Bedbugs are found pretty much all over the world, although there only are four species in North America. A bedbug is quite well-adapted to its lifestyle. It doesn’t have any wings and it is quite flat. As such, it can hide in very small crevices, cracks in the wall, under […]
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?Let’s face it, without a auger, anglers in Sunset Country are not going to put a lot of fish on the ice. Whether you choose a hand model or a power version, there are tricks to get the most out of your auger that will allow you to get in […]
Duane Hicks With the new AbitibiBowater biomass boiler here to be burning more and more wood waste in coming months, Rainy Lake Logistics has begun transporting “hog fuel” to the site—dropping off its first load there Monday morning. Rainy Lake Logistics, a partnership between Northern Bulk (part of the Gardewine […]
Dave Ogilvie Farming is an extremely risky business at the best of times, but in recent years it’s become even more difficult to make a decent profit. In the past five years, for example, farms with incomes of less than $100,000 have lost money and 52 percent of Ontario farmers […]
Mitch Calvert It was a weekend to remember for Fort Frances native Steve Arpin at the ARCA RE/MAX Series Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 on Saturday afternoon at the Daytona International Speedway. Some of those memories may not all be fond ones, but the 25-year-old enjoyed the experience all the […]
Duane Hicks Area businesses have until next Friday (Feb. 20) to sign up for the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s sixth-annual customer service challenge, but organizers are seeing an excellent response to the program so far. “We have 18 already, so that’s pretty good. And we have new people, people […]
Peggy Revell Praise for the combined effort of communities and the Northern Ontario Medical School to train doctors, with hopes these graduating students will remain in northern and remote communities, was the focus during a dinner hosted by the NOSM here last Tuesday evening. “It really is wonderful for us […]
Duane Hicks More than 30 local businesses already have signed up for the “Power Savings Blitz”—double the Fort Frances Power Corp.’s initial goal of 15. “We’re really happy about it, but we’re going to push to get as many businesses on board as we can,” said Lori Cain, cost and […]
Duane Hicks Town council has awarded the contract for the design, fabrication, and installation of signage and interpretive panels for Phase II of the Heritage Tourism Project to Dutka Signs of Atikokan. The proposal came in at an estimate of $251,600.08—which was below the current sign budget of $278,297. Dutka […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie senior girls’ volleyball squad had a solid showing at the 14-team Lakehead Invitational tournament Friday and Saturday in Thunder Bay. The black-and-gold finished first in their pool thanks to four-straight victories, stringing together wins over Hillcrest (25-20/25-13), Geraldton (25-16/25-15), Sioux Lookout (25-20/25-19) and Hammarskjold (25-20/26-24). Fort […]
Peggy Revell Despite the fact federal funding given to provinces for the “Best Start” program is coming to an end in little over a year, Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board staff are hopeful that access to day care services will remain the same across the district. “At the […]
Mitch Calvert Despite an influx of newcomers in the Thunder Bay Bearcats’ lineup in recent weeks, it was an old nemesis who came back to bite the Fort Frances Jr. Sabres here Saturday night. Brad Pawlowski scored on a power play in the second period to help propel the Bearcats […]
