Well over 400 students from Fort Frances and Rainy River high schools, as well as Big Grassy, Big Island, Lac La Croix, and Saskatcheway-Anishnabe, flocked to the Red Dog Inn here last Thursday for the Seven Generations Education Institute’s annual career fair. Focused on getting kids to think about what […]
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The Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association has been denied permission by town council to run a separate canteen upstairs in the arena kitchen during hockey tournaments and Muskie games this season. “This puts a challenge up for us to raise funds,” noted Dave Egan, a member of the “Ice for […]
With ’flu season now upon us, the Northwestern Health Unit here is doing its best to ward off the illness this winter with a series of free immunization clinics around the district. “At first, these types of clinics were only designed for those people who were at a high-risk for […]
The future looks a little rosier for the Rainy River Future Development Corp. Fort Frances council has put aside other applicants for the town’s economic development officer and is taking a closer look at what the RRFDC has to offer. “We asked them to alter their application and we’ll talk […]
A little over a week after its initial launch, the Fort Area Exchange has seen no intravenous drug users turn in their used needles for sterile new ones. “There’s been no use on our end of things,” said David Schwartz of Gagne Pharmacy here, one of the program’s four local […]
Organizers have been meeting here monthly to continue planning for the 11th-annual International Conference on Safe Communities, an initiative of the World Health Organization, which is being hosted by Rainy River District in May, 2002. The conference is expected to attract hundreds of delegates from around the world. “We’ve got […]
After looking over the grade three and six testing results at its meeting here Tuesday night, the Northwest Catholic District School Board is aiming to improve scores in the areas of reading, writing, and math.
The Muskie girls’ hockey team hasn’t had much success against the Broncos from Kenora so far this season but they fared much better against the Broncos from International Falls here Friday night. The black-and-gold blanked the Falls squad 3-0 for their first win of the season but then fell 1-0 […]
Despite not claiming the NWOSSAA crown, and missing a berth at the all-Ontarios in Chatham later this month, the general vibe from members of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team is that they’re pleased they made it as far as they did. “I am doing better today,” captain Sarah Noonan […]
The Fort Frances Aquanauts travelled to Kenora last weekend to compete in their first swim meet of the season and everyone was pleased with their showing. “It was a terrific meet for us,” co-coach John Dutton enthused Monday. “It is great to get this many personal bests this early. It […]
The annual Sun Life 60+ senior men’s bonspiel wrapped up here last Wednesday afternoon with Thunder Bay rinks dominating the 32-team field. But then again, it was all just for fun. “[I like] everything about curling,” enthused Jerry Whittaker of the Earl Connors quartet from Thunder Bay, which won the […]
The Fort Frances Visserettes & Boys Gymnastics Club has been very busy preparing for the first provincial qualifier, which is being held Dec. 2-3 in Thunder Bay. Some 22 gymnasts will be representing Fort Frances there. Head coach Mike Lang said it’s still early in the season but the girls […]
