At its regular monthly meeting here Tuesday night, the Rainy River District School Board heard a presentation on the various programs and partnerships it is involved in to ensure the academic success of First Nations students. Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay talked to the board about his experiences […]
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The Rainy River District School Board will hear a presentation tonight on its various partnerships with First Nations communities and agencies across the district in an effort to help aboriginal students succeed in school. Superintendent of Education Terry Ellwood and Fort Frances High School vice-principal Brent Tookenay will outline the […]
The pilot of a float plane that crashed yesterday afternoon on Prospect Bay of Rainy Lake suffered only minor injuries, Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. Trevor Lorteau, 32, of Sioux Lookout was approaching Lakeland Aviation around 3:15 p.m. when he encountered power lines, police said. The Beech Craft model […]
The Borderland Thunder will try to extend their unbeaten streak to four games tonight when they face the Dryden Ice Dogs at the Ice for Kids Arena. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The Thunder (3-0-1) are coming off a sweep of the K&A Golden Hawks (Thunder Bay) here Friday […]
The inaugural meeting of the “Communities in Bloom” committee is slated for tonight at 7 p.m. at the Civic Centre and anyone interested in helping beautify Fort Frances is welcome to attend. Helen Crook, secretary of the Fort Frances Horticultural Society, said yesterday afternoon there’s no formal agenda. But some […]
Three teens will appear in court Oct. 12 to face charges related to a series of damaged mailboxes in Alberton back in July, the OPP reported this morning. An 18-year-old Couchiching male was charged with five counts of mischief under $5,000 while a Fort Frances male, also 18, faces four […]
The town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to start thinking about individuals who have made a difference in our community and nominate them for the 2004 award. Nomination forms are now available at the information desk at the Civic Centre. About 30 letters requesting nominations […]
A Couchiching man was killed and two others were injured in a roll-over accident Saturday around 6 p.m. on Pipe Lake Road, the OPP reported this morning. The driver, Sandford Bruyere, 38, of Couchiching, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Passenger Blake Mainville […]
The Muskie varsity ‘A’ football team lost 29-3 to the St. Paul’s Crusaders in Winnipeg on Friday. The loss leaves the black-and-gold with a 1-3 record in the ‘AA’ conference of the Winnipeg High School Football League, scoring 38 points over those four games while allowing 101. The Muskies’ next […]
The Borderland Thunder are still undefeated four games into the SIJHL season after posting 4-2 victories over the K&A Golden Hawks here Friday and Saturday. The Golden Hawks led 1-0 after the first period Friday night even though the Thunder outshot the visitors 12-6. But David Gooch squared things up […]
A miscommunication in game times caused the Kenora Broncos to arrive late here yesterday, forcing the senior girls’ basketball game to be cancelled because the Muskies had to leave for a tournament in Thunder Bay. But the other three games went head (albeit three hours after their scheduled start time), […]
The Borderland Thunder will play their home-opener tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Ice for Kids Arena against the K&A Golden Hawks. The two-game series wraps up Saturday at 5 p.m. The Thunder were able to stave off a late charge by the Golden Hawks there last Sunday, gaining a […]
