While being a veteran volunteer in the Aboriginal Sports Circle, Wayne Anderson was blown away by the magnitude of the 2002 North American Indigenous Games in Winnipeg last week. And this was two days after the closing ceremonies on Sunday. “‘Awesome’ is the only word–from the opening ceremonies to the […]
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When a grassroots group won their bid to keep the AB-Backus complex open this week, members of the Fort Frances arts community breathed a sigh of relief. They say “Citizens for Backus-AB” and the proposed arts/community centre to be housed in the AB-Backus complex will only boost the arts community […]
Lots of new activities, a new route for the canoe races, and homemade ice cream will greet visitors in Barwick this weekend for the fourth-annual Chapple Days this Friday and Saturday. The route usually takes canoeists from one point to another, but this year’s race will be completely different, said […]
Surrounded by a sea of cheering young people, eight local youths stood just feet away from Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day celebrations in Toronto two weeks ago, and have returned to say it was the experience of a lifetime. “It was amazing,” chaperone Colette Fafard said Thursday, […]
The Decoy Rebels of Dryden topped the seven-team field at the annual Pinewood Bears fastball tournament over the weekend. The Rebels, who went 1-1-1 in pool play, pulled out big wins against the Stratton Bobcats in the ‘A’ semi-final and Rainy River District Fastball League leading-Rainy River Royals, 5-1 in […]
It’s time to dust off the old running shoes, as organizers are preparing for the annual Terry Fox Run, with the aim to raise more than $13,000 again this year. The Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau invites anyone who would like to help organize or volunteer for the annual event to […]
Voyageurs National Park will offer a wide variety of programs and activities through Aug. 24. Available this year will be boat tours of the park, programs for children, evening guest-speaker and campfire talks, north canoe trips, morning, afternoon, and evening canoe trips, and an evening exploration of a beaver pond. […]
After a two-week trial period with the new blue box recycling program, slight changes have been made to the pick-up schedule starting Monday. On Mondays, all homes from the east side of Portage Avenue to the west side of Frenette Avenue and north side of Scott Street will be picked […]
Former Fort Frances resident R.H. ‘Bob’ Peters was announced as one of six new 2002 entries into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame yesterday Peters will be inducted in the “builder” category for a long and successful 41-year coaching career with the University of North Dakota and Bemidji State […]
Wayne Strachan will be back with the Borderland Thunder this season, the team announced this morning. The 29-year-old will be the new assistant to general manager Brent Tookenay and director of player scouting with the team. Terms of the deal were not given. Strachan had coached the Thunder last year […]
Close to $4 million worth of local flood damage has already been reported to the Ontario Disaster Relief Office with less than two weeks remaining before the claims deadline. As of Thursday the disaster office received 362 claims with damages totaling $3,970,000, office manager Ian Mollett said this morning. “It […]
The Aquanauts are looking to use their largest grant to date to improve their development. The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) announced Tuesday that communities in the Northwest region, including the local swim club, will benefit from grants totalling $796,700. Several grants support initiatives that will improve local sports organizations and […]
