After many months of speculation about when Ernie Eves might call a provincial election, it’s a mystery no more after the premier announced yesterday that Ontarians will go to the polls Oct. 2. In a press conference conveniently scheduled over the noon hour so that the electorate could watch his […]
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The 14th annual Oktoberfest, with hands across the border, is coming to Baudette Mn. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 26, 27 and 28th. Old Tyme Country music for dancing or listening in the Big Tent with wooden floor. Bands playing include, White Rose Band, Country Polkateers, Frontiersman, Odell Braaten, […]
September is arthritis month and volunteers will be out all month canvassing door-to-door for the Arthritis Society. Doris Pelletier, chairperson for the annual door-to-door campaign, said people should feel free to donate any amount they like, no matter how big or small. “Two dollars is just as great at $100,” […]
As the summer break ends and students get back to classes, so too do the members of the Rainy River District School Board return to business as usual. The first of board meeting of the 2003-04 school year will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Robert Moore School. Though […]
One game, one shot, one championship. A season full of home runs, great catches, and plenty of excitement comes to a head Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Francis Sportsfield south diamond, when the Little Rascals and the Rural Reps meet in the championship final of the Fort […]
Sight and Sound has its sights set on grabbing the brass ring. The season-long leaders in the Rainy River District Fastball League need only to defeat Rainy River in tonight’s 8 p.m. match-up at Vanjura Field to secure the championship. But if Rainy River manages to pull out the victory, […]
The rink may not be big enough to hold this clash of the titans. The defending SIJHL champion Borderland Thunder will get a significant early-season test when the OCN Blizzard, the five-time defending Manitoba Junior Hockey League titleholders, come to the Ice for Kids Arena for an exhibition tilt Friday […]
A berth in the league championship final is on the line tonight for a quartet of contenders in the Fort Frances Adult Slo-Pitch League. As long as the rain clouds hold off, Normiska will take on the Rural Reps in the “A” Bracket final at 6 p.m. at the south […]
The expansion at the La Verendrye hospital got a much needed shot in the arm yesterday afternoon as the province announced an additional $4.5 million grant required to complete the project. Tourism and Recreation minister Brian Coburn was in Fort Frances to inspect the local Ontario Tourism Centre due to […]
A group of university students made their way through Fort Frances yesterday dressed as voyageurs and following a route the hardy French-speaking men travelled more than two centuries ago. The students, in their third year of the Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism course at Lakehead University, took the trip as […]
Canada’s newest arm in law enforcement, the Treaty #3 police can best be described as a small force with big plans. Most of the 55 members of the force were formerly officers under the First Nations Policing Program, which is funded by the federal and provincial governments, and administered by […]
For many years, the Kenora-Rainy River district has been the travel destination for thousands of tourists and for just as long, it has been presumed its value to the region’s economy has been obvious. But according to area outfitters and tourism associations, senior levels of government have failed to recognize […]
