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The Associated Press ATLANTA—Watch out for Fluffy and Fido! Cats and dogs are a factor in more than 86,000 serious falls each year, according to the first U.S. government study of pet-related tumbles. Such incidents are relatively rare, accounting for just about one percent of injuries from falls. And the […]
Duane Hicks With the 99-year lease for Pither’s Point Park due to expire just a month from now, the public is welcome to attend a forum scheduled for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the East End Hall. Concerned citizen Andrew George, who first announced he was planning a public forum […]
Staff Plans are a-changin’ when it comes to the under-12 Fort Frances district soccer team. An information and registration meeting will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the small gym at Fort High for all under-12 and under-13 players and their parents. Tonight initially was scheduled as the first […]
Staff A second condominium development may be in the cards for Fort Frances after town council passed a bylaw to accept an offer to sell riverfront property just east of the Riverwalk Condominiums during a special meeting yesterday afternoon. A Thunder Bay developer—1621623 Ontario Ltd.—is eyeing the property at 625 […]
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Erma Mae Dean Gurski announces her passing on Saturday, March 28, 2009 at Pinewood Court in Thunder Bay, Ont. with her daughter by her side. Erma was born to Eli and Katherine Johnson on May 10, 1931 in […]
Staff With Borderland seemingly beset by a spring weather cycle of rain, snow, and sunshine to melt that snow, only for it to freeze overnight, walking through puddles comes with the territory. But one area where pedestrians have little choice where to walk in order to reach the north end […]
Duane Hicks With the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 21st-annual TBayTel home and leisure show coming here in just over a month, more and more exhibitors are signing up. But for those undecided about getting involved, Chamber office manager Dawn Booth said there’s still time to book space for the […]
Staff Extending the previously-announced plan to have scheduled shutdowns at the AbitibiBowater mill here due to poor market conditions, the start-up date for paper machines #5 and #7 and the kraft mill has been delayed until Monday, April 13. The two paper machines and the kraft mill were idled March […]
Mitch Calvert Their backs truly are against the wall now. The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres face a 3-1 deficit in their best-of-seven semi-final series with the Thunder Bay Bearcats after a heart-breaking 3-2 overtime loss last night at the Ice for Kids Arena here. The black-and-red overcame two one-goal deficits […]
