Duane Hicks Fort Frances and Atikokan have teamed up to hire a consultant to devise a “blue box” recycling strategy for both communities. Town council last night selected Trow Engineering of Brampton to complete a “blue box” recycling strategy at a total cost of $27,485 (plus HST). Ninety percent of […]
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Staff Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis filed his papers this morning to seek another term in the Oct. 25 municipal election. Avis has been on council for the past 13 years, the first nine as a councillor and the last four as mayor. As previously reported, Coun. Sharon Tibbs filed […]
The start time to close the intersection of Third Street East and Portage Avenue this Thursday, as well as the intersection of Fifth Street and Portage Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 31, has been revised since first being reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin. The underpass now will be closed starting at […]
Staff Local golfer Christin Thomson did not qualify for the CN Canadian Women’s Open at Winnipeg’s St. Charles Country Club yesterday. Thomson participated in an open qualifier, shooting an 11-over 83 to fall well short of nabbing one of the four open slots in the tournament, which begins Thursday and […]
Dan Falloon Robbie Payne prepared to take a hand-off from assistant coach Dennis Ogilvie during the opening of Muskie football camp yesterday evening. Coach Chad Canfield reported 42 players attended the first session, which was designed to get them comfortable with the fundamentals of the game. Players will be donning […]
Duane Hicks A crew continues to gut the old Fort Frances High School as its owners prepare to demolish the J.A. Mathieu section of the building. According to an agreement with the town, the developers (1578389 Ontario Ltd.) have until Sept. 30 to knock it down.
It is with great sorrow that the family of May (Mickey) Kathleen Cross (nee Carmody), 85, announces her passing on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. May was born March 15, 1925 in Fort Frances, Ont. to William and Eva Carmody. She was […]
Staff With the aim to have all work completed at Lions Park by 2014, the Fort Frances Lions Club is asking town council for assistance extending the walkway there. In a letter to be presented to council at its regular meeting tonight, Lion Luke Schill said the club had planned […]
Staff The intersection of Second Street East and Portage Avenue will be closed this Wednesday (Aug. 25) from 7-11 a.m. so Bay City Contracting can remove the recycling asphalt paving (RAP) material and install granular ‘A’ material, Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown reported this morning. As a result, traffic […]
the MNR General hazy conditions, particularly in the western sectors of Northwestern Ontario in the West Fire Region, are likely the result of smoke drifting in on wind currents from British Columbia’s forest fires. Although the haze is considered to be the result of the smoke from the western fires, […]
Staff Fort Frances native Steve Arpin had one first-place finish under his belt over the weekend. Unfortunately, he peaked early as he was unable to parlay the pole position on the starting grid into a victory—finishing seventh yesterday at the ARCA circuit’s Allen Crowe 100 at the Illinois State Fairground. […]
Peggy Revell Thunder Bay’s “Alaska Army Band” jammed out some psychedelic tunes during the second-annual Fort Frances Folk Festival yesterday at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre. It was perfect summer day for the festival, which ran all afternoon and into the night, and featured more than a dozen talented acts, […]
