Ken Kellar Participants in the 2019 Terry Fox Run set off from the Sorting Gap Marina early yesterday afternoon. The annual fundraier drew more two dozen participants who ran, walked or rode the path along the waterfront from the Sorting Gap to Seven Oaks and back. Organizers said the run […]
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Jamie Mountain Jim Ballard took some practice swings as he got ready to tee off on hole No. 6 during the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s golf scramble hosted by Heron Landing on Saturday. The foursome that included Dale Cooper, Mike Bodnarchuk, and Ed Morrison ended up as the victors. All […]
Jamie Mountain Now there’s a sight you don’t usually see. Due to the Fort Frances Lakers’ SIJHL pre-season game against the Red Lake Miners here getting postponed on Friday evening, the Lakers decided to combine rosters with the Muskie boys’ hockey team and made up two teams to play a […]
Ken Kellar FASD Community Partners Robyn Dennis (Community Living Fort Frances and District), front left, Miranda Sigurdson (NHWU), Lana Smith (Fort Frances Tribal Area Health Services), Jenn Cawston (FIREFLY), Erin Lovelace (Kenora-Rainy River Children and Family Services), Ellie Tucker (OPSEU Local 718 correctional staff), back left, Copper River Inn general […]
Jamie Mountain Ashton Cousineau was locked in on the airborne ball as he got ready to unleash a serve during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s first practice of the season on Monday afternoon at Fort High. All four Muskie court sport teams will open the NorWOSSA season on Tuesday […]
The town posted a Notice of Seizure at the Front Street and Victoria Avenue entrance to the shuttered paper mill property yesterday morning to notify the property owner that the town will be seizing personal property to sell at a public auction to recover nearly $500,000 in unpaid taxes on […]
Ken Kellar One of the new classrooms stands ready for use at SGEI’s new Fort Frances campus. Following the grand opening ceremony, visitors were invited to take an extensive tour of the new facility. There are nine regular classrooms at the campus designated for secondary, post-secondary and pre-employment training use. […]
Sam Odrowski Ashley Barker, left, Jon Barker, and local MPP Greg Rickford gathered in front of Barker Logging last Wednesday for a funding announcement of $170,341 to help offset Barker’s $850,000 investment to expand his production capabilities and retain employees.
Sam Odrowski Rainy River Meats processing manager David Donaldson, left, and Rainy River District Regional Abattoir intern Cassidy Teeple, joined local MPP Greg Rickford last Wednesday in front of Rainy River Meats in Emo to discuss the $31,500 in provincial funding for the intern position at the not-for-profit abattoir.
Ken Kellar “Ragged Road” band members Rod Parr, left, Peter Keen, Michael Dennis, Chris Marchand and Jhustin Czjakowski played the final barn concert of the season at Cornell Farms last Wednesday night. The band hails from Dryden and delivered a fun blend of rock and folk music with a touch […]
Ken Kellar Canadian rock legend Carl Dixon took to the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday to deliver a blend of hits from across his career as the first performer of the Tour De Fort season. Dixon, best known for his time in bands Coney Hatch, The Guess Who […]
Ken Kellar Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities Ross Romano spoke to the crowd during the grand opening of Seven Generations Education Institute’s new Fort Frances Campus on Thursday. The minister stressed the importance of facilities like the new campus which offer students the chance for high quality post-secondary education […]
