Despite the persistently feeble Canadian dollar, the number of U.S visitors flocking to this area for shopping and vacation bargains has dropped compared with this time last year, according to some local business owners. “I’m finding there’s a lot fewer tourists this summer,” Tom Pearson, owner of Camp Narrows Lodge […]
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Steve Arpin continues to collect one modified feature victory after another at the Emo Raceway. And after six weeks, the bounty on his head has grown to close to $400. The pot is supplied by local businesses in an attempt to attract fan interest and inspire the other drivers. But […]
New signs saluting the Muskies’ latest all-Ontario hockey gold medal have been posed at both the east and west entrances of town. “They look pretty good,” Barney Maher, president of the Fort Frances Blueline Club, enthused yesterday, noting the club purchased the signs after the Muskies’ won gold in the […]
The owners of Rainy Lake Boatworks believe they have something to share: a beautiful location on the water, knowledge of the sights and history of Rainy Lake, and years of kayaking expertise. And after the success of their one-day kayakers’ symposium last summer, they’ve decided to make a weekend of […]
Cheerful chaos perhaps described the scene at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy last Friday as the first week of a summer day camp came to a close. The energy level among the group of 24 campers, most of them from Stanjikoming First Nation, was high right up until 4 p.m. […]
At the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy, raising the bar is an ongoing goal. And with the help of a highly-qualified Brazilian couple here to take over coaching duties at the club, this summer promises to be one of the most successful to date. While Rio de Janeiro native Adriana Ota […]
Bill Godin, owner of Lake Despair Lodge, said he had the pleasure of fishing with Mark Hopkins the day before his fatal boating accident last month on Footprint Lake. And as the inaugural “Castin’ for Cash” bass derby wrapped up on the grounds of the lodge Sunday evening, Godin said […]
Kitchen Creek Golf Club hosted the first-ever regional qualifier for next month’s provincial showdown of the Aboriginal Indigenous Games. Close to 90 golfers from the region competed in six age divisions, with 26 qualifying for the provincials in Blind River. From there, they will vie for a spot on Team […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will review its special education programming with a special report at its special meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the board office (next to St. Francis School). “We’re requested by the Ministry of Education to list all the special education guidelines and services we […]
Construction will be hectic in Fort Frances later this summer after the Ministry of Transportation approved $747,000 in funding, including $213,000 for more improvements to King’s Highway here. Included in the information package received during last night’s regular council meeting was a letter to town clerk Glen Treftlin from Transportation […]
The Northwestern Health Unit posted Morley Beach as “unsafe for swimming” on Friday due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling. “We sampled today [Monday] and the earliest we’ll know anything will be Wednesday,” said Bill Limerick, environmental health team leader with the health unit. “We’ll have a good […]
Cory Calder and David Woodgate of Fort Frances weighed in a 10-fish total of 21.03 pounds to capture the $5,000 first prize Sunday in the inaugral “Castin’ for Cash” live release bass derby on Lake Despair. Denis Barnard, defending champ of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship finished in second […]
