With a preliminary budget of $225,000 to host the World Health Organization conference here in 2002, the Rainy River Valley Safety Coalition is hoping to get some help from the town to get ready. Doug Langtry, former vice-chair of the RRVSC, came with “hat in hand” to Monday night’s council […]
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The chairman of the Rainy River Future Development Corp. made it clear to councillors he wants to see Fort Frances back on board for the upcoming fiscal year, which starts next month. “We need your support, as well as all the communities in the district, if we’re going to do […]
On Jan. 11, the Fort Frances High school Millennium Reunion organizing committee will officially begin the six-month countdown to its July reunion. The countdown will take place at the committee’s first meeting of the millennium at 7 p.m. in the Fort Frances High School cafeteria. This open meeting is an […]
Despite being active only since Nov. 30, and members are new to this type of enforcement, the Kenora Joint Forces Drug Unit has been successful to date. Composed of the OPP and Kenora Police Service, the drug unit conducted 13 investigations that resulted in 21 charges against 15 people. Of […]
Entering the new millennium, the Canadian Hockey Association is prepared to change its system and is requesting feedback from the general public on how to do it. CHA president Bob Nicholson has asked people to log on the Internet at www.canadianhockey.ca/openice to read what it feels is pertinent information regarding […]
A good racer combined with a good machine is usually a winning formula. And that’s exactly what happened last weekend at the WSA Pro Ice Circuit in Roseau, Mn., where Steve Arpin of Fort Frances stole the show by winning three separate divisions to go along with a second and […]
The numbers speak volumes–the Muskies are 7-0 in NorWOSSA play but just 2-5 against American teams this season, including five-straight losses. So the question remains–how good or how bad are the Muskies? Or better yet, just what is the talent level of NorWOSSA? As the black-and-gold get ready to face […]
Emo teams batted .500 in recent minor hockey action. The Beginners, facing Fort Frances for their first encounter this season, were sounded defeated 6-0. Ben Bruyere and Nick Nault led the visitors with two goals each while Joe Basaraba and Cam Badiuk added singles. Meanwhile, the Esso Atom Leafs had […]
Andrew George scored the eventual game-winning goal in the second period to stake the local KC “AA” PeeWees to a 6-5 victory over the Atikokan Flyers in exhibition hockey action here Sunday. The KCs jumped out to a 3-2 lead after the first period on goals by Marc Riordon, Scott […]
The Sioux Hawks “AAA” Bantam team, comprised of the area’s top players including some from Fort Frances, beat a Midget/Juvenile team from Ignace 11-2. Matt Miller paced the team with three goals. Colin Peet, Adam Parent, and Mark Morin each added a pair while Damian Thomas and Adam Clark netted […]
Everything looks good for the new airport terminal here to be completed by Jan. 23 as scheduled, Operations and Facilities superintendent Bruce Spottiswood noted yesterday. Work crews presently are finishing up the drywalling and painting inside the terminal, he said, noting the former was delayed slightly by the installation of […]
As Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. entered 2000 without the “Y2K” bug in sight, CEO Wayne Woods is now focusing on the $4.5 million in renovations to La Verendrye hospital as the “big news” in the new year. “We still have to go through a process where we draw up […]
