The scoreboard said they accomplished nothing, but their dugout leader believes otherwise. The Barwick Blue Knights junior baseball team—comprised of players from Barwick, Stratton, and Emo—took it on the chin in the form of two exhibition losses in Thunder Bay to kick off their season. But manager Ken Wilson is […]
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Some auspicious athletes received their just rewards recently as the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association handed out its annual Bantam house league awards as well as some additional Esso Medals of Achievement. Justin Scott (Canadian Tire) won the Don Lovisa Memorial award as the league’s Most Valuable Player to go […]
Those who may have noticed the appearance of blue stands at such locations as outside the public library and by the mill office here over the past week should know there’s no mystery to solve. “They’re to give promotion to the La Verendrye Parkway and to direct people to the […]
Shaping up to be bigger and better than ever in conjunction with the town’s centennial, the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will be “Celebrating 100 Years of Community & Lifestyle” during its 15th-annual spring home and leisure show, which starts tomorrow at the Memorial Sports Centre. “Everything is ready to […]
Tenders for the renovation and expansion of J.W. Walker School are in, with the Rainy River District School Board expected to award the contract to Finnway Construction for $4,812,574 at its regular monthly meeting tonight. The board received three bids for the project, with the highest being $5,378,000. In February, […]
After months of having to settle for looking at the River Walk condominium from the outside, everyone will get a chance to have a peek at the display suite during an open house there tomorrow afternoon. The condominium, located at 611 Nelson St., will be open to the public from […]
The Ministry of Health and Long-term Care has directed the Community Care Access Centre for Kenora/Rainy River to cease admissions to Rainycrest Home for the Aged here. Rainycrest administrator Jill Colquhoun said yesterday this action was issued because “there have been areas of non-compliance identified which concern the resident care […]
The Northwestern Ontario “Smart Growth” panel, chaired by Fort Frances Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, turned over its final report to Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young on Friday during the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association meeting here. “Our advice lays out a plan that will provide young people with a better […]
Secondary school teachers in Fort Frances, Rainy River, and Atikokan on Friday voted 90 percent in favour of a tentative agreement reached with the school board last month. “We ended up with a 90 percent ratification vote,” said Brian Church, president of the local bargaining unit. “The bargaining team is […]
A dozen area municipalities, including Fort Frances, are receiving more than $1.68 million from the provincial government to help pay for damages incurred during last June’s flooding. Municipal Affairs and Housing minister David Young made the announcement Friday during the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association conference here. “The Eves government is […]
It was a good run while it lasted. It took two of the top three ranked teams in the province to sideline Simone and Natalie Desjardins at the all-Ontario badminton showdown in Milton last week as the Muskie sister duo posted a 2-2 record to finish in the top eight […]
The fire hazard index rose to “extreme” over the weekend as some much-anticipated rain never materialized. Harrold Boven, acting fire management supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources office here, said this morning that crews have had to fight three new blazes as of Saturday. The largest of the three—currently […]
