From the MNRF There were no new fires in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. One new fire was reported in Nipigon District by Tuesday afternoon. Nipigon Fire #37, a 0.1-hectare blaze located about 25 km east of Wabakimi Provincial Park, is now “out.” Meanwhile, forest fire hazard is rising […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Doris Anderson, with her family at her side, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at her home in Hillsdale Estates Long-Term Care Facility in Oshawa, Ont. Doris, along with her twin brother, Donald, was born June 30, 1931 in […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is looking for assistance from the public. On Tuesday at 11 p.m., OPP officers were advised of a robbery of a convenience store in the Township of Atikokan. The suspect is described as a male, about 5’6”-5’8” tall. Anyone with information on […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is pleased to welcome The Rose Ensemble on Sunday, Sept. 18. The group is performing “Jerusalem, Treasures from the Holy Land,” which is the first of six performances in the 2016-17 Backus Performing Arts Series. The concert program, created in collaboration […]
Duane Hicks The town put up a new permanent electronic speed sign earlier this week at the corner of King’s Highway and Holmes Avenue to remind motorists just how fast they’re going. The $5,000 sign was purchased by town council as requested by the local Police Services Board. The sign […]
Staff Town council has approved the timetable for planning out the 2017 budget, which includes a public input meeting slated for Monday, Sept. 26 in conjunction with the regular council meeting that night. At that time, the public is urged to share its ideas as to what should be in […]
Duane Hicks Ed Kaun & Sons are in the process of giving Tim Hortons here a facelift. Starting today, the lobby will be closed for about a week for interior renovations. Once these are done, the lobby will be re-opened but the drive-thru will be closed temporarily to do some […]
Duane Hicks The town’s bylaw enforcement department cracked down on parking violators this summer. Its quarterly activity report showed a spike in parking tickets issued in July and August. Over those two months, bylaw officers wrote 64 tickets—39 during a nine-day span in July, including 12 on the first day […]
Duane Hicks Who will earn a star on the “Chiliwood” Walk of Fame? The competition is shaping up for the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s annual chili cook-off here this coming Wednesday (Sept. 21). As of late yesterday, a total of eight teams have stepped forward to deliver what they […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Arctic sea ice this summer shrank to its second lowest level since scientists started to monitor it by satellite. The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado said the sea ice reached its summer low point on Saturday, extending 1.6 million […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press My grandmother, who lived with us when I was growing up, had a serious sweet tooth and would bake something almost every day. In the spring, it was coconut cream pie. In the summer, home-made ice cream and peach pie. And during fall apple […]
By Kelli Kennedy The Associated Press In Angela Liddon’s previous life, there were chia seed doughnuts drizzled with coconut lemon whipped cream and decadent parfaits with homemade jams and hearty granolas for breakfast. At least once a week, the plant-based blogger and cookbook author dreamed up another breakfast. But these […]
