Duane Hicks One project in the 2011 budget that may have to be put on hold is upgrades to the Portage Avenue storm sewer pumping station given the town still is waiting for the go-ahead from CN. “I have written numerous letters to the powers that be at CN,” said […]
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Duane Hicks Sign up by April 15 Think your business offers excellent customer service? How about letting the customers decide? That’s the idea behind the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s 2011 customer service challenge, this year dubbed the 2011 Customer Service “People’s Choice” Online Challenge. The RRFDC has changed the […]
Lucas Punkari For the first time since 2001, the Muskies are on top of the heap in the local men’s basketball league. The squad captured the title last night at Fort High with a convincing 65-45 over defending champion Boston Pizza. The Muskies capitalized on a number of steals in […]
Heather Latter Darryl Allan (“Frank”) and Beth Logue (“Emma”) acted out a scene last night during the dress rehearsal of the comedy, “Father, Oh . . .” Written and directed by local resident Tracy Gibson, the dinner theatre play, a sequel to the 2009 production, “Suzette’s Closet,” runs tonight through […]
Lucas Punkari Boston Pizza’s Nick Beyak was guarded under the net by Muskie Josh Strain during the second half of last night’s final. Strain netted 17 points to help the Fort High crew earn a 65-45 victory for their first men’s league title since 2001.
When it comes to finding places to fish in Sunset Country, we are pretty lucky. There is always an open season for several species, and the choices of waters are endless. I grew up fishing many small lakes throughout the year—for walleyes, lake trout, and crappies. My dad and I […]
Succession planning is a continuous process to plan for the transfer of knowledge, skills, labour, management, control, and ownership of the farm business between one generation, sometimes known as the founder or retiring generation, and the next or successor generation. Succession is a process and not an event; it takes […]
Peggy Revell With the province’s release of the annual “sunshine list” last week, it looks like education and health care salaries make the bulk of those earning $100,000 plus in the region. Education Principals and vice-principals across the Rainy River District School Board have hopped onto the list this past […]
Staff With news last week that the Town of Fort Frances is reducing the number of full-time firefighters from eight to six, Fort Frances Professional Fire Fighters Local 1012 is expressing concern for both the reduction of staff and comments made to residents with regards to level of service. “Many […]
Robin McCormick Guthrie United Church’s annual “Spring Fling” auction and tea is set for this Sunday (April 10) from 2-4 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for kids 12 and under. See you there! • • • In conjunction with “Spring Fever Days” in […]
Dave Ogilvie The annual “Cuts for Cancer” will take place at the Hair and Body Care Shoppe in Emo on Saturday, April 16 in conjunction with Spring Fever Days. Haircuts, by appointment, will run from 8:30 a.m.-noon. Then the official shaving of the heads, as well as Vern Thompson’s beard […]
the MNR A Balmertown resident must pay $1,600 for caching boats on Crown land without authorization. Matthew Kehoe was convicted under the Public Lands Act and fined a total of $1,000 for unlawfully caching six aluminium boats on Crown land. He also was fined $600 under the Provincial Parks and […]
