Staff U.S. co-chair Jeff Stoner said the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board has been busy with a slew of projects during the annual joint public meeting on the regulation of Rainy and Namakan lakes and the Rainy River held Tuesday at La Place Rendez-Vous here. While it’s been a […]
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Sarah Pruys With 6,500 cubic metres of soil now removed from Highway 602 just before Bone Road, T&K Sharp Construction is ready to begin removing the 48-metre concrete culvert that a creek, known as the Rainy River tributary, runs through. Once the culvert is removed, an almost 49-metre bridge will […]
Sarah Pruys Jim Krag, left, from Resolute Forest Products, along with Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis, local MPP Sarah Campbell, and Greg Chapman of the local Ministry of Natural Resources office, gathered to “plant” the company’s one-billionth tree—a white spruce—following their speeches to those who had gathered to watch the […]
Sarah Pruys Elder Catherine Kelly talked to children aged seven-14 about the “full moon teachings” yesterday morning at the Nanicost grounds here. As part of Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ annual “Children’s Summer Institute,” which wraps up tomorrow, youths and their families are invited to come out and partake in games and […]
Heather Latter Sydney Beck and Pasquel Shortreed worked on making crystal structures during the “Mining Matters” workshop last Thursday at Confederation College here. The free seminar, sponsored by Rainy River Resources, ran last Wednesday through Friday, with one in-class day for adults and another focused on teaching youths about geology. […]
Lucas Punkari WISSOTA Midwest Modified driver Brady Caul used up every part of the track Saturday evening during the opening heat at the Emo Speedway. Caul came away with a fourth-place finish—a result he later matched in the feature race.
Sarah Pruys Acer Allen donated blood for the 25th time yesterday at Fort Frances High School as phlebotomists Carolyne Favell, left, and Kara Molave smiled in the background. The Canadian Blood Services’ inaugural summer clinic here saw 137 donors contribute 108 units on the first day, which was slightly lower […]
Sarah Pruys Greg Chapman, district manager for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Fort Frances, spoke to a small group of people about the significance of Resolute Forest Products planting its one billionth tree—a white spruce—on Friday morning at the Sorting Gap Marina here. Similar ceremonies also were held in […]
Lucas Punkari Alex McDonald watched as his opening tee shot headed down the first fairway yesterday morning as he began the final round of the annual Kitchen Creek Classic. The winner of the last two editions of the tournament, McDonald fell two strokes short of making it a “three-peat” as […]
Lucas Punkari Adrienne Smith of Boston Pizza prepared to take a shot on a goal while Taggs’ defender Chantal Jodoin gave chase during the Borderland Soccer League women’s division finals at St. Francis Field last night. Smith would score a pair of goals during the contest, as Boston Pizza cruised […]
Lucas Punkari Travis Green of Ballz Deep swung at a pitch on Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sport Field here, as his squad took on the Dirt Digglers in local slo-pitch action. The league is currently in the middle of playoff action, with the final games of the season […]
Lucas Punkari Alexis Hampe, left, of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs raced after the ball while Melaine Hyatt of Boston Pizza gave chase during Boston Pizza’s 9-0.
