Sometimes, a team’s progress can be measured even in defeat. The Muskie girls’ hockey team (0-2) were on the short end of a 3-0 loss against the Dryden Eagles (2-0) up there last night, but looked much better than in Tuesday’s season-opening 11-3 defeat here to Dryden. “It was an […]
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The town has earmarked $208,000 in the 2003 budget for the construction of a third apron at the Fort Frances Airport—if a deal can be struck with a Minneapolis-based company. Airport superintendent Bill Caul said Friday a company called Wipaire Inc. has expressed some interest in setting up a satellite […]
The fight against drug and alcohol abuse will take centre stage as next week is declared Drug Awareness Week by the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team. Starting Sunday, the local SAP team, along with partners throughout the district, will begin a week of activities as part of a […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce will see a few new faces after the election of officers at its semi-annual meeting Nov. 26, co-ordinator Dawn Booth said. “Yes, there are a couple people leaving. They maybe haven’t confirmed that yet, but I know for sure that some people will be […]
What do Fort Frances residents like the most about the town? Nice people. At least, that’s according to a citizenship satisfaction survey which was conducted in late August and released after Tuesday night’s council meeting. “I believe it is fairly representative of the residents of Fort Frances and contains interesting […]
The hunters have become the hunted. Scared Hitless are the new front-runners in the local women’s volleyball league heading into action tonight, moving ahead of former leader Gillons’ last week. A six-point night for Scared Hitless upped their season total to 33, two ahead of Gillons’, who managed only three […]
He waged his battles from the air and on the ice, and registered some memorable victories in both arenas. Comrade E.A. “Doc” Johnson was one of the many Fort Frances natives who did their part to further the fight for freedom in the Second World War, serving overseas for three […]
This time, they got to keep the points. The Borderland Thunder got their shot at redemption last night and didn’t disappoint a nearly full house at the Ice for Kids Arena by beating the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs 4-2 in SIJHL action. It was tough to tell whether the Thunder […]
The Dryden Eagles should have been less concerned about the colour of their opponents’ jerseys and more worried about the people wearing them. A last-minute decision by the host Eagles forced the Muskies to change from their road black uniforms into their home white outfits just before the two squads […]
Indian Affairs minister Robert Nault and chiefs of eight Fort Frances area First Nations signed an agreement-in-principle here Tuesday that would see local First Nations make their own laws and decisions on education in the near future. The agreement is the first of its kind in Ontario, but local chiefs […]
The boil-water advisory at Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton could be lifted this week after staff there realized chorine levels injected into the water to disinfect it were too low to be effective. Last week, Veikko Long, a water systems specialist from Thunder Bay, was at the […]
The mayor of Ear Falls is the first person to declare their intention to seek the Liberal nomination in Kenora-Rainy River for the next provincial election. “I’ve always had an interest in the economy of our region and the services our government provides to residents in the Kenora-Rainy River district,” […]
