January. That’s where they […]
A contingent of Muskie badminton players were in Atikokan yesterday for the NorWOSSA qualifier and did well, with 10 players advancing to the league finals next Wednesday (April 20) at Fort High. The top three in each division advanced. In the junior boys’ singles event, Tim Desjardins placed second while […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is warning snowmobilers to stay off area lakes because ice conditions are hazardous. Thunder Bay District conservation officers reported two snowmobiles went through the ice on Lac des Mille Lacs last weekend. No one was hurt, and the machines have been retrieved. The public is […]
If you’ve made any plans for this weekend that don’t include a visit to Emo, then you’re really missing the boat. Spring Fever Days, that traditional kick-off to spring in Emo, goes Thursday-Saturday—and this year it promises to be bigger than ever. Actually, festivities got underway today (Wednesday) with the […]
The Fun in the Sun royalty pageant is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic, well-organized individual to co-ordinate this year’s pageant. “We are looking for someone to take over the pageant this year and perhaps following years,” said Dawn Booth, a Fun in the Sun committee member. “The pageant is such […]
From its early days as one man using his pickup truck as an office, the Seven Generations Education Institute has come a long way since 1985. One sure sign of that success is the 50 students who will be getting their diplomas at the SGEI’s graduation coming up June 16—the […]
By now you have your seedlings started and they are growing successfully. With a few more tips, you will get the best from these seedlings so when you plant them outdoors, you will have strong plants that will get a jump on the gardening season. Now that the seedlings are […]
Seven Generations Education Institute has its beginnings in the Rainy Lake Ojibway Education Authority, formed in 1985. The RLOEA was formed when the 10 First Nations in the Rainy Lake Tribal Area expressed a desire to maintain traditional culture and linguistic values—driving forces in a quest for political self-determination. CEO […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will be able to ensure kids have plenty to do once again this year after being given $10,000 to make up for revenues it won’t be getting from the “Reel Raffle.” Council agreed Monday night to authorize “one-time” funding in the amount of $5,000 […]
What is the policy of the Province of Ontario with respect to agriculture? Does the province even have a policy? These questions were front and centre when the Rainy River Christian Farmers’ Association held its annual general meeting in Emo last Thursday evening. The RRCFA is a member of the […]
The Sunset Country Regional Science Fair took place at Fort Frances High School on Saturday, with about 120 students from Grades 4-12 participating. “We had a great fair. There’s been a tremendous amount of excellent work done,” said Crossroads School principal Brian Love, who chairs the regional science fair committee. […]
