So, you’re Jamie Davis. At 17 years of age, you’re young. You’re athletically-gifted. You just signed a contract with the Winkler Flyers Junior-A hockey team. You have realistic aspirations of playing with a U.S. College team and maybe even head over to Europe and play professionally. So what are you […]
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The forecast last Wednesday called for rain. And it did. Did it ever. And the forecast for that night’s Borderland Soccer League action was that the number-one team in Gillons would trounce the third-place Taggs. But Taggs brought a halt to that outlook as Mike Webb notched a hat-trick to […]
Move over, Billy and Jim. Max and David are breathing down your backs. No, this isn’t about the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, but there is another family from Minnesota that is making a name for itself in Borderland. The Lindner brothers are no longer the only family team to […]
Welcome to Melissa Armstrong’s world. While most of us are still in a dream state, her routine begins every day at 5 o’clock in the morning. She wakes up and goes for a run before heading to work later that morning. She’s a full-time nurse in an operating room and […]
At its regular meeting last Friday, the Planning and Development executive committee heard the concerns of the “Citizens to Preserve Williams Avenue Park,” and agreed to recommend the empty lot remain designated as open space. “We agreed to recommend to leave it status quo, for now,” said councillor Neil Kabel, […]
In compliance with the latest “Children’s Playspaces and Equipment Standard” by the Canadian Standards Association, the Town of Fort Frances has taken measures to ensure that our parks meet the mark. The CSA releases a new standard every five years, and it is the responsibility of individual municipalities to follow […]
Licensed child care centres in the Rainy River District will see an increase in funding this year after the McGuinty government announced plans earlier this month to increase the number of subsidized child care spaces in Ontario by 4,000. “This investment is the largest boost to child care in a […]
The new Director of Education at the Northwest Catholic District School Board here took it as a good sign when the restaurant she was having lunch at yesterday served raspberry tea—her favourite. And the tea was just one part of what turned out to be an excellent first day on […]
Construction on King’s Highway, including new curbs, increased lane width, and new storm sewers, is set to begin on Aug. 16, after the Town of Fort Frances awarded the tender at a special council meeting yesterday afternoon. The Connecting Link Project will stretch along the highway from 150 metres west […]
It’s was the end of an era at the Fort Frances Power Corporation. President and CEO Mark McCaig stepped aside last week to fully concentrate on his position as CAO for the Town of Fort Frances, while Jim Kibiuk takes up the reins. McCaig was giving Kibiuk a tour of […]
With the annual Terry Fox Run coming up next month, details concerning the fundraiser already are being worked out, said Vanessa Hebert, executive director of the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. She noted yesterday that there will be a change in the Marathon of Hope’s route. The event, which is slated […]
Newly-elected Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP Ken Boshcoff is planning a tour of the riding in September to meet with people from various municipalities and hear their concerns. “I’m very excited about the chance to get to know the people better and to demonstrate my intention of providing the highest level […]
