It’s been quite the off-season for football’s Fort High Muskies. Since their heartbreaking loss to Kenora in last November’s NorWOSSA final, the Muskies have moved leagues and are now on the eve of their first season with the Winnipeg High School Football League (WHSFL). But through it all, ‘A’ head […]
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In a bid to get a provincially-proposed young offender’s facility built here, public meetings are being held to gauge public support. And the Rainy River Tribal Area First Nations, a corporation of seven district First Nations, has proposed that Couchiching Reserve be the site of the facility–a proposal that needs […]
It wasn’t too hard to figure out the turning point in the mixed slo-pitch league final between the Sluggers and the Little Rascals at St. Francis Sportsfields last night. Chances are it was the Sluggers’ nine-run splurge in the bottom of the third inning which left the Rascals playing catch […]
Although it is much later than usual, the 2001 Fort Frances property tax rates and due dates have now been set. During last night’s regular meeting, council approved a two percent increase on residential taxes necessary to have the same budget as in 2000. “It was to allow us to […]
Rookie mini-sprints racer Kenny Perry Jr. of Fort Frances capped off an impressive campaign by capturing the mini-sprints racing overall points title Saturday at the Emo Speedway, becoming the division’s youngest-ever champion. “I didn’t expect to win,” he said this morning. “I didn’t expect to do so well.” Perry, 14, […]
On Aug. 10, the employees of Pharmasave #494 (Pharmasave Downtown) decided to participate in the upcoming Terry Fox Run scheduled for Sept. 16. As a gesture of good will they extended the invitation to their “sister” store, Pharmasave #495 (Clinic Dispensary), in the hopes of combining funds and volunteers. A […]
Fort Frances town council is expected to vote on a by-law to adopt this year’s tax rates at its coucil meeting this evening. “It’s what was originally decided by council this spring, a two percent increase,” noted Darryl Allan, the town’s manager of administration and finance. The increase will only […]
And then there were four. The final line-up of competitors in the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs will consist of the Emo Bulldogs, the Barwick Blue Knights, Big Grassy, and Stratton. The defending champion Bulldogs are the only undefeated team after they used a five-run burst in the sixth […]
With a renewed effort on the picket lines yesterday, Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living (ACL) employees have taken aim at their executive director, Alanna Barr, blaming her for a lack of negotiations. “It’s very frustrating when you have one person controlling everything and she’s not willing to […]
The second wave of the Rainy River District Fastball League playoffs were held Tuesday night with Sight and Sound falling to Zig’s Place 5-2 at Manitou, eliminating them from the double knock-out tournament. The Fort Frances-based team had an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning from […]
Last year’s proposal by the Alberton town council to rescue the municipality’s community hall are about to go up in smoke. The Crozier community hall is going to be used as a practice ground for the Alberton fire department and burnt to the ground. After months of debate last year […]
A group of elementary school teachers hit the books a few weeks early during last week’s third annual Summer Institute for teachers at Fort Frances High School. Literacy was the topic of this year’s conference, with 85 teachers from across Ontario participating in the series of three workshops on the […]
