It’s been 66 years since Lena Duchnicki of Fort Frances was in high school but she’d be the first to admit her memories of those days are clearer than ever–thanks to the FFHS Millennium Reunion held here last week. The tremendously successful event attracted about 2,000 Fort High alumni–back for […]
News
After about a month-long respite, the forest tent caterpillars that plagued the district in May and June are back–sort of. Actually, they now can be seen as tiny tan brown moths clinging to almost every street light and building in town as more and more of them emerge from their […]
After three years of careful planning, construction, and donated time, the Fort Frances Lions Club officially opened the Millennium Park on Second Street East here Saturday afternoon. Speakers like Lion Luke Schill, NDP leader Howard Hampton, Indian and Northern Affairs minister Robert Nault, and Mayor Glenn Witherspoon welcomed the crowd […]
Soon you’ll be able to purchase a home in Victoria, B.C.–without even leaving your one here in Fort France. At least, that’s what local teacher Trevor Bowles is hoping for. He started a company last year called clickahomecanada.com., an on-line marketplace for houses across the country. This kind of web […]
Imagine being in the hospital and not able to talk to loved ones over the telephone. Well, that’s exactly the case at the year-old acute care wing at the new Rainy River Health Centre. Two weeks ago, the family of the late Pearl Desjardine appealed to the community to help […]
Representatives on the Sioux Narrows/Nestor Falls transition committee are now into the nitty-gritty after meeting for the fourth time Tuesday night to discuss next year’s amalgamation. The committee, struck to prepare recommendations for the municipal council of the new municipality of Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls, has finished prioritizing issues and […]
“Rainy Lake is the best lake that there is,” said Denis “Barny” Barnard as he sat–fishing rod in hand–waiting for a bite last Friday afternoon. And with that love of the lake, Barnard has started a new business venture–Barny’s Fishing, Guiding, and Cabin Security. Whether it’s sunny and hot or […]
Hit by lightning Wednesday, gall bladder out on Monday. So far, the month of July has been an exciting one for Cliff Hagen of Barwick. Hagen, who builds log homes, was at a work site around 4 p.m. on July 5 when a thunderstorm moved in. He decided to shut […]
When he first arrived in Canada from Germany some 12 years ago, Amos Brielmann was amazed by all the space and land that was available. “The first time I came here it was in June and I thought, ‘This is paradise,’” Brielmann said Saturday morning over breakfast in his Pinewood […]
The emergency room at the Rainy River Health Centre will not close despite the recent departure of a key staff member there. Wayne Woods, CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. here, said Monday that rumours it will be closed are absolutely not true. He did admit there is a […]
A report by the Ministry of Natural Resources says the cormorant and pelican populations on Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods have very little impact on sport fishing. In a presentation to the Natural Resources Advisory Committee, MNR biologist Darren Elder explained why cormorants and pelicans–often blamed as the […]
Step aside, guys, a Muskie girls’ hockey team may soon be basking in NorWOSSA glory, too. “We are looking to organize a [FFHS] girls’ hockey team that will play exhibition games against teams in Kenora, Dryden, and possibly Minnesota,” confirmed former NHL’er Mike Allison, co-owner of the AA Developmental Hockey […]
