In conjunction with National Depression Screening Day, the local branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association will be holding a clinic tomorrow (Thursday) at Pharmasave. “This is part of a national screening campaign to raise awareness and detect signs of depression,” said Nancy Daley, community support staff with the Canadian […]
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Students from 16 elementary schools from across the area competed in the fourth-annual Rainy River District cross-country championships at Crossroads in Devlin last Wednesday. Close to 300 runners from grades four to eight took part in the event, which Crossroads principal Brian Love said fell on one of the last […]
The River Walk Condominium project on Front Street will move forward–albeit on a smaller scale. With just 24 people having made down payments on the 36 available units, architects instead have re-worked designs to include only 32 so the project can enter the next phase. “They reconfigured the floor plan, […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team lost some tough games at the Pizza Hut Thanksgiving Classic tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend. They opened play Friday night with a 32-25 loss to St. Patrick’s. Allison Hyatt led the Muskies with nine points, while Carling Barton netted six and Andrea Boileau […]
Once again, prices at the Stratton sales barn topped those at the larger Manitoba sales last weekend, with just over 1,200 calves passing through the local ring. “It went good, we were fairly pleased with the prices,” noted Tom Morrish, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association. “The prices were […]
Former Fort Frances resident Rob Murray has collected a countless number of hockey memorabilia in his life. But he said assembling a display to mark the 50th anniversary of the season in which the Fort Frances Canadians won the Allan Cup–which currently sits in the showcase at La Place Rendez-Vous […]
The last two days of September, I hitched a ride with Joe and Bev Kozachenko to Thunder Bay. They visited their daughter and family, the John Clairs, while I visited my daughter, the Abey family. The timing was perfect for the fall colours, with a picture of gold, green, and […]
Our Lady of the Way School will hold a book fair Wednesday, Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anyone interested in helping out can contact Theresa Sharp at 483-5874. The Terry Fox Run says thanks to Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Armstrong for organizing this event. OLW raised $100, […]
The Tagg’s Bantam ‘AA’ hockey team dumped the Dryden Hornets 8-1 here Saturday in their first exhibition game of the season. After the game, head coach Dave Egan had to make his final three roster cuts to finalize the team at 17 players. “They made it very tough for us. […]
The Borderland Thunder have the right ingredients heading into their first set of home games this weekend–a 4-1-1 record, a taste of first place in the young Superior International Junior Hockey League, and a team that’s starting to come together. “It’ll be big. We’ve got a lot of fan support […]
District farmers stressed the need to address public concerns with the industry during a meeting with an Agricultural Odyssey Group rep Friday evening in Stratton. The ag industry and the public have to strengthen their relationship according to several farmers as about 15 people gathered at Our Lady of the […]
A committee of about a dozen people presented the first part of a massive plan to “Re-invent Fort Frances” to town council Tuesday night. The plan, which includes an enhanced entranceway on this side of the border, expansive parking areas, parks, decor, and building relocations, was put together and presented […]
