Fort Frances OPP is warning the public to be aware of a sexual assault suspect who may be targeting young children. Shortly after 9 a.m. yesterday, police said a man approached a young girl at the corner of First Street East and Victoria Avenue. The suspect tried to initiate a […]
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On Dec. 7, “Communities in Bloom” made a presentation to the Rainy River District School Board asking for a commemorative garden honouring the past employees of the board. Subsequent to this, Robert Moore School made a grant request for this purpose through an innovative project proposal and received $3,700. The […]
A group of horticulturalists braved the winter weather and met at the old CN station here to plan an exciting 2005. Vicky Wishart suggested our theme, “Come Alive in 2005,” which was wholeheartedly accepted. Our president, Diane Hoffman, kept ideas moving as committees were set and programs were discussed. With […]
Members of the Fort Frances High School band will be heading to merry ol’ England tomorrow to begin a 13-day tour that also will take them through France. The band has four concerts scheduled—two outside London, one in Paris, and one in Cannes—but Fort High teacher John Dutton said they […]
Can you catch more and bigger fish in Sunset Country through a hole in the ice in the winter than from a boat in the open-water season? What about specific species? Are Rainy Lake walleye more prone to bite under a blanket of ice and snow? Do creel surveys suggest […]
Jerry O’Leary can be forgiven if he’s walking with a bit of a strut these days. In fact, the mayor of Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls, and everyone else involved in the 23rd-annual Nestor Falls Winter Carnival that wrapped up Sunday, probably are walking a little taller today. The annual festival saw […]
The local skate park committee will have a hectic two months ahead as it aims to raise $100,000 to see a park built here this summer. “We need $100,000. I know we can do it. I just hope we can do it in two months,” committee chair Rob Tovey said […]
The fifth-annual “Community Chest” benefit dinner coming up Sunday, March 20 at La Place Rendez-Vous is shaping up to be another successful fundraiser to help district families with medical expenses. “Things are going well,” said Georges Blanc, who helps organize the dinner as both co-owner of the Rendez-Vous and a […]
Following a directive last month from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, the board of management for Rainycrest Home for the Aged here has submitted three management proposals, along with a board recommendation, for ministry approval. Fort Frances Mayor Dan Onichuk, who chairs the Rainycrest board, said they also […]
The Fort Frances Midget ‘AA’ Canadians found themselves playing three games in three days here over the weekend, but managed to win two of them. “We do a lot of conditioning with the boys all the time, so the boys have been training for this the whole season,” noted coach […]
The eighth-annual “Silver Fox” Master squash tournament, for those aged 35 and older, was held in Thunder Bay last weekend, which saw three ladies from the local Sunset Country Squash Club attend. Donna Main, competing in the ‘D’ event, eventually lost to John Kolic of Thunder Bay by a score […]
The local KFC Colonels captured the ‘B’ crown at a PeeWee ‘A’ hockey tournament in Emo last weekend, beating the Fort Frances Lions 4-1 in the final. Jacob Smith netted a hat trick to lead the Colonels while Timothy Metke got their other goal. Assists went to Justin Anderson, Braedon […]
