The “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” committee started back to work eagerly at its Jan. 10 meeting after breaking for the Christmas season. Regular weekly meetings have resumed. A response from Northern Ontario Heritage Fund regarding Phase 1 of the application for funding is expected in the next couple of weeks. That […]
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The Atikokan Crisis Centre received donations from three branches of the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario on Monday night totalling $1,000. Representatives from the elementary teachers local, occasional teachers local, and the educational support personnel were on hand at Monday’s meeting here to present the funds, which came from the […]
A trip for two to Halifax could cost just $5—if you win the upcoming “Friends of the Library” draw on Valentine’s Day, that is. The trip, valued at $2,000, includes airfare for two, three nights’ accommodation, and $500 in spending money. “The $500 in spending money is worth $5,” said […]
Doug Maki was sentenced to life in prison today at the Fort Frances Courthouse for killing local teen Melani Sutton, with eligibility for parole in 14 years. Maki had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection with Sutton’s death on Tuesday—just a few hours into his first-degree murder trial. Maki […]
The candlelight ski scheduled for tomorrow (Jan. 18) at Voyageurs National Park’s Rainy Lake Visitor Center east of International Falls has been cancelled. The ski has been cancelled because of no significant snowfall this year, and rocks and woody debris are visible.
The local Knights of Columbus ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team will get their chance to shine this weekend as their annual 12-team invitational tournament gets underway here tomorrow morning. Other teams competing here include the Red Lake Rockets, Kenora Thistles, Ignace Sharks, Dryden Apollos, Atikokan Flyers, and six Thunder Bay teams […]
Five Aquanauts are heading to a swim meet in Regina, Sask. on Jan. 25-26 in hopes of qualifying for Junior Provincial Championships in Brantford, Ont. in early March. The five are Boyd Badiuk, Heather and Rachel Dutton, Alyssa Holliday, and Karli McKinnon. They and the rest of the Aquanauts also […]
It was anything but a happy ending in Bryan Bonot’s quest for the provincial senior men’s curling title last week at the Granite Club in North Bay. The Stratton-based rink, including third Terry Lee, second Ron Martinuk, and lead Ted Stewart, finished last with a 1-4 record in the six-team […]
The familiar confines of Fort High’s “Fish Tank” and Rainy River Community College across the river in International Falls may be mere kilometres apart but for first-year hoopsters John Sivonen and Sarah Noonan, the change from high school to college has taken some adjusting. “I have a completely different role […]
The local Tagg’s ‘AA’ Bantams allowed four-straight goals in the third period to lose 5-3 to War-road in the ‘A’ final of a hockey tournament in Roseau, Mn. last weekend. They had led 3-0 after the first period on goals by Jamie Davis (two) and Andrew Perrault. But it was […]
The Emo Belle, Tween and Novice Bandits had gold on their minds as they participated in the 23rd-annual Lake of the Woods ringette tournament earlier this month in Kenora. And the Novice squad did not disappoint—dumping a Thunder Bay team 10-4 in the final to earn top honours at a […]
With more hockey than ever being played at the Memorial Sports Centre, with both the ’52 Canadians and Ice for Kids arenas seeing use, town council Monday night approved a request by Community Services manager George Bell to buy a new zamboni. The cost of the $62,340 machine was offset […]
