The local Human Resource Centre of Canada for Students (HRCC-S) will be putting Mayor Glenn Witherspoon behind bars on Wednesday to promote student employment. “Jobs . . . or Jail” is a competition between the town and the HRCC-S to encourage community members and employers to hire students for their […]
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For Ray Herbert, his second attempt at a firefighter challenge competition went better than the first though he did run into some set backs. Herbert attended a regional event in Thunder Bay last month, taking third place in the volunteer fire fighter category and 22nd overall. “I got beat by […]
A new set of champs were named in the Lake Despair “Castin’ For Cash” live release bass tournament this weekend, as Pat Cross and Keith Cates found fish yesterday— while most others struggled— and vaulted 14 spots for the win. For the duo, it was hard to believe they’d better […]
There’s no better way to finish off an undefeated streak than in a blaze of glory. Fort resident Jared Catholique- Bruyere, 16, capped off a remarkable season by winning the gold medal in the plus-81 category of the Juvenile division at the national judo championships in Toronto this past weekend. […]
Keeping a watchful eye over CN Rail property in the district for more than 18 months now, Cst. Pete LeDrew has been working hard to promote safety around train tracks and clamp down on trespassers. And while trespassers have been warned and charged during that time, incidents have not been […]
The reconstruction of Front Street will take longer than expected— 12 days to be exact—due to unavoidable circumstances, Bruce Spottiswood, acting manager of Operations and Facilities, said this morning. “The original date for completion was July 15,” he noted. “But because of July 1 [with the official opening of Phase […]
A 40-year-old Dryden woman remains in critical condition in a Thunder Bay hospital after the spare tire from a trailer being towed by another vehicle slammed through the windshield of the van in which she was a passenger yesterday on Highway 502. Joyce Butts was airlifted from the scene to […]
There’s going to be new face in the local outfitters business in the next few weeks—three new ones, to be exact. Lorne Caul, owner of Northland Trail Outfitters, has taken the idea of eco-friendly expeditions a step further by bringing in a trio of llamas to complement the 10 horses […]
The defending champions are back in control. Curves moved into first place with a 2-1 win over second-place Gillons’ on June 18—and maintained their lead this past week in women’s Borderland Soccer Association play. Kate Basaraba had both goals for Curves (6-1) against Gillons’ while Susie Grynol had the lone […]
A trend is starting to establish itself during the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s racing season, and it’s one that works just fine for Ron Bowman and Quinn McCarthy. Bowman sailed off with his third-straight win in the club’s Wednesday night spring racing series June 25 as he guided “In Tune” over […]
The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth will have a Fort Frances feel to it for the second-straight year. Fort Frances natives Dean McLean and his son, Peter, will be back in Cowtown this week taking part in the wild horse racing and wild cow milking competitions at the Calgary Stampede. […]
A pair of local sibling swimmers set the pace for the Fort Frances Aquanauts last weekend at the Man.-Sask. long-course swimming showdown in Regina. Rachel Dutton made four finals, registering a team-best fourth place finish in the girls’ 13-14 800m freestyle race. Her older sister, Heather, splashed her way into […]
